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- September 30, 2022: Energy saving advisors swamped by calls from worried public
Growing concern over rising electricity bills has led to a surge in demand for special free advice from energy saving experts at local councils.Paula Björk, an energy and climate advisor for Malmö Cit … - September 30, 2022: Majority of parties in Swedish Parliament in favour of stopping Russian tourists
Five of eight parties in Parliament want Sweden to follow Finland in closing borders to Russian tourists, according to a TV4 News survey.However the Social Democrats and Moderates, the largest and thi … - September 30, 2022: Nord Stream explosion may also have damaged important electricity cable
Svenska Kraftnät, the authority that runs Sweden’s power grid, tells public service TV Sveriges Television that an electric cable runs approximately 500 metres from where there was an explosion earlie … - September 30, 2022: Authorities and electricity sector preparing for possible winter power shutdowns
There is an increased risk of power shutdowns in Sweden this winter, due to production being halted at the Ringhals nuclear plant.Svenska Kraftnät, the authority that monitors the power grid in the co … - September 29, 2022: Defence analyst: Other Baltic Sea supply lines now seem more vulnerable
The suspected sabotage of the gas pipelines Nord Stream 1 and 2 has heighted tensions among countries bordering the Baltic Sea and made other underwater pipelines and installations seem more vulnerabl … - September 29, 2022: Steep rise in camera surveillance since introduction of new law
Camera surveillance of public places has increased in all Swedish police regions since a new law was introduced in 2020 – for the police region covering western Sweden the increase has been threefold. … - September 29, 2022: SÄPO takes over Nord Stream investigation
The Swedish Intelligence Service, SÄPO, has taken over the police investigation into gross sabotage following the suspected explosions at gas pipelines Nord Stream 1 and 2.But expert Hans Liwång from … - September 29, 2022: "Heightened vigilance" at Swedish nuclear plants after Nord Stream leaks
The nuclear power plants at Ringhals and Forsmark go into “heightened vigilance” mode, as a consequence of the Nord Stream gas leaks.This means, among other things, increased vigilance and reporting a … - September 28, 2022: Nord Stream gas leak has greater impact on climate than sea environment, expert says
The methane gas leaks from underwater pipelines Nord Stream 1 and 2, although dramatic, pose little threat to the marine environment, says Fredrik Lindgren at the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water M … - September 28, 2022: Nord Stream runs through Sweden's "Exclusive Economic Zone", but what does that mean?
Caretaker Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has said the suspected sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline is not an attack on Sweden, as it happened in Sweden’s exclusive economic zone and not its terr …
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