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Sweden's 'Queen of Trash' jailed over toxic waste scandal
KULR 8 - Montana
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June 17, 2025
A court in Sweden on Tuesday convicted 10 people of illegally dumping toxic waste, including a former stripper who once described herself as the "Queen of Trash", in the country's biggest environmental crime trial. The five central figures in the...
CLIMATE SOLUTIONS
New People
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CLIMATE SOLUTIONS Joe Smith June 16, 2025 The people and organisations tackling our biggest environmental challenges Trash sucks: A Norwegian city uses vacuum tubes to whisk waste away Bergen, Norway, has been building one of the world’s most...
Global ship recycling rules go live with Hong Kong Convention
Offshore Energy
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June 26, 2025
As of today, June 26, the Hong Kong International Convention for the safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships (HKC) officially enters into force. It marks a long-awaited turning point in how the world dismantles and recycles end-of-life...
Swedish app developer Studio555 raises €4 million for app that merges interior design with gaming
EU Startups
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June 16, 2025
Stockholm-based technology company Studio555 has raised €4 million in Seed funding to launch a playable app that merges interior design with gaming, allegedly creating an entirely new creative category. The round was co-led by HOF Capital, a...
Sweden Uranium Ban Lifted to Fuel Nuclear Revival, Igniting Local Backlash and EU Realignment
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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June 16, 2025
Key Takeaways Sweden to lift a 40-year uranium mining ban amid plans to double nuclear power by 2035. Massive uranium reserves in Viken and Häggån could reshape Europe’s energy landscape. Mining companies ramp up investment as legislation moves...
Global Climate Risk Index Ranks 188 Countries by Vulnerability and Access to Finance
State of the Planet
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June 25, 2025
The Climate Finance Vulnerability Index ranks 188 countries according to both their vulnerability to hazards and their financial resilience. Researchers at the Columbia Climate School, with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, have unveiled a...
From dirty to dazzling: Why Tiruppur is recycling 130 million litres water everyday
The Economic Times
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June 25, 2025
It was 2011, a year deeply etched in Tiruppur’s memory. The Madras High Court, after hearing a contempt petition, delivered a landmark judgment, ordering the closure of all dyeing and bleaching units in Tiruppur to save the Noyyal River from...
UN Sustainable Development Goals Index 2025: 10 best and worst countries; India breaks into top 100 for the first time
The Indian Express
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June 26, 2025
UN Sustainable Development Goals Index 2025: Even after a decade of adopting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), global progress remains largely off course.According to the 2025 Sustainable Development Report (SDR), none of the 17 Global...
Syre partners with Gap, Target to offer recycled polyester and polyester chips
Apparel Resources
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June 25, 2025
Swedish textile impact company Syre has entered a partnership with the U.S. retailers Gap and Target to meet the growing sustainable clothing demand. With this partnership, This company will offer recycled polyester and polyester chips to the two...
Who is Canada’s “climate king”?
Canadian Centre For Policy Alternatives
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June 25, 2025
The following is a re-print of the May 2025 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and climate change. Click here to subscribe to Shift Storm and get the latest updates straight to your...
Swedish defense company acquires Latvia’s Ammunity
Baltic News Network
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June 16, 2025
The Swedish defense and security company Scandinavian Astor Group (SAG) has signed an agreement to acquire the Latvian small-caliber ammunition manufacturer Ammunity, representatives of Ammunity have announced. SAG has acquired 100% of Ammunity’s...
Sweden Opens SI Scholarships to Iraqi Students
Iraq International News Agency
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June 16, 2025
The Swedish Institute (SI) has officially added Iraq to its list of eligible countries for the prestigious SI Scholarship for Global Professionals. This exciting development opens new educational opportunities for Iraqi students aspiring to pursue...
UK and US Trail Behind Peers in New Global Nomad Capitalist Freedom Index
International Business Times - United Kingdom
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July 15, 2025
The UK and US have ranked just 21st and 29th respectively in the inaugural Nomad Capitalist Freedom Index, a new global study assessing financial sovereignty, asset protection, and personal liberty in more than 200 countries across the world....
New Index Ranks Vulnerabilities of 188 Nations to Climate Shocks
The Rockefeller Foundation
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June 25, 2025
Columbia Climate School identifies 65 ‘Red Zone’ nations across four separate climate scenarios. 43 nations in Sub-Saharan Africa, eight in Latin America and the Caribbean, six in Asia-Pacific, six in the Middle East, and two in Europe are most...
India ranks among top 100 nations for first time in achieving Sustainable Development Goals
Mint
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June 25, 2025
India ranked among the top 100 nations out of 167 countries for its progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reported the news agency PTI, citing UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network's 10th and latest Sustainable...
Finding Consensus on Arctic Ocean Climate History
Eos
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June 25, 2025
The Arctic is experiencing the most rapid climate change on Earth as average temperatures there rise up to 4 times faster than on the rest of the planet. Among the many environmental effects of this warming, the Arctic Ocean, critically, is moving...
Can solar geoengineering solve the climate crisis?
Landscape News
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June 25, 2025
In 2021, a team of researchers from Harvard University’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences arrived in Kiruna, a small town in northern Sweden. Their mission: to carry out a field trial of something they had only modeled on computers –...
Minnesota author Sally Franson to discuss ‘Big in Sweden’ in Brainerd
Brainerd Dispatch - Minnesota
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June 25, 2025
BRAINERD — Minnesota author Sally Franson will discuss her new book, “Big in Sweden: A Novel,” noon- 1p.m. Monday, June 30, at the Brainerd Public Library as part of the Friends of the Brainerd Public Library’s Summer 2025 Brown Bag Lunch Author...
Recycling e-waste an elusive dream
NewsDay Zimbabwe
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THOUSANDS of tonnes of hazardous plastic and electronic waste (e-waste) is routinely dumped on the African shores in countries like Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Angola and Mozambique, before trickling further inland into some of...
New map reveals where specific climate change policies are active
Environment Journal
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June 25, 2025
From carbon pricing to net zero emissions, the graphic shows which countries are leading the way on progressive regulations. Based on data from REN21 — a policy network and a multi-stakeholder governance group which focuses on low carbon an...