Sweden

Sweden, officially the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Nature conservation, environmental protection and energy efficiency are generally prioritized in policy making and embraced by the general public in Sweden.Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket) (2006). Sweden's Environmental Objectives – Buying into a better future. A progress report from the Swedish Environmental Objectives Council. De Facto, 2006, p. 9: "Swedes in general feel that environmental issues and action to reduce impacts on the environment are important". See also Legislation & guidelines and Greenhouse gas emissions: "Swedish greenhouse gas emissions per head of population are among the lowest in the member states of the OECD."Kristrom, Bengt and Soren Wibe (1997). Environmental Policy in Sweden. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences – Department of Forest Economics, Working paper 246, 27 August 1997. 
=== Places, projects and networks ===
*Växjö
=== Global News ===
2011
Sweden's impressive progress towards a carbon neutral economy, January 28 climateprogress.org, January 28, 2011 topic
=== Global timeline ===
* 1972 - The Conference on the Human Environment, held in Stockholm, Sweden 5 to 16 June, the first of a series of world environmental conferences.
*1972 - United Nations Environment Programme founded as a result of the Stockholm conference.
=== Topic links ===
Buy Nothing Day
* Buy Nothing Day
Cycling
Fair trade
*Fairtrade settlements in Sweden
Growing and gardening
*Augustenborg’s Botanical Roof Garden, Malmö
Low carbon communities
*Växjö
Peak oil
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References
Category:Sweden