Sustainable Sweden

Cars, green cars and clean vehicle fuels in Sweden
A European symposium on clean vehicles and fuels was held in Sweden 7-9 November 2007. The symposium was organised by a number of Swedish associations, incl. BilSweden.

EU Environment Policy Brief
Keep you informed about EU environmental developments by visiting this webpage or subscribing to the EU Environmental Policy Brief.

Sweden as the leading model for environmentally driven growth
Speech by Sweden's Minister of the Environment, Mr. Andreas Carlgren.

Stockholm "greenest" city in the World!
According to a study by UCLA-professor Matthew E. Kahn and Fran Lostys, Stockholm is the greenest city in the World.
For more information, go to RD's own webpage and ranking

Former Swedish Prime Minister, Göran Persson, receives the Sophie Prize
for his important work for environmental sustainability.
For more information, please go to the Sophie Foundation's webpage.

Sweden's Environment Minister at United Nations
Speech by Environment Minister Carlgren at the 15th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development, May 2007.
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Talk about Sweden's environmental policies in Ottawa
At a luncheon organised by the Canadian Association for the Club of Rome (CACOR), on 14 May 2007, First Secretary Magnus Schönning gave a presentation about Sustainable Sweden.
The presentation can be downloaded in the menu to the right.

Ambassador Iremark talks about Sweden's environmental policies in Toronto
At a dinner organised by the Swedish Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Toronto on 2 May 2007, ambassador Ingrid Iremark gave a short presentation about Sustainable Sweden - Sweden's environmental policies.
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Sweden invests in marine environment
The Swedish government is to set aside half a billion kronor ($71 million) for marine conservation projects until the year 2010.
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Environment Minister Andreas Carlgren's visit to Canada, 13-16 January 2007
Sweden's Minister for the Environment, Mr.Andreas Carlgren, visited Canada between 13-16 January 2007. He met with representatives from Environment Canada and the House of Commons. He also gave two lectures, one in Toronto on "Sustainable Sweden" and one in Ottawa on climate change issues.
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The Environmental Policy for the new Swedish Government
On Friday October 6 the Prime Minister, Mr. Fredrik Reinfeldt presented the Statement of Government Policy to the Swedish Riksdag. This speech states that the Government will give a strong commitment to environmental issues.
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Climate change
Climate change is the greatest and most important environmental challenge of our time. In order to restrain climate change, emissions of greenhouse gases must be reduced and this will require adapting the world's energy systems.
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Waste management
The industrialized world produces enormous amounts of waste every day. To create a truly sustainable society this problem has to be addressed. On this page you can find information on how Sweden works towards reducing, re-using, recycling and recovering the waste.
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The Sustainable City
The aim of "Sustainable City – a Swedish partnership initiative" is to offer a holistic concept for sustainable urban development. The ambition of the project is to gather and communicate comprehensive knowledge on the most innovative and inspiring sustainable urban solutions.
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Energy
The shift from a society dependent on fossil fuels towards renewable energy sources is vital in the combat against climate change. Sweden works on national-, regional and international levels to stimulate a growing industry for renewables. This page contains some articles, documents and links on this process.
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Pesticides
First Secretary Magnus Schönning gave a presentation on Sweden's work towards reducing it's use of pesticides at "Informed Decision-making in Cosmetic Pesticide Use Conference", University of Ottawa, September 24, 2005.
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For further sources of information on Swedish environmental issues please explore the links provided.