{"query_echo":{"q":"","filters":{"geography":["Sweden"]},"warnings":[]},"total":{"value":1281,"relation":"eq"},"page":39,"page_size":20,"self":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?geography=Sweden&page=39","next":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?geography=Sweden&page=40","stability":"beta","ai_marking":{"digital_source_type":{"uri":"http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/digitalsourcetype/trainedAlgorithmicMedia","name":"Created using Generative AI"},"notice":"Summary and key insights are generated using artificial intelligence."},"results":[{"id":"sei-001393","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/sei-001393","title":"CO2 abatement potential, cost, enablers, barriers and recommendations: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine","publisher":{"name":"Stockholm Environment Institute","organization":"stockholm-environment-institute"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2018-04","source_url":"https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/green-to-scale-technical-report.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report evaluates ten climate solutions across five European countries, finding a total abatement potential of 149 Mt CO2eq by 2030, representing 13% of the region's projected emissions. Energy efficiency in buildings and industry are identified as the most cost-effective solutions, offering net savings, while onshore wind and solar power provide significant potential, particularly in the Baltic states. The study highlights that while Poland and Ukraine offer the highest absolute abatement, the relative impact is greater in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Key barriers include policies favoring fossil fuels and market uncertainty, while enablers include EU regulations and declining renewable technology costs.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001393#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"If the ten selected climate solutions are implemented together across the five target countries, the total abatement potential is 149 Mt CO2eq, which represents 13% of the region's projected greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001393#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Energy efficiency measures in buildings and industry are the most cost-efficient solutions, as they are projected to generate net savings by 2030: -2.9 billion euros for buildings and -0.5 billion euros for industry.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001393#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The buildings and household sector offers the highest overall abatement potential at 67 Mt CO2eq, primarily through energy efficiency and bioenergy for heating. The energy sector follows with 41 Mt CO2eq, driven largely by onshore wind and solar power.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001393#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In absolute terms, Poland and Ukraine provide the majority of the abatement potential due to their larger populations and economies. However, in relative terms, the impact is higher in the Baltic states, where the total additional abatement potential as a share of 2030 emissions is 40% for Estonia, 30% for Latvia, and 30% for Lithuania.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001393#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Onshore wind power is the most promising solution for the Baltic countries, with abatement potentials representing 12% of 2030 net GHG emissions in Estonia, 14% in Latvia, and 16% in Lithuania.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001393#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The highest unit costs for abatement are associated with electric vehicles (104 €/t CO2eq) and bioenergy for heating (77 €/t CO2eq), while solar power, onshore wind, and reforestation each cost approximately 20 euros per tonne CO2eq.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001393#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The primary barriers to large-scale deployment of these solutions are policies that favor fossil fuel-based economies and uncertainty regarding legislative and market developments.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001393#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["solar energy","electric vehicle","reforestation","nature restoration","district heating","climate finance","carbon price"],"geography_discussed":["Finland","Denmark","Sweden","Germany","People's Republic of China","Norway","Iceland","Russia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["quantitative","qualitative"]},{"id":"sei-001470","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/sei-001470","title":"Meeting the global challenge of adaptation by addressing transboundary climate risk","publisher":{"name":"Stockholm Environment Institute","organization":"stockholm-environment-institute"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2018-04","source_url":"https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/meetingtheglobalchallengeofadaptation.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The briefing argues that climate adaptation is currently undervalued and incorrectly viewed as a local problem, which hinders global ambition. It proposes a 'transboundary' approach to climate risk, recognizing that impacts in one country create risks in others through trade, biophysical flows, people, and finance. The authors review progress from COP23 and suggest that the Paris Agreement's mechanisms—such as the global stocktake and National Adaptation Plans—should be operationalized to track and manage these cross-border risks to avoid 'climate change contagion' in the global economy.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001470#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The authors argue that the prevailing view of adaptation as a local problem limits the ambition of the global adaptation agenda, despite the Paris Agreement's goal to treat adaptation 'in balance' with mitigation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001470#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Climate risk is described as 'borderless' because impacts in one nation can create risks in others via four primary pathways: trade (supply chain disruptions), biophysical (transboundary ecosystems), people (migration and tourism), and finance (overseas investments and remittances).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001470#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The document identifies a risk of 'climate change contagion' where the failure of adaptation in some regions destabilizes international supply chains, financial systems, and shared ecosystems to the disadvantage of all countries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001470#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The authors recommend that the IPCC and the adaptation community develop a shared, consistent terminology to distinguish between global-scale risks, regional-scale risks, teleconnections, and the effects of adaptation responses in one place on another.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001470#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The briefing suggests that the UNFCCC's global stocktake should be expanded beyond aggregating national contributions to include data on transboundary climate risks and regional or global adaptation responses.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001470#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The authors highlight that transboundary risk assessments have primarily been conducted by developed countries, particularly in Europe, which incorrectly frames the issue as a rich-country problem despite high exposure in developing nations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001470#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change adaptation","Paris Agreement","United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change","Global stocktake","national adaptation plan","adaptation finace","food security","climate migration"],"geography_discussed":["Germany","Poland","Senegal","Thailand","Vietnam","India","Mekong River Basin","Finland","United Kingdom","Netherlands","Sweden","Norway","European Union","Sudan","Burkina Faso","Angola","Namibia","South Africa","Guinea","Nauru","Egypt"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","governance assessment"]},{"id":"sei-002167","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/sei-002167","title":"Att se hela bilden – Del 1 Klimatpåverkan från hushållens konsumtion: Köttkonsumtionen och flyget","publisher":{"name":"Stockholm Environment Institute","organization":"stockholm-environment-institute"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"sv","date_published":"2018-04","source_url":"https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/att-se-hela-bilden-del-1-final-25-april-20185.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report analyzes consumption-based emissions in Sweden, highlighting that emissions generated abroad for Swedish consumption have increased by nearly 50% since the early 1990s. It identifies meat consumption and air travel as critical 'hotspots' due to their high climate impact per unit and high frequency of use. The authors argue that current policy instruments are insufficient and recommend a shift toward transformational changes, such as establishing a vegetarian norm in the public sector and investing in high-speed rail, alongside the creation of national consumption-based emission targets for 2030 and 2045.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002167#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Consumption-based emissions for Sweden have remained stable since 1993 at approximately 105 million tonnes of CO2e in 2015, but the distribution has shifted: territorial emissions decreased by over 30%, while emissions generated in other countries for Swedish consumption increased by nearly 50%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002167#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Household consumption accounts for approximately 65% of Sweden's total consumption-based emissions, with food, transport, and housing together representing 85% of these household emissions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002167#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Meat, dairy, and fish are responsible for two-thirds of the climate impact from Swedish food consumption, despite providing only about one-third of nutritional intake. 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It recommends pursuing a global fuel tax and investing in high-speed rail within the EU to substitute air travel.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002167#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The authors recommend that Sweden establish national consumption-based emission targets for 2030 and 2045 and mandate municipalities to create local action plans for sustainable consumption.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002167#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["aviation","climate policy","biofuel","carbon tax","sustainable consumption","greenhouse gas emissions"],"geography_discussed":["European Union"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","emissions assessment"]},{"id":"iai-000866","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iai-000866","title":"Informe de la Dirección Ejecutiva Promoción y cooperación mundial","publisher":{"name":"Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research","organization":"inter-american-institute-for-global-change-research"},"document_type":"report","language":"es","date_published":"2018-03-15","source_url":"https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/uploads/iai-cop-26-16-s.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"This report from the Executive Directorate of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) details activities and strategic partnerships undertaken between sessions to increase the institute's visibility and influence within international climate and biodiversity frameworks. It outlines collaborations with the IPCC, UN agencies, and various NGOs to bridge the gap between scientific research and policy implementation, particularly for Latin America.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-000866#summary","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The IAI Executive Directorate increased its visibility through participation in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-000866#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"The IAI established a strategic partnership with the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) to support South-South and triangular cooperation on climate change research, with a specific focus on climate-resilient megacities in the Americas.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-000866#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"To enhance the contribution of Latin American researchers to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), the IAI agreed on short-term and long-term actions, including facilitating access to IAI research data and promoting regional studies in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. 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It defines ecotechnologies as \"human interventions in social-ecological systems in the form of practices and/or biological, physical, and chemical processes designed to minimise harm to the environment and provide services of value to society\". The report details the methodology used to identify these technologies, including bibliographic searches of Scopus and Web of Science and grey literature searches via Google Scholar and organizational websites. To date, the mapping has screened 40% of agricultural evidence and 60% of wastewater evidence, with the full database intended for a subsequent deliverable. The project aims to address the degradation of the Baltic Sea by improving the adoption of technologies that reconcile eutrophication reduction with food and energy security.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002368#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The BONUS RETURN project identifies the degradation of the Baltic Sea as a persistent issue where existing technological and management measures to curb pollution and eutrophication have not been adequately adapted to their specific application contexts.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002368#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Environmental degradation in the Baltic Sea Region is hindered by sectoral silos and regional institutional diversity, which acts as a barrier to transboundary cooperation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002368#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report establishes a broad definition of 'eco-technologies' to encompass both hard technologies and practices, acknowledging that the term is often used as a 'buzzword' without explicit definition in research literature.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002368#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The systematic mapping process for this deliverable has processed a representative sample of the evidence base, specifically 40% of agricultural evidence and 60% of wastewater evidence.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002368#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The project's search for evidence was restricted to the period between 2013 and 2017 to ensure the identification of technological innovations that have not yet entered the business market.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002368#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The scope of the ecotechnology mapping includes the Baltic Sea and terrestrial environments in bordering countries, specifically Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Finland, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Sweden.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-002368#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["bioenergy","fertilizer","ecosystem service","greenhouse gas emissions"],"geography_discussed":["Finland","Sweden","Poland","Denmark","Estonia","Latvia","Germany","Lithuania","Russia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["systematic mapping","literature review"]},{"id":"chanmar-000114","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/chanmar-000114","title":"Dirty Fashion 1 revisited","publisher":{"name":"Changing Markets Foundation","organization":"changing-markets-foundation"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2018-02","source_url":"https://changingmarkets.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DIRTY_FASHION_REVISITED_SPOTLIGHT_ON_A_POLLUTING_VISCOSE_GIANT-1.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report details severe pollution and health crises linked to Aditya Birla Group's viscose plants in India and Indonesia, highlighting discrepancies between the company's public sustainability image and the actual conditions on the ground.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"chanmar-000114#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"At the Grasim Industries plant in Madhya Pradesh, India, an independent laboratory test of an air sample found carbon disulphide levels to be 125 times the World Health Organization (WHO) guideline value.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"chanmar-000114#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A major health incident occurred in October 2017 in Parmarkhedi, India, where two residents died and sixty villagers became seriously ill and lost the ability to walk; 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It emphasizes the role of the IPCC and the Paris Agreement in guiding global action, noting that renewable energy is becoming increasingly affordable compared to fossil fuels.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001846#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Sweden aims to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere by 2045, followed by negative emissions. 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It highlights a critical link between these manufacturing practices and the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a global health threat. 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THIS IS WHAT WE FOUND WHEN REVIEWING CLIMATE POLICIES IN 885 EUROPEAN CITIES","publisher":{"name":"Basque Centre for Climate Change","organization":"basque-centre-for-climate-change"},"document_type":"policy brief","language":"en","date_published":"2018","source_url":"https://www.bc3research.org/h6T8Uy8Nm4gFs0O/20180625121414461037467.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The brief finds that while 66% of EU cities have climate plans, there is significant disparity based on city size and national legislation. 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The USA, China, and France emerged as the leading national markets. The report highlights a significant increase in issuance from financial institutions, particularly commercial banks, and a growing trend toward shorter-dated bonds. While Europe remains the largest overall market, the Asia-Pacific region saw the highest year-on-year growth at 35%. The market is also diversifying into other labelled instruments, including sustainability, social, and blue bonds, and expanding into emerging markets through the adoption of regional standards like the ASEAN Green Bond Standards.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clibonds-001019#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The global green bond market saw cumulative issuance of USD 521bn since 2007, with 2018 issuance totaling USD 167.6bn.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clibonds-001019#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The USA was the largest green bond market in 2018 with USD 34.2bn in issuance, followed by China (USD 31bn) and France (USD 14.2bn).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clibonds-001019#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate bond","climate finance","Sustainable Development Goals","decarbonization","climate change adaptation","climate change mitigation"],"geography_discussed":["United States","People's Republic of China","France","Germany","Netherlands","Belgium","Ireland","Europe","Asia-Pacific","India","Indonesia","Malaysia","Philippines","Singapore","Thailand","Vietnam","South Korea","Taiwan","Fiji","Seychelles","Brazil","Uruguay","Peru","Chile","Colombia","Mexico","Poland","Lithuania","Slovenia","Iceland","Norway","Sweden"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["market analysis","trend analysis"]},{"id":"iisd-002620","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iisd-002620","title":"Norway: Horizontal linkages—Local context as the main driver for horizontal linkages","publisher":{"name":"International Institute for Sustainable Development","organization":"international-institute-for-sustainable-development"},"document_type":"case study","language":"en","date_published":"2018","source_url":"https://www.iisd.org/sites/default/files/publications/case-study-norway-horizontal-linkages.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document analyzes Norway's strategic management of its petroleum resources to avoid the 'resource curse' and foster a competitive high-tech sector. 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