John Kerry might be right, but who is going to build the energy supply system of the future?

On May 17, the BBC carried a story describing the reaction to remarks by US President Biden’s Climate Envoy, John Kerry, who painted an optimistic picture about the potential for ...

by Sean Williams

• 20 May, 202131 May, 2021 • Mundus Nordic Green Blog

Epic day for climate and sustainability with twin EU decisions

With Biden’s climate summit getting underway, yesterday witnessed twin announcements of environmental regulations from the EU. Individually, each decision will have a huge impact in its own right. Together they ...

by Sean Williams

• 22 April, 202122 April, 2021 • Mundus Nordic Green Blog

“Climate-neutral” the Swedish, the Finnish or the European way?

Two different ways of interpreting the concept of “climate-neutrality” are confusing the discussion on the EU 2030 and 2050 climate targets. The decisions resulting from the confusion is likely to ...

by Magnus Nilsson

• 19 April, 202122 April, 2021 • Mundus Nordic Green Blog

Biofuels battle resumes on new territory

The battle between those for and against forest-based bioenergy has resumed, this time in Sweden. The reason for the battle is the large, generally well-managed commercial forests that cover much ...

by Sean Williams

• 15 April, 202122 April, 2021 • Mundus Nordic Green Blog

It’s not easy going green

Saint Augustine wrote, “Lord, make me chaste—but not yet.” Similarly, in recent years, Nordic politicians have set themselves tests of moral courage. The Nordic Council’s vision is simply stated. “The ...

by Sean Williams

• 18 March, 202118 March, 2021 • Mundus Nordic Green Blog

Is the cleantech market overheating?

As a boy growing up in Australia, we were used to hot summers. By Nordic standards it was hot all the year round. A cold winters day might be 10°C, ...

by Sean Williams

• 1 March, 20211 March, 2021 • Mundus Nordic Green Blog

A Swedish hydrogen economy – a great way to spend money?

Hydrogen is the most ubiquitous element and lightest gas. It has been around as an industrial gas for over a century. But its use in consumer applications lost appeal after ...

by Sean Williams

• 12 February, 202112 February, 2021 • Mundus Nordic Green Blog, The Mundus Blog

Preem and other dramas in Swedish biofuels

September was a very eventful month in Swedish biofuels, with the potential to affect the global direction of biofuels. In fact, current events in Sweden have the potential to define ...

by Sean Williams

• 1 October, 20205 October, 2020 • Mundus Nordic Green Blog