Environment

Swedish government wants to go beyond EU single-use plastics ban

8 July 201912 July 2019 Radio Sweden 0 Comments European Union, plastic waste, plastics

Following the European Parliament’s vote to ban single-use plastic items such as cutlery and straws, the Swedish government says it

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Swedish farmers cautiously optimistic about harvest after last year’s drought

3 July 2019 Ulla Engberg, Radio Sweden 0 Comments agriculture, drought, farming, weather

After last summer’s extreme drought wreaked havoc on crops all around the country, the Federation of Swedish Farmers (LRF) says

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Local councils in Sweden more interested in climate change preparedness

26 June 201928 June 2019 Lisen Elowson Tosting, Radio Sweden 0 Comments adaptation, climate change, weather

After last year’s scorching summer in Sweden, more local municipalities are keen on being prepared for the extreme weather that

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Sweden’s cars pollute more than previously thought

26 June 201926 June 2019 Olof Wijnbladh, Radio Sweden 0 Comments cars, emissions, transport

Those looking to buy a new car next year can expect it to cost more, because new, more stringent emissions

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Sweden generating growing amounts of plastic waste

19 June 201921 June 2019 Mona Hambreus, Radio Sweden 0 Comments garbage, plastic, plastics, recycling

There’s been a big rise in how much plastic waste Sweden produces, up 40 percent in just the last five

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Sweden: Comparing emissions taxes for planes and cars

7 June 2019 Ulla Engberg, Radio Sweden 0 Comments aviation, flight, pollution, tourism, travel

If flights were to pay for their impact on the climate, just like lorries and cars do, a plane trip

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Study on Swedish wildfires shows how to make forests rise from the ashes

31 May 201931 May 2019 Lisen Elowson Tosting and Loukas Christodoulou, Radio Sweden 0 Comments forest fires, forestry, forests, nature, Västmanland, wildfires

Fire has destroyed tens of thousands of hectares of forest in Sweden in recent years, and now landowners are learning

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Thousands of Swedes take part in climate strike

24 May 201924 May 2019 Simon Linter, Radio Sweden 0 Comments climate change, elections, European Union, global warming, Stockholm, youth

The school strike for climate movement, now in its 40th week, took centre stage again in downtown Stockholm on Friday.

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World Bee Day a reminder of pollination’s importance

21 May 2019 Simon Linter, Radio Sweden 0 Comments bees, insects, wildilfe, World Bee Day

Monday marked the second annual World Bee Day and the start of Pollinator week in Sweden. Its aim is to

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Sweden’s emissions are rising instead of falling

10 May 2019 Radio Sweden 0 Comments climate change, emissions, fossil fuels

Preliminary figures released by the Swedish Environment Protection Agency show a rise in Sweden’s greenhouse gas emissions of 0.9%. The

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Sweden: Local shipping generates more emissions than domestic flights

6 May 20196 May 2019 David Russell, Radio Sweden 0 Comments climate change, emissions, flight, shipping

Sweden’s domestic shipping emits almost twice the amount of air pollution and greenhouse gases than previously thought. A new measurement

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Sweden: Small fires break out due to dry conditions

23 April 201923 April 2019 Ulla Engberg, Radio Sweden 0 Comments Älvsborg, drought, forest fires, weather, wildfire

Several grass and forest fires broke out in Sweden during the Easter weekend and the meteorological office SMHI warns that

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Spring in Sweden begins a week earlier than 100 years ago, scientists say

17 April 201923 April 2019 Radio Sweden 0 Comments climate change, spring, weather

If you’re eagerly waiting for springtime you can count on the wait being one week shorter compared to the last

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Project aims to eliminate fossil fuels from Swedish flights

16 April 201918 April 2019 Liv Lewitschnik, Radio Sweden 0 Comments aviation, energy, fossil fuels, oil, Renewables, Scandinavian Airlines, Swedavia

A new project got off the ground on Monday, one that aims to get the aviation industry flying on fossil-free

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Norway asks Sweden to take part in carbon capture project

2 April 2019 David Russell, Radio Sweden 0 Comments carbon capture, climate change, emissions, global warming, technology

The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency has produced a ‘Climate Action Roadmap’, setting forward the path it believes the government should

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