Swedish Energy Agency News and press releases
News and press releases
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Expanded climate cooperation with the Global Green Growth InstituteThe Swedish Energy Agency and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) have entered into a formal cooperation agreement, aiming to support the implementation of emission reduction activities in line with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
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Sweden and Rwanda to cooperate on emissions trading under the Paris AgreementThe Swedish Energy Agency and Rwanda's Ministry of the Environment have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on emissions trading under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. The next steps are to agree on concrete emission reduction projects and sign a binding bilateral framework agreement.
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Sweden and Zambia in climate cooperation under the Paris AgreementThe Swedish Energy Agency and the Zambian Ministry of Green Economy and Environment have signed an agreement on emissions trading under the Paris Agreement. The next steps are to negotiate suitable emission reduction projects and sign a binding bilateral agreement.
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Sweden's first legally binding agreement on emissions trading under the Paris AgreementThe Swedish Energy Agency and Ghana's Ministry of Environment have signed a bilateral agreement on climate cooperation. The agreement regulates transactions of emission reduction and removal units between Sweden and Ghana.
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The role of carbon removals in achieving the goals of the Paris AgreementAccording to a new report commissioned by the Swedish Energy Agency, carbon removal is required in the near-term to reduce climate overshoot.
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The Swedish Energy Agency opens procurement for mitigation activity proposals in GhanaWe have opened a public procurement for greenhouse gas mitigation activity proposals in Ghana. Applicants are invited to submit proposals for mitigation activities that reduce energy-related greenhouse gas emissions.
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Sweden and Switzerland pave the way for international trade with carbon removalsAt COP28, Sweden and Switzerland signed a declaration of intent to test the rules for international carbon markets in the field of carbon removal technologies.
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The Swedish Energy Agency invests USD 60 million in new climate cooperationsSweden is set to finance activities aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the Asia-Pacific region and sub-Saharan Africa, the Swedish Energy Agency with partners announced today at the UN climate change conference COP28 in Dubai.
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COP28: Raised ambition and new international partnershipsThe UN climate change conference COP28 began on Thursday in Dubai. The Swedish Energy Agency is participating in the climate negotiations and the Swedish business delegation.
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Sweden finances project in Ghana to accelerate the energy transitionLess than one percent of Ghana's electricity production comes from solar energy. Sweden is about to finance a project that increases that share - and helps accelerate the transition to a sustainable energy system.
