If you had any doubts about the extent and pace of the climate transformation going on in the Nordics, its getting even harder to argue with this week's facts. Actually, its hard to know which story to lead with. Normally the tabling of a plan to see Sweden stop selling any fossil fuels in 19 years time would get a top billing. But, we think yesterday’s announcement by Heidelberg Cement Group that it plans to locate the world’s first fossil free cement factory on the Swedish island of Gotland wins out for sheer commercial audacity. Despite the fact that around 8% of global emissions come from the production of concrete, it has been seen as one of the hardest areas to tackle. The Heidelberg plan, which calls for capturing, transport and burial of the CO2 released, is a step forward for the global construction industry, and therefore wins top spot. Perhaps that’s somewhat unfair for Denmark’s Ørsted, which said it was looking to spend USD 57 billion on renewables in the next decade. That’s the sort of budget normally presented by Big Oil, but oil has its own problems, and is fighting to stay relevant, as we explore in our blog.
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The Nordic countries are some of the most dynamic and successful economies in the world. They are also leaders in sustainability, from renewable energy, biofuels, carbon capture and storage and the hydrogen economy, circular economy business models and battery development, the Nordics are pioneers in policy design, technology development and consumer uptake. Mundus Nordic Green News is covering this transition for the international community. Every day we clip the stories of most relevance to international businesspeople and policy experts from the flow of news. We supplement these with our own opinion pieces and commentary, in English.