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Plenty of electricity in Northern Sweden – but sharing it is diffificult
Electricity price area 2 (wherein Västerbotten belongs) produces 33 percent of the electricity in Sweden but only use 12 percent.However, sharing is problematic because of bottle necks in the power grid and much of the power is lost in transport. Adding on more wind power could help solve some of the issues with access to… -
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Suggestions for a more cost-efficient climate policy
A more global rather than local focus and treat forest and its products the same way as other sources of emission say Runar Brännlund, Bengt Kriström and Tommy Lundgren in a report from the Swedish Agency for Growth Policy Analysis. The premises of the report was to take a closer look at how the Swedish… -
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Report from the 2022 Ulvön Conference
The 28th edition of the Ulvön Environmental Economics Conference took place the days just before Midsummer at the beautiful island of Ulvön. 33 participants did a good job at keeping the scientific level and discussion at top level. Four keynotes was scheduled but Linda Nostbakken had to cancel due to illness. Adan Martinez Cruz and… -
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Is tourism in the Canaries sustainable and how does it impact local economy?
These are questions that the CERE guest researcher, Ana Lopez asks in her PhD work at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Growing up, Ana has been asking herself if it is possible to alter the tourism sector so it better preserves island unique environment. Even at a quick glance you get all… -
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Inauguration of Professor Tommy Lundgren
Tommy Lundgrens Professor inauguration at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences took place on May 6th. The inauguration lecture (recorded April 7th) and more about his research can be found on slu.se. -
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Without cheap electricity – no green industries
Green industry in Northern Sweden attracts a lot of investments at present. A battery factory i Skellefteå and a couple of “steel without coal” ventures in Boden and Luleå could provide as many as 10’000 new jobs in the area. Why this is happening in Northern Sweden is largerly down to the cheap electricity. Electricity…
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