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Visions for a super sustainable city
Kjellgren Kaminsky paints a vision of a sustainable Gothenburg. After travelling through parts of Europe by train, bus and boat during three weeks I have finally reached the west of Sweden. Gliding...
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Gothenburg prepares for climate change
Photo: Älvstranden. Gothenburg, Sweden’s second largest city, is placed on both sides of the river Göta Älv. When I lived in Gothenburg some years ago I loved spending time at the river bank, seeing...
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Commuters go climate book clubbing
Why not read together? Photo: Kasper Dudzik At the time when I started working as a journalist, getting a job as a reporter in Gothenburg (where I used to live then) wasn’t easy. During more than a...
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Sweden’s second city aims for congestion charges
Gothenburg’s main avenue is already a restricted area for private cars. Photo: Göran Assner. The politicians of Gothenburg has now said yes to introducing congestion charges. Cleaner air and less...
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Going electric together
One of the electric – and swedishly blue and yellow – cars being unveiled at the car pool inauguration in Gothenburg. Photo: Johan Erlandsson/Ecoprofile.se Swopping the fossil-driven car for an...
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Not enough waste?
The waste-fuelled district heating power plant outside Gothenburg. Photo: Renova. Sometimes actions that were once taken to get rid of a dilemma can actually create new ones. This is now the case in...
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Music festivals that go green
The people behind Way Out West do their best to think green when they fill the park Slottsskogen in Gothenburg with music. This year with artists like Prince, Kanye West and Robyn. Photo: Sima...
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New rules for the beloved bike?
Not only ordinary traffic jams, but also cycle jams are becoming a more common sight in central Stockholm. Photo: Anders Adermark (CC BY-NC-ND) Cycles waiting to be used in Gothenburg. Photo: Sara...
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Fixing local food – together
Staffan Börjesson weeding at Tillsammansodlingen. In the background Christian Gustavsson. Photo: Sara Jeswani. If you’re looking for the seeds of a more local food future, Tillsammansodlingen just...
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Bike benefits to the employees of Gothenburg
Gothenburg in a year or so..? Photo (cut): Erik Ekedahl /Flickr (CC: BY-NC) Last week the local government of Gothenburg [map] pushed through a decision that people like me − who have never needed a...
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