Corp Watch

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Former oil firm executives go on trial in Sweden over Sudan war crimes Anna Ringstrom pratap Sat, 09/09/2023 - 19:35 Tuesday, September 5, 2023 [link] STOCKHOLM, Sept 5 (Reuters) - The former CEO and the former chairman of a Swedish oil firm went on trial in Sweden on Tuesday, accused of complicity in war crimes in Sudan between 1999 and 2003 - charges (..)

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Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Even though companies operating facilities with large point sources of biogenic emissions, such as pulp and paper industries and energy utilities, could implement carbon capture, there … Continue reading Promises and Pitfalls of Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage: Actors’ Perspectives, Challenges, and Mitigation Deterrence in Sweden (..)

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Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 11, 2023

After showcasing the zero exhaust emissions vehicles last year, the vehicle maker took their fuel cell trucks on public roads in northern Sweden.

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The Applied Ecologist

MARCH 4, 2024

Restoration guided by the umbrella species concept A long history of intensive forest management has transformed the forests of Sweden into well-managed … The study suggests that, for restoration to be successful, both continuous and repeated restoration efforts are needed.

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New Scientist

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

People who have gone into cardiac arrest can get treatment faster if a drone delivers a defibrillator, but there needs to be someone nearby trained in CPR, shows a trial in Sweden

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Inhabitant

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

A Swedish company, Corvid Cleaning, is recruiting crows that will help clean the streets of Södertälje by picking out cigarette butts. Wild crows will be trained and rewarded with food for cleaning the city. The cigarette butts collected will be deposited in machines designed by Corvid Cleaning.

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Environmental Progress

MARCH 1, 2021

Japan: Kaguku Dojin Portugual: Leya Brazil: LVM Editora Sweden: Karneval Förlag Polish/Wydawnictwo Cis Lithuanian: Kitos Knygos Czech Republic: Argo Slovakia: Tatran Hungary: Ginkgo Finland: Reuna. Coming May 2021 South Korea. Bookie France. Editions du Toucan / L’Artilleur. January 2022 Germany: LangenMüller Italy: Marsilio.

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The new centre-right government in Sweden is making a big break from previous governments’ energy policies – announcing that for the first time in decades Sweden will build new nuclear reactors. However, many will be worried that the government will enjoy support from the far-right party, Sweden Democrats.

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Inside Climate News

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

A study from Sweden summarizes the enormous role water plays in climate mitigation, from wetlands that take up carbon to untreated wastewater that emits methane.

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Inhabitant

JUNE 21, 2021

The “floating” solar roof in Sweden’s new Västerås Travel Center may be just an illusion, but the power it generates is entirely real.

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New Scientist

JUNE 27, 2023

Northvolt says that its massive factory in Sweden will soon produce enough batteries each year to power a million electric cars, with a much smaller carbon footprint than those made in China

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Inhabitant

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The Swedish Transport Administration recently announced the completion of an ecoduct over the E6 in Skåne in southern Sweden. In January, Sweden announced plans to set up several reindeer crossings to help the animals cross the dense network of roads. The animal crossing path is the agency's third in the country.

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Eco Justice

JUNE 22, 2022

Just last month, at an international summit hosted by Canada in Stockholm, Sweden, Minister of the Environment and Climate Change. Canada likes to tout itself as a global climate leader. The post Offshore oil expansion is the latest chapter in Canada’s climate hypocrisy appeared first on Ecojustice.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 27, 2024

Although the Sweden-based firm said it had been … Continue reading Textile recycler Renewcell to file for bankruptcy Textile recycling company Renewcell will file for bankruptcy at the Stockholm District Court, the company announced in a Sunday press release.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The climate finance community should be watching Sweden. Swedish steelmaker H2 Green Steel (H2GS), founded in 2020 to produce green steel (using renewable hydrogen), is completing a landmark €5 billion+ fundraise for its first plant in Boden, near the Arctic Circle in northern Sweden.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

There are plans to use this in Sweden, while a proposed trial in the UK has gone strangely silent. Charging slot – a company in Sweden demonstrated a giant version of Scalextric, where EVs lowered a charging arm into a groove down the road. So the answer is already a yes for Sweden, and probably for Germany , Denmark and Norway.

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Inhabitant

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The study, conducted by the Chalmers University of Technology, Lund University in Sweden, and Central European University in Austria, has found that no country is moving fast enough to curb global warming from rising above 1.5 degrees Celsius.

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Environmental Leader

AUGUST 18, 2021

IKEA has announced the launch of STROMMA in Sweden, an electricity subscription service that will enable customers to buy affordable, certified electricity from solar and wind, and use an app to track their own electricity usage. IKEA already offers solar panels to customers in 11 markets, with plans to expand. Read more ».

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Environment, Law, and History

APRIL 17, 2023

For instance, countries set emission standards for industries (Canada, Japan), motor vehicles (Denmark, Ireland, the USA), or required filters for the production process (Brazil, FRG, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Ukraine, Yugoslavia). Thus, while many countries had environmental laws, in most, these were fragmentary.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Coca-Cola Sweden has launched a pilot for refillable, on-the-go drinks solutions in a Stockholm convenience store. Read the full story at Beverage Daily. Read more →

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Physics World

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Daniel Lundin is a visiting professor in the Plasma and Coatings Physics Division at Linköping University, Sweden. He obtained his PhD in 2010 and his Docent Degree/Habilitation in 2016 at Linköping University, Sweden. He is also the co-founder of the Swedish thin film technology company Ionautics.

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New Scientist

AUGUST 25, 2021

The mouth bacteria of wild bears in Sweden hold a historical record of human antibiotic use and the rise of antimicrobial resistance

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Inside Climate News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

Created by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, the

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