Sweden

Families and Indigenous Youth Vow to 'Not Give Up' After Top EU Court Dismisses 'People's Climate Case'

"We will keep fighting for justice and for the protection of fundamental rights that are threatened by the unequal and diverse impacts of climate change."

Jessica Corbett · Mar 25, 2021

Researchers Worry Methane Discovery in Arctic Ocean Could Signal Dangerous New Climate Feedback Loop

Brett Wilkins · Oct 27, 2020

Want to Discuss Sweden and COVID19? Start By Looking Backward.

Christian Christensen · Apr 24, 2020

Pairing 'Green Deal' With 'Just Recovery' in EU, Groups Embrace Tackling COVID-19 and Climate Emergency in Tandem

Jessica Corbett · Apr 10, 2020

For Second Year Straight, Teen Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Jessica Corbett · Feb 3, 2020

Greta Thunberg Declines Nordic Environmental Award, Decrying Chasm Between Climate Science and Climate Action

"What we need," said the 16-year-old Swede, "is for our politicians and the people in power start to listen to the current, best available science."

Jessica Corbett · Oct 30, 2019

In European First, Proposed Constitutional Amendment in Sweden Would Enshrine Rights of Nature

"When we're in the beginning of an ecological and climate collapse," said the lawmaker who introduced the measure, "I hope we can re-think our relationship with Nature."

Jon Queally · Oct 8, 2019

The Rise and Rise of the Global Climate Movement

Climate activism isn’t new, but the last year has seen a resurgence in attention devoted to the subject.

Sophie Yeo · Sep 3, 2019

How Immigration Changed A Small-Town Sweden That Never Existed

Now that these towns are dying, the immigrants who are helping to prop them up with their labor and citizenship are accused of undermining local culture by their mere presence

Christian Christensen · Jun 24, 2019

The Coming Show Trial of Julian Assange

This is the gravest assault on press freedom in my lifetime

Chris Hedges · Jun 17, 2019

Calling Treatment of Julian Assange 'Psychological Torture,' UN Expert Demands End to US Extradition Attempt

"I condemn, in the strongest terms, the deliberate, concerted, and sustained nature of the abuse inflicted on Mr. Assange."

Jake Johnson · May 31, 2019

Pompeo Cheers 'Opportunity' in Arctic From Climate Change as America Blocks Resolution Language

"The latest data shows that after a month of record temperatures in the Bering Sea, ocean ice in the Arctic is at an all-time record low for the date, crushing the record set … last April."

Eoin Higgins · May 7, 2019