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Almedalen 2013 – A slumbering welfare model “at risk”
We are now approaching the time for Sweden’s biggest political event – The Almedalen Political Week (June 30-July 7). An event on the island of Gotland in the Baltic sea which now brings together 20,000 participants from all Swedish political … Continue reading
Towards a Lagom Society
We have a wonderful word in Swedish, ’lagom.’ Its meaning, like all wonderful foreign words, gets lost in translation, coming out as something like ’sufficient’ or ’adequate’ in English. But these synonyms fail to capture the contentment or perfect balance … Continue reading
Categories: News, Okategoriserade, Political Governance
Respect Climate: Looking for Smart Climate Solutions
We are a long way off solving the problem of climate change. One need only to think of the string of failed climate negotiations or the recent massive investments in tar sands and shale gas to appreciate this. It is … Continue reading
How to reduce fossil fuel – new inquiry by the Swedish Government
A week ago journalists, lobbyists, politicians and various other stakeholders attended Almedalen Week, one of Sweden’s biggest political events. A total of 17,000 people took part in approximately 1700 different seminars and workshops and of those that attended, 300 were directly … Continue reading
Categories: Bioenergy, News, Okategoriserade, Transport
Stockholm +40: the first concrete step for the Rio + 20
I spent three days this week attending the Stockholm+ 40 conference. We were a pretty eclectic group, formed of politicians, business people, young thinkers and legislators from many countries but with one common goal: to try and progress in this … Continue reading
Categories: Leadership and Sustainability, News, Okategoriserade, Rio+20
Ranking Sweden’s top sustainability figures
Ranking Sweden’s top sustainability figures\ via Ranking Sweden’s top sustainability figures.
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Resilient People – Resilient Planet – New report
The importance of placing people at the centre of achieving sustainable development. Eradication of poverty and improving equity must remain priorities for the world community. Eempowering women and ensuring a greater role for them in the economy is critical for … Continue reading
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New Cities Foundation
via New Cities Foundation. Read more about Sustainable Cities at http://www.kajembren.com
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Sustainable Capitalism? – Politics and business
Sustainable Capitalism? – Politics and business – Creating business opportunities to meet a more sustainable society via Sustainable Capitalism? – Politics and business.
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Airlines look for a new landing strip….
The European Union Court of Justice successfully upheld EU law to include foreign airlines in its Emission Trading Scheme (ETS). via Airlines look for a new landing strip…..
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