Sustainability Dialogues

Oslo is the first city in the world that has developed a dedicated climate budget which serves as the governance tool for its climate work. Many cities are following Oslo’s climate leadership in action.

Get to know our podcast guest: Heidi Sørensen 

Heidi Sørensen is the Director of the Climate Agency, City of Oslo.

• In her youth, Sørensen was an active environmentalist and was leader of both Natur og Ungdom and Friends of the Earth Norway. She was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Oslo in 2001.
• She became State Secretary to the Minister of the Environment between 2007-2012 and left national politics in 2013.
• Sørensen was a member of the Norwegian Consumer Council from 1997 to 2001, the Norwegian Board of Technology from 1999, the board of the Research Council of Norway from 2000, and the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences from 2013.
• She has also been a member of committees producing Norwegian Official Reports on energy and waste management.

Did you know that The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) climate action cell will share its assessment results with the City of Oslo for a year-long program to develop the climate budget?