https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed An investigator appointed by the Swedish government is to propose requiring airlines to use carbon neutral biofuels, but she only expects to reduce emissions by 1-5 percent by 2025. https://www.thelocal.se/20190301/sweden-to-force-airlines-to-blend-in-biofuels Fri, 01 Mar 2019 08:35:42 +0100 sweden-to-force-airlines-to-blend-in-biofuels A small majority of Swedes are in favour of a new tax on air travel, a new survey suggests. https://www.thelocal.se/20180326/majority-of-swedes-support-aviation-tax-poll Mon, 26 Mar 2018 10:21:25 +0200 majority-of-swedes-support-aviation-tax-poll Good news for anyone in the Öresund region this summer: a new route between Sweden and Denmark is set to open, as a ferry designed to carry cyclists between the two bike-mad nations is trialled during the warmer months. https://www.thelocal.se/20170301/new-route-between-sweden-and-denmark-announced Wed, 01 Mar 2017 14:04:33 +0100 new-route-between-sweden-and-denmark-announced This weekend was World Water Day, and the Stockholm Water Prize was awarded on Friday. The winner was one Indian man who has been called "the Gandhi of Water" - and who is changing thousands of lives. https://www.thelocal.se/20150324/stockholm-water-prize-awarded-to-the-indian-waterman Tue, 24 Mar 2015 13:10:00 +0100 stockholm-water-prize-awarded-to-the-indian-waterman Several students from KTH were among the winners of this year's Green Innovation Contest. Read about the innovations which won them a prize for their work with sustainable living. https://www.thelocal.se/20150304/swedish-innovators-win-green-innovation-contest-sinews Wed, 04 Mar 2015 12:51:11 +0100 swedish-innovators-win-green-innovation-contest-sinews