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Climate change influencer once chums with Greta Thunberg now calls the movement a 'scam'
Just the News
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June 30, 2025
A decade ago, Lucy Biggers was like many people in their 20s. She believed that climate change posed an immediate and catastrophic risk to mankind, that we should rapidly eliminate fossil fuels to address the problem, that renewables are up to...
Govt adopts local platform for climate finance training
The Financial Express Bangladesh
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Bangladesh's Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry of Water Resources have adopted a locally developed virtual meeting platform, Convay, for their national training programme on climate finance-marking a significant...
Media’s perverse focus on heat deaths is leading to wrongheaded climate policies
New York Post
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July 4, 2025
Across the United States and Europe, the media are warning of dangerously high temperatures. “Extreme Heat Is Breaking America,” warns the New York Times. “Lethal heat is Europe’s new climate reality,” adds Politico. It’s an annual routine: Expect...
Swedish startup Tandem Health secures €42.6 million to reduce admin burden on clinicians
EU Startups
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June 30, 2025
Stockholm-based Tandem Health, a HealthTech startup transforming how clinicians manage administrative tasks through AI-powered documentation, has announced a €42.6 million Series A funding round to accelerate its product development and expand...
EU invests €2.8b in 94 transport projects to boost sustainable, connected mobility across Europe
The Nation
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July 5, 2025
BRUSSELS - The European Commission selected 94 transport projects to receive nearly €2.8 billion in EU grants under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). By modernising railways, inland waterways and maritime routes across the trans-European...
Swedish HealthTech startup Epigenica raises €1.8 million to study changes in gene expression
EU Startups
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June 30, 2025
Stockholm-based Epigenica AB, an innovator in high-throughput epigenetic screening tools and solutions, announced today that it has closed a €1.8 million round to fuel its growth and commercial expansion across key markets. This round was led by...
Nigeria seeks Sweden’s support for UN security seat
Daily Trust
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Nigeria is seeking Sweden’s reciprocal support in its bid for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for the 2030–2031 term. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, made the request in a meeting with Sweden’s...
Sweden’s Railways Just Got Smarter: Alstom Unleashes ERTMS on the Iron O...
Rail Technology Magazine
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The modernisation project was carried out in close collaboration with Trafikverket, the Swedish Transport Administration. It unfolded in two major phases: an initial upgrade using Automatic Train Control (ATC), followed by the transition to ERTMS....
Swedish TikToker goes viral for moving to Iowa. Meet Filip Johansson.
Des Moines Register - Iowa
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This is one in an occasional series on Iowa influencers who are finding new ways to tell the story of the state through social media. When Filip Johansson decided to make the move from Sweden to Fairfield, Iowa, the 24-year-old's main concern was...
Skanska invests $146m in Sweden’s Solna Link office building expansion
World Construction Network
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July 4, 2025
Skanska has announced a significant investment of approximately Skr1.4bn ($146m) in the second phase of the Solna Link office building at Solna Station in Arenastaden, Sweden. The construction contract, valued at around Skr650m, is set to be...
Aneo acquires wind farm in Sweden
Energy Global
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July 4, 2025
Aneo has entered into an agreement with KGAL Investment Management to acquire the Bäckhammar wind farm, located in Kristinehamn municipality in southern Sweden (SE3). The acquisition is a targeted and strategic step in the company’s long-term...
WATCH | Innovate Africa: Amid global gloom, a Swedish VC sees bright skies over Africa
Times LIVE
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Hans Otterling, the Swedish venture capitalist who helped usher Spotify into global relevance through its first major funding round, is bringing a rare sense of optimism to global investment. Also a general partner at Northzone, Otterling recently...
Belgian threat agency warns of climate activist radicalisation
Belga News Agency
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July 4, 2025
Belgium’s threat analysis agency OCAD has warned of a troubling evolution in the tactics of certain climate action groups, describing a shift from civil disobedience to more radical and potentially dangerous behaviour. Het Laatste Nieuws reported...
Green Climate Fund reforms aim to fix “slow, cumbersome” accreditation process
Climate Home News
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July 4, 2025
The board of the Green Climate Fund this week adopted reforms that aim to make it quicker and easier for organisations in developing countries to become eligible to apply for funds for climate projects. Achala Abeysinghe, director of investment...
NCC wins €27m contract from Swedish Fortifications Agency for northern Sweden project
Europe Real Estate
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Strategic infrastructure works to reinforce Sweden’s defence assets amid regional security focus NCC, one of the leading construction firms in the Nordics, has secured a significant contract from the Swedish Fortifications Agency, valued at...
Moose and polecat added as threatened species on Sweden’s red list
The Nordic Times
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July 4, 2025
The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) has published a new preliminary version of the red list, where the moose and European polecat are now proposed to be classified as threatened species. Meanwhile, the Eurasian otter is...
GKSS Match Cup Sweden & Nordea Women's Trophy D4
Sail-World
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July 3, 2025
by World Match Racing Tour 3 Jul 15:41 PDT 30 June - 5 July 2025 The third day of racing at GKSS Match Cup Sweden saw the completion of the quarter-final match-ups in both the Open and Women's class, locking in the final four teams in each...
Volvo Cars signs recycled steel deal with SSAB
Ethical Marketing News
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July 4, 2025
Volvo Cars has signed a new agreement with Swedish steel firm SSAB for the supply of high-quality, recycled and near zero-emissions steel starting from 2025. Volvo Cars is the first car maker to sign a supply agreement with SSAB for recycled, near...
Swedish brand H&M’s & Other Stories unveils seaweed fibre collection
Fibre 2 Fashion
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& Other Stories has a proud tradition of exploring innovative materials, for Summer 2025, that tradition continues with a crochet set crafted from Kelsun– a seaweed-derived fibre.We continuously seek new technologies and materials to evolve our...
Aneo acquires 130MW Backhammar wind farm in Sweden from KGAL
Power Technology
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July 4, 2025
Norwegian renewable energy operator Aneo has signed an agreement with KGAL Investment Management to acquire the 130MW Backhammar wind farm in Sweden. The strategic move is part of the company’s long-term growth plan to enhance the geographic...