Noticias sobre Sweden
Belo Monte reservoir has tripled local greenhouse gas emissions
Greenhouse gas emissions have tripled from the site of the Belo Monte hydropower development and dam on the Xingu River in Altamira (Pará state, Brazil), according to an article published in Science Advances by an international group of researchers.
Global actions on World Environment Day underscore urgent need to protect the planet
Individuals, communities, civil society, businesses and governments around the world marked World Environment Day under the theme #OnlyOneEarth, with official celebrations held in Stockholm and host country Sweden announcing a ban on issuing new licenses for the extraction of coal, oil, and natural gas from 1 July this year to protect people and planet.
Nanoplastic omnipresent in rural and remote surface waters
Over the past few decades, tiny pieces of plastic have found their way, via the air, to remote places on Earth.
Risk of lower groundwater levels in northern Sweden with a warmer climate
When the winters get warmer in northern Sweden, there is a risk for groundwater level decline, despite heavy precipitation.
Karen Moore appointed COO of Saxlund UK
Saxlund – the Europewide environmental technology group – has announced the promotion of Finance Manager Karen Moore, to Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Saxlund’s UK operations.
The role of drought in Syrian war was exaggerated
With the aid of satellite images, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have uncovered unique data on the severe drought that hit Syria between 2007 and 2009.
SurfCleaner launches world’s first wastewater ‘skimmer-separator’ tackling floating sludge
The world’s first automatic floating sludge ‘skimmer-separator’ is officially launching at VA-mässan ushering a fresh dawn for a notoriously challenging aspect of wastewater treatment.
Evaporation expert, Wilfried Brutsaert, wins Stockholm Water Prize 2022
The renowned hydrologist Wilfried Brutsaert is awarded the Stockholm Water Prize 2022 for his groundbreaking work to quantify environmental evaporation, helping to make accurate predictions of the impact that climate change has on local rainfall patterns and water sources.
Saxlund appoints Lee Mountford as new Projects and Business Development Manager
Saxlund – the Europewide environmental technology group – has announced the appointment of Lee Mountford, as new Projects and Business Development Manager to further develop the Group’s expansion of the water and wastewater processing sector.
Sweco and Calejo to use AI to develop tomorrow’s sustainable water and sewerage system
Sweco Sweden and Calejo Industrial Intelligence have signed an agreement to develop tomorrow's sustainable water and sewerage system with the help of advanced AI.
A new, inexpensive catalyst speeds the production of oxygen from water
The material could replace rare metals and lead to more economical production of carbon-neutral fuels.
The state of marine and waterway protection
With insights from Filip Stefanovic, regional general manager of Bolina.
Microplastics move up utility agendas
With concerns mounting over the potential impact micropollutants such as microplastics have on the environment and human health, this was the focus of last month’s Water Action Platform webinar, which took place on 16 December 2021.
RUN4LIFE: Recovery of nutrients and water in decentralised systems
H2020 RUN4LIFE Project ends with a huge potential for replication of the business cases in Vigo (Spain), Ghent (Belgium), Helsingborg (Sweden) and Sneek (Netherlands).
Aalto University receives 1 million euros for software-centric industrial automation program
Schneider Electric donation of industrial automation technology, software licenses, and teaching support. Students to answer growing need for automation expertise.
EBRD and EU upgrade wastewater services in Jordan
Jordanian cities of Amman and Zarqa to benefit from new wastewater treatment facility. €30 million EBRD loan and €30 million EU grant for state-of-the-art facility. New facility to benefit more than 1 million people, including Syrian refugees.
Water Alliance partners with SIWI
Partnership to engage with UAE students to help solve the global water crisis.
Climate change risks ‘runaway’ humanitarian crisis, aid system collapse, UN warns
By Megan Rowling. Aid agencies say the needs of those hit by droughts and floods are surging and could spiral out of control, calling for more money to help the vulnerable adapt to a warmer world.
Europe experiences warmest year on record in 2020
The latest edition in an annual series of global climate reports shows that Europe experienced its warmest year in 2020 by a considerable amount.
Young American researcher wins Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2021
Eshani Jha from the USA receives the prestigious 2021 Stockholm Junior Water Prize for research on how to remove contaminants from water. HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden announced the winner on 24 August during an online award ceremony as part of World Water Week.