Swedish Energy Agency News and press releases
News and press releases
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The Swedish Energy Agency Partners with Gold Standard to ensure integrity in international cooperation under Paris AgreementThe Swedish Energy Agency (SEA) has partnered with Gold Standard to facilitate the Swedish Government’s acquisition of quality Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs) under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, aiming to serve as a model for broader international cooperation in mitigating climate change.
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The Swedish Energy Agency is seeking Article 6 activities in the Republic of GhanaThe Swedish Energy Agency (SEA) is seeking to sign mitigation outcome purchase agreement(s) with one or several actors to enable the implementation of greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation activities in the Republic of Ghana. For this purpose, a public procurement process is being launched and actors are invited to submit Mitigation Activity Design Documents (MADD), which will be evaluated by the SEA.
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The Swedish Energy Agency is seeking Article 6 activities in the Dominican RepublicThe Swedish Energy Agency (SEA) is seeking to sign mitigation outcome purchase agreement(s) with one or several actors to enable the implementation of greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation activities in the Dominican Republic. For this purpose, a public procurement process is being launched and actors are invited to submit Mitigation Activity Design Documents (MADD), which will be evaluated by the SEA.
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Promoting Article 6 readiness: side event at the Asia-Pacific Climate WeekJoin us for a discussion on promoting Article 6 readiness in NDCs and NDC implementation plans. Register now for the side event on July 7th 2021 at 10am CEST/5pm JST at the Asia-Pacific Climate Week.
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Progress for bilateral cooperation under the Paris Agreement’s Article 6The Swedish Energy Agency is working closely with potential activity developers and host countries to develop bilateral cooperation under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Next steps involve a procurement of activities for the generation and contracting of emission reductions.
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Welcome to the virtual conference Sustainable Nordic cities with focus on climate smart mobility 3 February 2021Are you working with transport, energy or urban planning in Nordic cities/regions or national authorities? Then we welcome you to attend our conference Sustainable Nordic cities with focus on climate smart mobility.
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Energy becomes an enabler for regional growth in BodenThe Municipality of Boden has established a collaboration with the Swedish Energy Agency. The purpose is to promote a holistic approach to energy use, and to promote the future development of industry in primarily IT-related industries and food production.
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App that gives lower insurance premiums and lower carbon dioxide emissionsThe digital solution Enerfy calculates the driver's risk in real time while driving and sets the car insurance premium based on how the driver is actually driving. Greater Than's unique AI solution can transform the entire insurance industry, and lead to a substantial reduction in carbon dioxide emissions at the same time.
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The Swedish Energy Agency takes steps towards international climate cooperationThe climate negotiations at COP25 in Madrid, which ended on December 15, did not lead to any decisions regarding the rule book for Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. The Swedish Energy Agency believes that the lack of outcome further emphasizes the need for positive examples of how international climate cooperation can be created under the Paris Agreement. The agency prepares for 2020 by launching and supporting a number of new initiatives, in order to support concrete cooperation under Article 6.
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New partnership will establish international cooperation for higher climate ambitionThe Swedish Energy Agency and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) has signed a cooperation agreement to launch a 3-year partnership with the aim to create international climate cooperation between Sweden and some of GGGI’s partner countries. This type of cooperation can enable the increased climate ambitions that are needed to reach the goals of the Paris Agreement.