Cities are at the heart of the climate change problem. But cities are also the key to the solution. Cities need to take climate change seriously and significantly reduce their carbon emissions, while improving their resilience and adaptability to climate-related disasters and negative effects. Now is the time for action.

The sharing economy is often described as a metropolitan phenomenon where cities like Seoul or New York are highlighted, and global services like Airbnb. But the example of Fritidsbanken illustrates how some types of projects and sharing solutions can work even better in smaller towns.