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Environment Environment (Sweden) General News Sweden 

Sweden ‘too slow’ in meeting emissions goals: climate report

David Russell, Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 13:52
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Sweden’s greenhouse gas emissions are declining but not quickly enough, the country’s Climate Policy Council announced on Thursday. It said

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General News Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden will need bold actions to reach climate targets

Ulla Engberg, Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, March 18, 2019 at 11:55
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Sweden can meet its targets of cutting its greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2045, but it’ll require strong political

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Business (Norway) Environment General News Norway 

Norway expands Arctic drilling while promising emissions cuts

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, March 15, 2019 at 10:39
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Amid growing protests against Arctic drilling, the Norwegian government proposes 48 new oil blocks in the Barents Sea The center-right

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General News Sweden 

Climate activists launch campaign urging Swedes to give up air travel

David Russell, Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, February 4, 2019 at 13:51 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:20
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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 Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Finnish PM demands faster climate action at European Parliament

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, January 31, 2019 at 12:04 — Last Updated: Friday, February 1, 2019 at 15:36
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Addressing a plenary session of the European Parliament on Thursday, Prime Minister Juha Sipilä called for more ambitious climate policies.

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General News Sweden 

No easy solution to slash aircraft carbon footprint

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 11:33 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:19
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An ongoing study by the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) claims it would take a major change to reduce the

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Canada General News Politics Politics (Canada) 

Residents in northern Canadian territory to get carbon tax rebates

CBC News
Posted: Friday, January 18, 2019 at 14:58 — Last Updated: Friday, January 18, 2019 at 15:00
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The first carbon tax rebate cheques will be in the mail starting this October in Yukon, and every person will

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General News Sweden 

Growing climate protest movement is “saying no to human extinction”

David Russell, Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, January 4, 2019 at 11:53 — Last Updated: Friday, January 4, 2019 at 13:23
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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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Business Business (Finland) Finland General News 

Higher demand drove Finland’s electricity prices up in 2018

Yle News
Posted: Friday, January 4, 2019 at 11:21
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Last summer’s hot arid weather dried up hydroelectric power generation in the Nordic region, causing wholesale prices to spike by

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Environment (Finland) Finland 

Finnish energy sector’s emissions dropping sharply: report

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 10:29 — Last Updated: Friday, December 14, 2018 at 15:47
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Emissions from electricity and district heating production are taking a nosedive thanks to policy measures aimed at fighting climate change,

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Environment Environment (Norway) General News Norway 

December sea ice levels in Arctic Europe at record low

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, December 10, 2018 at 10:08 — Last Updated: Friday, December 14, 2018 at 15:48
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It is December and European Arctic waters are free of ice way north of Svalbard and Novaya Zemlya. Norwegian Ice Service,

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Finland ninth, Sweden first in EU climate efforts: enviro group

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at 11:01 — Last Updated: Friday, November 30, 2018 at 11:43
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Among 28 European Union countries, Finland is ranked ninth in efforts to combat climate change, says Climate Action Network (CAN).

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Finnish parties find consensus at cross-party climate summit

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at 10:31
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Prime Minister Juha Sipilä says that he thinks Finland is ready to do more to fight climate change, after he

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Finland could halve emissions by 2030 while saving money: study

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at 11:33
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Finland could reduce greenhouse gas emissions more sharply over the next decade than so far projected, according to a report

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Canada General News Politics Politics (Canada) Video Reports 

Video – Everything you need to know about carbon pricing in Canada’s Northwest Territories

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 13:49 — Last Updated: Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 13:59
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What will a carbon tax look like in Canada’s Northwest Territories? Watch this video to understand how the carbon tax

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