February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Carbon_dioxide":
Science & Technology: 19 Dec 11
A Swedish health clinic has been reported after a routine bowel procedure was interrupted by what was described as a “powerful blast” likely caused by a build up of methane gas in the patient's intestines.
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National: 12 Oct 11
Virgin Atlantic airlines has initiated a cooperation with technology company Swedish Biofuels to start using more environmentally friendly aviation fuel.
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Lifestyle: 26 Jul 11
While a common feature of restaurants in America, the humble doggy bag remains a rarity in Sweden, something an eco-conscious consumer group wants to see change, contributor Lina Sennevall discovers.
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Politics: 7 Jul 11
Resigning Centre Party head and minister for enterprise and energy, Maud Olofsson, found it hard to contain her tears when she revealed the topic of her last speech in Almedalen - the challenges the party faces in the future.
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Analysis & Opinion: 2 May 11
As fuels derived from forestry industry waste power an increasing number of Swedish cars, The Local's Karen Holst discovers not everyone is convinced that this new biodiesel fuel will deliver long-term environmental benefits.
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Science & Technology: 20 Feb 11
Swedish oil and energy firm Preem has announced the development of the "world's first" green diesel developed using residue from the Swedish forestry industry.
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Business & Money: 7 Jan 11
After two straight years of slumping sales, Sweden's Volvo Cars bounced back in 2010 despite continued weakness in the US.
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Science & Technology: 7 Jan 11
Greenhouse gas emissions from inland waters are greater than previously thought, a Swedish-led study has found.
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Science & Technology: 7 Dec 10
Sweden was unable to reclaim the top spot in a climate change performance ranking released on Monday at the ongoing climate summit in Cancún, Mexico, coming in fifth behind Brazil.
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Politics: 25 Oct 10
The Red-Green coalition has set aside 6.5 billion kronor ($991.2 million) more in its shadow budget for local governments than the centre-right Alliance government has for 2011.
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Science & Technology: 21 Oct 10
Sweden’s state-owned Vattenfall energy group plans to invest about one billion euros ($1.4 billion) to build a massive offshore wind farm in the North Sea, the company announced on Thursday.
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Lifestyle: 25 Aug 10
It has been banned by airlines as an offensive weapon, its smells like a gas leak and it is Swedish schoolchildren's favourite way to cause classroom chaos. Yet thousands of Swedes regard it as a culinary delicacy. Emy Gelb reaches for a clothespin and takes a look at the famous Swedish "rotten herring" - surströmming.
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Science & Technology: 22 Jul 10
Swedish energy group Vattenfall announced on Thursday that has launched a major pilot project using algae to absorb greenhouse gas emissions from a coal-fired power plant in eastern Germany.
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Business & Money: 1 Jun 10
In May, 24,994 new passenger cars were registered, according to industry organization Bil Sweden, an increase of 37.2 percent from last year.
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Science & Technology: 24 May 10
Ethanol and biogas use in Sweden shows a large climate benefit, resulting in between 65 to 140 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than petrol and diesel, even when so-called direct and indirect soil effects are included, a new research study shows.
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Politics: 20 Apr 10
The left-green opposition wants to hold a referendum on the Bypass Stockholm traffic link that will cost the state around 27 billion kronor ($3.75 billion) and has been strongly criticised on environmental grounds.
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Science & Technology: 10 Apr 10
Stockholm-Arlanda airport is considering the introduction of a 100 kronor ($14) toll for cars entering the terminal area in a bid to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
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Analysis & Opinion: 4 Apr 10
A fisherman braces to reel in a large, wriggling salmon, its scales glistening in the sun as he lays his catch down, not on a sandy river bank but on the bustling cobblestone walkway outside parliament, at the very heart of the Swedish capital.
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Politics: 16 Dec 09
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has said the Copenhagen summit is unlikely to result in a pledge to try to cap the rise of global temperatures since the dawn of the industrial era at two degrees Celsius.
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Business & Money: 11 Dec 09
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has announced that the European Union's member states have agreed to give $10.6 billion to help developing nations tackle climate change.
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Politics: 10 Dec 09
Swedish Prime Minster Fredrik Reinfeldt implored the United States on Wednesday to implement more ambitious goals for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Society: 19 Sep 09
Winter has not yet fallen upon Sweden but Kiruna council is getting prepared and proposing the right for residents to drive their snowmobiles in the city.
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National: 3 Sep 09
The government has approved the controversial Bypass Stockholm traffic link that will cost the state around 27 billion kronor ($3.75 billion). The project has been strongly criticised on environmental grounds.
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Analysis & Opinion: 24 Jul 09
The energy and environment ministers of the European Union are meeting this week in the Swedish resort town of Åre to debate how to reduce the EU's energy consumption, report the AFP’s Catherine Marciano and James Franey.
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National: 21 Jul 09
There are enough respirators in Sweden's 21 counties to handle the care of the patients who have been infected by swine flu. But questions remain as to whether there are enough trained staff to operate the machines.
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Science & Technology: 20 Jul 09
Doctors at at Vrinnevi hospital in Norrköping in eastern Sweden fear for the life of the 22-year-old Swede being treated for a swine flu infection after he failed to respond to treatment.
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Politics: 10 Jun 09
Speaking in Brussels in Tuesday, Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt urged other countries in Europe to implement a tax on carbon dioxide to help reduce greenhouse gases emissions.
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Analysis & Opinion: 27 May 09
Mikael Gustafsson of the Left Party, third on the Left Party's list of European Parliament election candidates, is keen to stress the growing importance of the EU's legislative body.
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Politics: 10 Mar 09
The Swedish government has proposed rises in diesel and vehicle taxes in a move designed to cut carbon emissions. The farmers union is critical and has called the proposition a "declaration of war".
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Science & Technology: 15 Dec 08
It’s not always clear that switching from cars to trains is the most effective way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, reports a Swedish government investigation.
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Science & Technology: 10 Dec 08
Sweden does more than any other country to tackle global warming, according to a new index published on Wednesday at the ongoing UN climate talks in Poland.
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Business & Money: 3 Dec 08
Saab's chief executive has said there are a number of companies interested in buying the Swedish car maker after owner General Motors announced it was up for sale.
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Politics: 15 Nov 08
Centre party leader Maud Olofsson has called for a total ban on petrol-driven cars by 2025. The party has also called for a tighter eco-car definition and higher carbon taxes. Car-makers have reacted angrily to the plans.
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Politics: 9 Nov 08
The Moderate are considering a proposal to exempt new eco-cars from road tax for a period of four years. The system would replace the current subsidy that will expire in the spring.
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Analysis & Opinion: 30 Oct 08
As Americans everywhere prepare to go to the polls, Swedish politician Mathias Sundin - who spent a month this summer working as a volunteer for John McCain - explains why he’s rooting for the Republican candidate.
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Politics: 7 Sep 08
A Swedish Moderate party group has proposed the introduction of radical new regulations to limit the fuel consumption of new vehicles.
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Science & Technology: 30 Aug 08
Swedish researchers working on an international mission have confirmed that methane, a potent greenhouse gas, has started to leak from the permafrost under the Siberian seabed.
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Politics: 7 Jul 08
Cars with low carbon dioxide emissions should be exempted from vehicle tax for up to five years, Centre Party leader Maud Olofsson has said.
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Science & Technology: 12 Jun 08
Johan Eliasch, a London-based Swedish tycoon who is in legal hot water with Brazil over logging on land he owns in the Amazon forest, has defended his environmental credentials.
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Business & Money: 16 May 08
Petrol prices need to double up by the year 2020 if Sweden is to achieve a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, according to a new report.
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Science & Technology: 2 May 08
According to the latest research done at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, charcoal´s potential as an environmentally friendly mechanism for storing carbon waste is overrated.
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Politics: 22 Apr 08
Sweden, France and the Czech Republic pledged on Tuesday to make real progress on combatting global warming during their successive EU presidencies.
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National: 16 Apr 08
Japan and Sweden on Wednesday pledged to step up cooperation on tackling climate change during a visit by Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt.
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Lifestyle: 31 Mar 08
The Swedish town of Växjö will be "green" or will not be at all, writes AFP's Sophie Mongalvy.
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National: 26 Mar 08
The Board of Agriculture has issued an extensive set of new guidelines regulating how pet owners treat their dogs and cats.
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National: 18 Mar 08
Municipalities in Sweden aren’t waiting for the government to set up the country’s climate goals.
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Science & Technology: 17 Mar 08
The Swedish Energy Agency is leading the charge to accelerate the development of plug-in hybrid cars.
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Politics: 18 Feb 08
Despite a common position by the Alliance parties, the climate policy commission failed to reach agreement on an emissions reduction goal.
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Business & Money: 12 Feb 08
Lidköping-based Flexenclosure received a sought after innovation award in Barcelona on Tuesday.
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Science & Technology: 23 Jan 08
Sweden's government has welcomed a major EU initiative to fight climate change. But industry representatives were less pleased.
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Science & Technology: 23 Jan 08
The EU Commission set new goals for Sweden. Photo: Switzerland's environment minister cracks down on CO2.
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Science & Technology: 20 Jan 08
Sweden is protesting at EU plans to ask it to cut CO2 emissions to 50 percent of 1990 levels. Years of efforts to cut emission are not being taken into account, it says.
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Politics: 19 Jan 08
The Social Democrats, the Left Party, and the Greens call for a 40 percent emissions reduction by 2020.
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Politics: 11 Jan 08
Liberal Party leader Jan Björklund has called for the construction in Sweden of four new nuclear reactors.
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Science & Technology: 4 Jan 08
Bert Bolin, a founder of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, dies of cancer at 82.
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Science & Technology: 2 Jan 08
New Swedish research provides explanations for the dramatic loss of the Arctic ice cap.
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Science & Technology: 18 Dec 07
Sweden's CO2 emissions have fallen 12.7 percent since 1990 - more than the amount required in the Kyoto Protocol-
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Business & Money: 12 Dec 07
Business Profile: Jonathan Ward profiles Swedish company Climate Well, which saw its CEO nominated as European of the Year for technology that could drastically reduce CO2 emissions worldwide.
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Science & Technology: 7 Dec 07
Sweden does more than any other country to prevent climate change, while the US and Saudi Arabia are the biggest culprits, a new report says.
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Politics: 3 Dec 07
Sweden should raise tax on fuel in order to combat CO2 emissions, Christian Democrat leader Göran Hägglund says.
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National: 1 Dec 07
Growth plans at Stockholm Arlanda Airport could be the victim of a decision by a court not to allow increased emissions.
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Science & Technology: 24 Nov 07
While most big Swedish companies have environment policies requiring them to engage in development in that field, a new survey has shown that most top executives don't drive green cars.
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Society: 20 Nov 07
Police are advising SUV owners to check their vehicles for attacks perpetrated by The Indians of the Concrete Jungle.
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Science & Technology: 12 Nov 07
Swedish wanderlust comes at a high environmental price, according to a new study which shows than carbon emissions from the country's tourism industry come in at twice the global average.
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Politics: 18 Sep 07
The Royal Family attended the Riksdag on Tuesday afternoon to mark the beginning of a new parliamentary session. Fredrik Reinfeldt delivered a Statement of Government Policy focusing largely on job creation.
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Politics: 1 Sep 07
The Centre Party has said that it wants a further increase in the tax on petrol in order to accelerate reductions in carbon dioxide emissions. The party is calling for a rise to be introduced in the 2008 budget.
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National: 6 Jul 07
Sweden has been named the world's most responsibly competitive nation in a new report. A combination of environmental, social and corporate factors meant all the Nordic countries were in the top ten.
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Society: 2 Jul 07
Sales of environmentally-friendly cars are at a record high in Sweden, which now enjoys the fastest-falling carbon dioxide emissions levels for new cars.
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Science & Technology: 1 Jul 07
Heads of state, politicians, scientists, business leaders and aid workers have all been congregating in a Swedish forest to discuss ways of tackling climate change.
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Science & Technology: 28 Jun 07
It is possible to reduce Swedish carbon dioxide emissions by 25-30 percent by 2020, according to a new report from the government bodies responsible for environmental protection and energy.
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Politics: 14 Jun 07
An informal climate change conference at Riksgränsen in northern Sweden came to a close on Thursday with delegates calling for the creation of a 'road map' for future development next time the ministers meet.
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Science & Technology: 13 May 07
By law, all car ads in Sweden must show the environmental class of the vehicle, its fuel consumption and its level of carbon dioxide emissions. But only twelve per cent do so, according to a new report.
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Politics: 5 May 07
Sweden's finance minister Anders Borg has said that he will consider raising taxes on petrol and diesel following the third report from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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Analysis & Opinion: 24 Apr 07
Europe used to be seen by many in the Swedish labour movement as a capitalist project. But now more people on the left are starting to view the EU as a forum for tackling issues like climate change, argues Ove Andersson, of the Swedish Labour Movement Think Tank.
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Politics: 31 Mar 07
Sweden's Christian Democrats are not ruling out the contruction of new nuclear reactors in the country after 2010, according to party leader Göran Hägglund.
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Analysis & Opinion: 30 Mar 07
With Al Gore in Stockholm to debate climate change with Margot Wallström, it is often assumed that the Americans come here to learn from Sweden's success. But Sweden also has a lot to learn from the US, argues Waldemar Ingdahl of think tank Eudoxa.
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Science & Technology: 15 Mar 07
Swedes are more likely to drive gas guzzlers than any other nationality in western Europe. Even cars that run on alternative fuels like ethanol need to become more efficient, say experts.
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National: 10 Mar 07
Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt says he is considering a shift from taxing vehicles to taxing their emissions, as his Moderate Party pushes forward with new proposals to counter the threat to the climate.
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Science & Technology: 18 Feb 07
Sweden wants an average emissions limit on private cars of 120 grammes of carbon dioxide per kilometre, environment minister Anders Carlgren has said.
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National: 9 Jan 07
Forget Playstations, bicycles and brightly coloured socks, many Swedes woke up on Christmas Eve to find emission credits stacked under the tree.
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Business & Money: 9 Jan 07
Forget Playstations, bicycles and brightly coloured socks, many Swedes woke up to find "allowance units" from the carbon dioxide emissions trading system under the Christmas tree.
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National: 4 Nov 06
Participants in several demonstrations in Sweden on Saturday have joined others around the world calling for action against climate change.
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National: 28 Jun 06
A commission led by Göran Persson says that Sweden will not be an oil-free zone by 2020, but claims that society will no longer be dependent on fossil fuels.
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Politics: 21 Jun 06
Stockholm's congestion charge has cut traffic by 25 percent in the first half of the year, according to a new study presented today. Road injuries have apparently also fallen.
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Politics: 5 Apr 06
The government presents its spring budget proposals with the blessing of the Left Party and the Greens. But only after overnight negotiations over how much extra cash students should be awarded.
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National: 23 Mar 06
Swedish carmaker Saab is to launch the world's first ethanol-electric hybrid car in Stockholm next week, it has been reported. The company could launch the green cars by 2010.
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Business & Money: 17 Mar 06
Swedish energy company Göteborg Energi said on Thursday it would build the world's biggest biogas plant with a capacity of 1,600 cubic metres per hour.
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Lifestyle: 27 Dec 05
After years of technical red lights, legal bottlenecks and political gridlock, Stockholm's congestion charge trials are to begin on January 3rd. The trials will affect over half a million motorists a day. But how will they affect you?
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National: 27 Dec 05
Sweden is one of only two countries in Europe likely to meet their commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions under the Kyoto Protocol, a study predicted on Tuesday.
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Politics: 22 Dec 05
A new tax on flights from Swedish airports will make some tickets up to 430 kronor more expensive. The idea is to cut down on greenhouse gases, but opponents say it will make no difference.
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National: 14 Dec 05
For just 175 kronor environmentally-aware Swedes can pick up the latest must-have Christmas gift: a carbon dioxide emission quota. Just what you've always wanted.
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Analysis & Opinion: 18 Nov 05
Most Stockholmers are choking at the thought of paying tolls to drive in the city. But shouldn't all drivers be made to pay for the damage that cars are doing to the environment?
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Business & Money: 16 Nov 05
The Swedish energy industry has the wind in its sails, as high oil prices and EU emissions regulations are leading to high electricity prices and massive investment in wind power.
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Business & Money: 8 Nov 05
SJ, Sweden's state-owned rail company, says it is anticipating a profit for the year of around half a billion kronor. But the government needs to rethink its investment priorities, says chairman Ulf Adelsohn.
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National: 7 Nov 05
King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia are flying the flag in Australia. And despite saying that he might raise controversial environmental issues, the Swedish king has so far held himself to diplomatic niceties.
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Business & Money: 19 May 05
Swedish energy company Vattenfall is to build the world's first pilot plant for a coal-fired power station which does not release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
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National: 28 Apr 05
Drivers will have to pay to take their cars into the centre of Stockholm from January. And after months of wrangling, the residents of Sweden's capital just hope that the traffic runs more smoothly than the project itself.
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National: 12 Jan 05
But these aren't just any stolen library books - these are worth hundreds of thousands of crowns and the man suspected of stealing them, a former employee of the National Library, apparently blew himself up before Christmas.
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As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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