Climate activists launch campaign urging Swedes to give up air travel
Would you be prepared to give up flying for a fixed period of time to help tackle climate change? Radio
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Environment (Sweden)
No easy solution to slash aircraft carbon footprint
An ongoing study by the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) claims it would take a major change to reduce the
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Many towns in Sweden seek funds to clean up polluted sites
The western city of Borås is hoping to get state money to clean up old textile industry residues that wound
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Growing climate protest movement is “saying no to human extinction”
Extinction Rebellion, a fast growing environmental protest group from the UK, which advocates non-violent, disruptive direct action to force governments
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Strong winds roar across central Sweden
High winds from Storm Alfrida lashed the coastline of central Sweden Wednesday morning, toppling trees, hindering traffic, and knocking out
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Seasonal foods threatened by pollution problems, Swedish study says
Christmas dinner could be set to change, according to BalticEye, a research organisation based at Stockholm University. The amount
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New UN climate agreement “not strong enough”, says Swedish NGO
One of Sweden’s biggest NGOs working against climate change sees strengths and weaknesses with the document agreed on at the
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Hundreds more deaths than average during Sweden’s summer heatwave
The record temperatures this summer led to an estimated 700 more deaths, suggests new figures from the Public Health Agency.
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Swedes eating less meat than before
During the first nine months of the year the total amount of red meat and poultry consumed per person has
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Glacier in central Sweden “collapsing” as climate warms
One of the Scandinavian glaciers has broken up because of the unusually warm summer, reports P4 Jämtland. Tomas Bergström who
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Swedish delegation cautiously optimistic ahead of climate conference in Poland
The goals were set in Paris three years ago. Now representatives from all over the world with gather to decide
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Researchers track pollution generated abroad for Swedish goods
For the first time scientists have delivered a way to make sure that Sweden doesn’t simply export its pollution to
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Northern Swedish city launches battery-powered bus route
Cold climate is no obstacle for green battery commuting in the largest city in Sweden’s northernmost county. No diesel smell,
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After the IPCC’s devastating report, what can Sweden do to fight climate change?
Sweden – and the world – have a daunting task ahead of them if they are to cap rising temperatures
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Sweden to support forest industry following historic summer wildfires
Three hundred large forest fires scorching 21,000 hectares of land but this summer’s intense heatwave triggered fewer fires than expected,
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