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Predicting the unpredictable: the Nordics join forces on future skills
Digital leaps, the green transition and global crises make it harder than ever to predict which skills will be needed in the future. The Nordic countries are now joining forces on the project “Future Skills – Bridging the Competence Gap”. The aim is to develop more reliable systems for forecasting and skills matching.
10 minutes
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The small plastic bag and the big green transition
This year, I have hardly bought a single plastic bag. I like to believe I have contributed to “the big bag cut”. But sometimes I wonder what is really egging me on – a desire to save the planet or to save a few kroner?
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Sweden’s municipal climate efforts bring visible results
On a global level, the challenges of reaching emission-reducing climate goals are clear to see. Some even deny there is a problem despite huge amounts of research proving the opposite. In Sweden, things are different on a municipal level, however, where 58 municipalities have collaborated since 2008 in the association Klimatkommunerna (the Climate Municipalities).
9 minutes
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Finland attracts data centres with cheap electricity and a cool climate
The data centre industry is experiencing a global wave of investment, driven by artificial intelligence, cloud services and digitalisation. Finland and the other Nordics want a part of this wave and attract more foreign investment.
7 minutes
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Climate-friendly concrete earns Icelandic BM Vallá environmental recognition
Icelandic concrete manufacturer BM Vallá was nominated to be the 2024 environmental company of the year by SA, the Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise. Such production is not typically associated with climate-friendly practices, but the nomination was primarily for the company’s introducing a new type of concrete, called Berglind, that cuts carbon emissions by almost half.
7 minutes
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Working towards green growth in a blue industry
Fish farming is Norway’s second largest industry. New knowledge about sustainable aquaculture is being developed at “Blått kompetansesenter” – the Blue Competence Centre – in Trøndelag.
7 minutes
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Municipal support for cleaner lorry traffic
The company Danske Fragtmænd is sending fewer diesel-powered lorries onto Danish roads and phasing in electric lorries. Det Grønne Akademi (the green academy) in Aarhus Municipality has helped support the company’s green transition.
5 minutes
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Greenland’s labour market partners defend the Nordic model
Employees and employers in Greenland are presenting a united front in defence of the Nordic model at home but assess the threat from the USA differently.
5 minutes
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Green goals in a grey world
Few organisations have goals as ambitious as the Nordic Council of Ministers. In a time when a certain resignation is spreading about whether the green transition will be possible, the Council of Ministers is still holding the flag high.
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Åland’s government open for major offshore wind projects
“Åland must be an active climate and sustainability player and for us it is natural to exploit the wind as a resource. We don’t really have much else,” says Camilla Gunell, Minister for Infrastructure and Climate of the government that wants to open up for large-scale offshore wind power in Åland’s waters.
6 minutes