The Local Sweden

What Swedish towns have the highest CO2 emissions per head?

Fri, 31 May 2019 12:25:30 +0200

If you live in Stockholm, you probably live in a municipality with per capita emissions of carbon dioxide a full 250 times less than they are Oxelösund, just an hour and a bit away to the south.

Vattenfall abandons research on CO2 storage

Wed, 07 May 2014 11:10:00 +0200

Swedish energy giant Vattenfall has announced that it has given up its research on CO2 capture and storage, intended to make the company's coal power plants greener.

Volvo helps pioneer 'hands-free' driving

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:26:00 +0200

Swedish carmaker Volvo wants to let drivers kick back, take their hands off the wheel, and catch up on a little TV while barreling down the motorway, all in the name of improving road safety, The Local's Geoff Mortimore explains.

Volvo partners with WWF to reduce CO2 emissions

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:08:00 +0100

Sweden's Volvo Group announced on Thursday that it will become the world's first vehicle manufacturer to join the World Wide Fund for Nature's (WWF) Climate Savers Program.