The United Nations special rapporteur on environmental defenders, Michel Forst, has expressed his concern that climate activists in Sweden are being treated as “criminals” by the government and authorities.
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This Rebel Mom was forced from her government agency job for being a climate activist – now she is suing the Swedish state
In 2024, this “Rebel Mom” was forced from her job at the Swedish Energy Agency where she had been working on a security-classified position as a gas coordinator since 2023. Her employer had suddenly considered her to be a security threat because of her climate activism.
Construction project reduced emissions by 36% by simply using less concrete
A housing project in Stockholm, Sweden, has been completed with a remarkable 36 percent lower carbon dioxide emissions per square meter than equivalent construction projects.
“The most important thing is not if Sweden reduces its emissions – the most important thing is that China does.”
If China and the rest of the world’s biggest emitters do nothing, we will fail. But we will also fail if small emitters like Sweden do nothing.