Swedish Energy Agency News and press releases
News and press releases
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Sweden and Switzerland pave the way for international trade with carbon removalsAt COP28, Sweden and Switzerland signed a declaration of intent to test the rules for international carbon markets in the field of carbon removal technologies.
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The Swedish Energy Agency invests USD 60 million in new climate cooperationsSweden is set to finance activities aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the Asia-Pacific region and sub-Saharan Africa, the Swedish Energy Agency with partners announced today at the UN climate change conference COP28 in Dubai.
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COP28: Raised ambition and new international partnershipsThe UN climate change conference COP28 began on Thursday in Dubai. The Swedish Energy Agency is participating in the climate negotiations and the Swedish business delegation.
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Sweden finances project in Ghana to accelerate the energy transitionLess than one percent of Ghana's electricity production comes from solar energy. Sweden is about to finance a project that increases that share - and helps accelerate the transition to a sustainable energy system.
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New web portal to visualise Sweden's energy systemWe are now launching a new web portal which visualises the Swedish energy system. The goal is to explain complex statistics and the flow of the energy system in an uncomplicated, easily accessible way.
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Sweden’s conference on International Climate Cooperation 4 September 2023Over 100 representatives from the private sector, academia, civil society and government agencies working with climate issues participated in Sweden’s first conference about climate cooperation under the Paris Agreement.
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How compliance and voluntary carbon markets interactHow do different types of carbon markets interact? And how can they help to increase climate action? This is the topic of a new report funded by the Swedish Energy Agency.
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The international climate efforts of 2022 are now being summarisedIn 2022, we signed two Memoranda of Understanding with Nepal and the Dominican Republic for cooperation under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. We have also ended our engagement under the Kyoto Protocol.
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Free online course: Operationalising Article 6 of the Paris AgreementDo you want to learn more about international climate cooperation? The Swedish Energy Agency is a proud partner of a new online course developed by UNDP and UN Climate Change on operationalizing Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
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Evaluation: Sweden's programme for international climate cooperation contributes to reduced emissions and sustainable developmentAn external evaluation shows that Sweden's programme for international climate cooperation under the Kyoto Protocol is expected to result in reduced greenhouse gas emissions corresponding to 34.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide. The programme has also contributed to sustainable development and transfer of knowledge.