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

Reflections on the “new hydrogen economy”

I begin with my history with hydrogen. As a chemical engineer, working on an oil refinery, hydrogen was an incredibly valuable chemical, that due to its reactivity could be used ...

by Sean Williams

• 25 September, 202029 September, 2020 • Mundus Nordic Green Blog

Nordic governments contort themselves to promote green finance

Large market interest in Swedish green bonds On 1 September, the Swedish Debt Office (Riksgälden) issued Sweden’s first green government bond via syndication, with SEB as one of the leading ...

by Sean Williams

• 2 September, 20208 September, 2020 • Mundus Nordic Green Blog

Nordic Green News: Clear-sighted insight, without green-tinted glasses

An internationals’ guide into what’s happening (and not happening) in the Nordic climate transition. The Nordics are self-proclaimed leaders in climate and sustainability. In 2019, the Nordic Prime Ministers presented ...

by Sean Williams

• 12 August, 202030 September, 2020 • Mundus Nordic Green Blog