Anne Thompson, chief environmental affairs correspondent for NBC News, reports on Sweden and the actions they have taken to become an environmentally friendly nation. Some innovative steps Sweden has taken in becoming environmentally friendly include using woodchips as a synthetic fuel to replace fossil fuel.
In fact, Sweden’s goal is to become fossil fuel free by 2020. Another attempt to reduce carbon emissions is the fee the Swedish have to pay if they choose to drive in its business districts. Also alternative transportation to the car is made to be a more economical choice, in hopes to convince people to use public transportation. It is quite possible that other countries will try to emulate Sweden’s environmental policies because they are economically lucrative and seem to, so far, be working.
This video clip was pretty interesting, and made me wonder what the U.S. is doing to become more environmentally friendly?
Here is the link to the clip. Thompson uses a lot of good sources in her reporting:
http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-us&vid=d4ddafbf-4304-4fff-94db-c9defcbecff4&fg=rss&from=34
some stats:
http://www.scb.se/templates/Amnesomrade____12460.asp
In fact, Sweden’s goal is to become fossil fuel free by 2020. Another attempt to reduce carbon emissions is the fee the Swedish have to pay if they choose to drive in its business districts. Also alternative transportation to the car is made to be a more economical choice, in hopes to convince people to use public transportation. It is quite possible that other countries will try to emulate Sweden’s environmental policies because they are economically lucrative and seem to, so far, be working.
This video clip was pretty interesting, and made me wonder what the U.S. is doing to become more environmentally friendly?
Here is the link to the clip. Thompson uses a lot of good sources in her reporting:
http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-us&vid=d4ddafbf-4304-4fff-94db-c9defcbecff4&fg=rss&from=34
some stats:
http://www.scb.se/templates/Amnesomrade____12460.asp
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