Sweden Aims to be World's First Oil-Free Country--(WOW!)

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5//Euobserver.com, Belgium 10.02.2006 - 09:42 CET

http://euobserver.com/9/20871



SWEDEN AIMS TO BE WORLD’S FIRST OIL-FREE COUNTRY

By Lisbeth Kirk



Sweden aims to become the world’s first oil-free country by 2020, the Swedish minister for sustainable development Mona Sahlin has announced.

"A Sweden free of fossil fuels would give us enormous advantages, not least by reducing the impact from fluctuations in oil prices. The price of oil has tripled since 1996," said Ms Sahlin, according to the Guardian.

The idea is to combine tax relief for conversion from oil with a boost for more renewable energy such as geothermal or biomass heating.

A group of experts and stakeholders are to present a detailed plan to the Swedish parliament in a few months' time.

Sweden took the decision to phase out nuclear power in 1980, and today renewable sources account for 26 percent of Sweden’s total power supplies.

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SWEDEN PLANS TO BE WORLD’S FIRST OIL-FREE ECONOMY

[marmar]

1. There's Progressive...and then there's Sweden...

I am positively jealous of how forward-looking Sweden is.

[A Simple Game]

2. I bet they make it or at least come very close to their goal.

I used to work for a Swedish company, they were very professional and dedicated.

The ones I was in contact with were however not very nice people.

[meisje]

3. They won't use plastic or any of the other gazillions of products made

from oil?

[Robeson]

5. Maybe not. But they're doing a hell of lot more than our Fuhrer...

...is. At least they're setting timetables.

[WhiteTara]

4. well, yippy skippy! n/t