Sustainability

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A snow landscape with a tree. The snow looks dirty and dark.

16 August 2021 - Melina Antonia Buns

The 1974 Nordic Environmental Protection Convention was the first international environmental convention of its kind. While Nordic cooperation and…

A demonstration on 1st May 1 1969 in Oslo. The banner reads 'Nature conservation a necessity of life. Immediate action against poisoning.' Photo: Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)).

07 April 2021 - Melina Antonia Buns

Today the environment is a key policy issue of institutionalised Nordic cooperation. Yet it was only in the late 1960s that the environment emerged on…

The Turów thermal power plant in Bogatynia, Poland, viewed from Germany. The power plant is seen active with smoke coming out.

14 October 2020 - Jonathan Pugh

The three Scandinavian states of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden all played an important role in shaping international environmental policy from 1970 to…

The use of renewable energy have been rising in recent years, especially wind and water power is common. The picture shows windmills in Lapland Sweden.

23 June 2020 - Cornelia Fast

It is Sweden’s goal to become one of the world’s first fossil fuel free welfare states, and many Swedish companies are voluntarily working to reduce…

THEME: The Nordics and Crises

Revised 13.09.2023

Nicola Anne Witcombe

Sustainability

The 1974 Nordic Environmental Protection Convention

The emergence of Nordic environmental cooperation, 1967-1974

The Scandinavian states and the environment in international politics, 1970-2000

Addressing climate change the Nordic way: Motives of Swedish companies for taking action

POPULAR ARTICLE: The Scandinavian states and the environment in international politics, 1970-2000

THEME: The Nordics and Crises