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Paris climate talks enter last week

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Posted: Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 18:49 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:38
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The UN climate talks in Paris are halfway and the civil servants have now handed over to the world’s climate

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Storm Helga weather warning for Sweden

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Posted: Friday, December 4, 2015 at 14:59 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:38
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The Swedish weather service SMHI has issued an official warning for high winds of up to 30 metres per second in the

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Swedish PM calls for ‘green industrial revolution’

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Posted: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 18:51 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:38
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A green industry can bring about massive change, said Prime Minister Stefan Löfven when he addressed world leaders at the

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Phasing out fossil-fuel dependent vehicles in Sweden

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Posted: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 16:18 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:38
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As Sweden aims to wave goodbye to fossil fuels for vehicles by 2030, a panel discussion between politicians, industry and

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Swedish PM underlines importance of COP21

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Posted: Monday, November 30, 2015 at 15:38 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:38
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Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has arrived in Paris for the start of the UN climate conference aimed at agreeing a

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Sweden hosts global climate conference for kids

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Posted: Thursday, November 26, 2015 at 16:25 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:38
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Sixty-four children from over twenty countries are currently meeting in Sweden to discuss how to combat climate change. Their goal

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How will global warming affect Sweden?

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Posted: Thursday, November 26, 2015 at 14:10 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:38
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The Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute has launched a new service that gives a glimpse into how different aspects of climate

Åsa Romson, Sweden's environment minister, pictured above in September 2014. (Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty)

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Fossil-Free Sweden initiative aims to lead by example

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Posted: Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 16:10 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:38
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A new initative called Fossilfritt Sverige, or Fossil-free Sweden, was launched on Wednesday by the government, ahead of the upcoming

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Final round of UN climate talks before Paris

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Posted: Monday, October 19, 2015 at 13:34 — Last Updated: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 19:02
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The final round of official pre-Paris climate negotiations take place in Bonn next week with countries, including Sweden, still working

Wild boar populations are on the rise in Sweden. (iStock)

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Police hunt for wild boar in Swedish city

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Posted: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at 13:21 — Last Updated: Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 18:20
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Police in central Malmö, Sweden had an unusual call-out Tuesday night, to hunt for a wild boar which had been

Recent attacks on domestic animals in northern Sweden has led to politicians authorizing a protective hunt through August 20, 2015. (iStock)

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Sweden to study Russian wolf DNA

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Posted: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 15:38 — Last Updated: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at 13:48
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The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency is launching a program to analyse the DNA of wolves in Finland and Russia, in

A county board in Sweden approved a protective wolf hunt because they feel the dozens of sheep and lamb deaths are so serious there's no other alternative.(iStock)

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Swedish wolves need more genetic diversity: study

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Posted: Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 15:29 — Last Updated: Friday, October 9, 2015 at 18:47
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A new report commissioned by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency says Sweden needs at least 300 wolves to maintain a

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Sweden backs EU climate line for Paris

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Posted: Monday, October 5, 2015 at 08:22 — Last Updated: Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 14:54
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Sweden’s minister for the Environment Åsa Romson joined EU environmental ministers in Brussels last week ahead of the United Nations Climate

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Fast test for toxic fungi in Sweden

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Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 18:31 — Last Updated: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 15:40
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It’s the mushroom season here in Sweden, with lots of people searching the forests for edible delights. But not every

Traffic outside of Stockholm, Sweden. Electric car sales are weak in the country, especially compared to places like neighbouring Norway. (Sven Nackstand / AFP)

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Will Sweden be 1st fossil-free welfare state?

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Posted: Monday, September 28, 2015 at 13:56 — Last Updated: Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 19:24
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Addressing the United Nation’s General Assembly on Saturday, Swedish Prime Minster Stefan Löfven said his nation would work toward becoming one