Sweden rejects applications for thirteen offshore wind farms – government believes building them would have unacceptable consequences for national defence
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The Swedish photographer capturing the vanishing glaciers – Christian Åslund was shocked at the difference between what he saw in 2002 and what confronted him this summer
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Sweden abolishes tax on plastic bags despite warnings usage could rise – centre-right coalition government says consumption already below EU target
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Heat-treated seeds could offer farmers a chemical-free solution for pest control – following success in Sweden and Norway, ThermoSeed looks to expansion into Asia
14 votes -
Eleven on trial in Sweden's largest environmental crime case – Bella Nilsson's company Think Pink accused of dumping at least 200,000 tonnes of waste
23 votes -
A voyage like no other, from Norway to Canada through the Northwest Passage – to raise awareness of the six planetary tipping points in the Arctic
7 votes -
Sweden to kill 20% of its brown bears in annual hunt – conservationists say number of hunting licences granted is too high and condemn it as ‘pure trophy hunting’
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Sweden has cut 80% of its net emissions since 1990 – while growing its economy twofold. How have they done it?
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IKEA has been accused of contributing to the rapid deterioration of Romania's biologically rich forests – campaigners say suppliers benefitting from corrupt environment in the country
29 votes -
The underwater 'kites' generating electricity as they move beneath the waters of the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic
11 votes -
Atlantic sturgeon are being reintroduced to Swedish waters with the help of scientists and advocates nearly 100 years after they died out in the region
15 votes -
Sweden's nuclear power goal is challenging but attainable – government wants 2.5 gigawatts of new capacity online by 2035
8 votes -
Sweden is set to become the second EU country to ban bottom fishing in marine protected areas
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Russia appears prepared to create “environmental havoc” by sailing unseaworthy oil tankers through the Baltic Sea in breach of all maritime rules, says Swedish foreign minister
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100,000 years and counting – how do we tell future generations about highly radioactive nuclear waste repositories?
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Sweden has vast old growth forests – but they are being chopped down faster than the Amazon
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Are Swedish dishcloths more environment-friendly than paper towels? We investigate.
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Greta Thunberg and four other climate activists are due to appear in court today after being arrested at a protest outside a gathering of fossil fuel bosses in London
22 votes -
Swedish snow chaos leaves 1,000 vehicles trapped in Skåne – travel chaos occurred amid plummeting winter temperatures across the Nordic countries
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Sweden's Aira, which offers subscription service at no upfront cost, has sights set on UK's growing heat pump market
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Sweden's Modvion inaugurates world's tallest wooden wind turbine – 105m tower's strength comes from 144 layers of laminated veneer lumber that make its thick walls
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France could soon build several nuclear reactors in Sweden, according to a letter of intent signed by the two countries' energy ministers
11 votes -
Sweden's government has pledged to take an active role in securing financing for a massive buildout of nuclear power to meet an expected surge in electricity demand
9 votes -
Site Zero recycling plant in the city of Motala should double the amount of plastic packaging being recycled in Sweden
6 votes -
Norway is among the countries with the most heat pumps per capita, along with neighbouring Finland and Sweden
25 votes -
Scientists at the Askö research base in Sweden are investigating a methane mystery – levels in the atmosphere are rising rapidly and nobody is quite sure why
11 votes -
Stockholm has announced plans to ban petrol and diesel cars from its centre, in an effort to slash pollution and reduce noise
10 votes -
Feeding seaweed to cows can cut methane emissions – Swedish study proposes government commission more research into environmental benefits of cattle feed additives
11 votes -
Sweden's minority-run coalition announced on Wednesday it would be cutting funding for climate and environmental measures next year
10 votes -
Sweden's right-wing government says it will turn its back on plastic bag tax from November 2024
20 votes -
Study shows some Swiss residents changed behavior in response to Fridays for Future youth protests inspired by Greta Thunberg
24 votes -
Young climate activist tells Greenpeace to drop ‘old-fashioned’ anti-nuclear stance
71 votes -
From solo protest to global movement – five years of 'Fridays for Future' in pictures
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Environmental experts have criticised the Swedish government's plan to build at least ten nuclear reactors in the next twenty years
22 votes -
Danish environmental campaigner Merijn Tinga has windsurfed up the Thames to return plastic bottles from the UK which he found in Sweden
10 votes -
Spanish authorities are seeking €90 Million in damages from a Swedish mining company for a major toxic spill near the famed Doñana National Park in 1998
11 votes -
Greta Thunberg: ‘School strike week 251. Today, I graduate from school, which means I'll no longer be able to school strike for the climate’
21 votes -
Malmö start-up Enjay believes its patented product is the first in the world to offer profitable energy recovery from polluted kitchen exhaust air
6 votes -
Mälarenergi has embarked on a project to fill caverns underneath Västerås, Sweden with hot water – warmth will be sent via heat exchangers to a district heating network
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Swedish court has given Greta Thunberg and climate activists the go-ahead to proceed with a class action lawsuit against the government for insufficient climate policy
11 votes -
The race across Europe to build green steel plants – construction of a plant is underway just outside Boden in northern Sweden
6 votes -
Swedish wind turbine maker SeaTwirl got the go-ahead to test its one megawatt S2X vertical-axis floating offshore prototype in Norway
8 votes -
Greta Thunberg detained at German coal protest
10 votes -
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has denounced police violence at 'Pinky' and 'Brain' tunnel protest in Lützerath, Germany
5 votes -
Europe's largest deposit of rare earth metals has been found in Sweden – may not reach market before 10-15 years' time due to environmental risk evaluations
5 votes -
Sweden and France could be set to join forces to build new nuclear power stations in the Nordic nation
5 votes -
In Sweden reindeer herders say their animals are being affected by wind farms and other industry
4 votes -
Has Sweden invented green steel?
4 votes -
Climate activist Greta Thunberg joined hundreds of other youth activists to file a lawsuit against the Swedish government over its alleged inaction on climate change
3 votes -
Greta Thunberg Foundation has donated £158,000 to cover legal costs of indigenous people in Sweden's Arctic as they battle a British mining company
6 votes