Swedish Energy Agency News and press releases
News and press releases
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Great progress for emissions trading under the Paris Agreement at COP29 in BakuAfter long and intensive negotiations at the UN climate conference COP29, the Parties agreed on rules and procedures for emissions trading under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. These decisions create conditions for the international carbon market to scale.
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Sweden and Nepal to speed up climate action through emissions tradingAt the side-lines of COP29 in Baku, the Swedish Energy Agency and Nepal’s Ministry of Forests and Environment have signed a bilateral cooperation agreement on emissions trading under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
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Sweden and Zambia strengthen cooperation to include emissions trading under the Paris AgreementThe Swedish Energy Agency and Zambia’s Ministry of Green Economy and Environment have signed a Bilateral Cooperation Agreement on emissions trading under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. The signing ceremony took place at the side-lines of COP29 in Baku.
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The Swedish Energy Agency at COP29On November 11, the UN climate conference COP29 starts in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Swedish Energy Agency participates in the international negotiations and in the Swedish business delegation.
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Expanded climate cooperation with the Global Green Growth InstituteThe Swedish Energy Agency and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) have entered into a formal cooperation agreement, aiming to support the implementation of emission reduction activities in line with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
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Sweden and Rwanda to cooperate on emissions trading under the Paris AgreementThe Swedish Energy Agency and Rwanda's Ministry of the Environment have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on emissions trading under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. The next steps are to agree on concrete emission reduction projects and sign a binding bilateral framework agreement.
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Sweden and Zambia in climate cooperation under the Paris AgreementThe Swedish Energy Agency and the Zambian Ministry of Green Economy and Environment have signed an agreement on emissions trading under the Paris Agreement. The next steps are to negotiate suitable emission reduction projects and sign a binding bilateral agreement.
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Sweden's first legally binding agreement on emissions trading under the Paris AgreementThe Swedish Energy Agency and Ghana's Ministry of Environment have signed a bilateral agreement on climate cooperation. The agreement regulates transactions of emission reduction and removal units between Sweden and Ghana.
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The role of carbon removals in achieving the goals of the Paris AgreementAccording to a new report commissioned by the Swedish Energy Agency, carbon removal is required in the near-term to reduce climate overshoot.
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The Swedish Energy Agency opens procurement for mitigation activity proposals in GhanaWe have opened a public procurement for greenhouse gas mitigation activity proposals in Ghana. Applicants are invited to submit proposals for mitigation activities that reduce energy-related greenhouse gas emissions.
