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The Swedish paradox: between model and climatic illusion

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Stockholm, the Swedish capital.

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By: Anne Verdaguer Follow

1 min

Sweden, a country considered a model in terms of ecology and which is often idealized in the collective imagination.

It must be said that the country has been able to develop, for several decades, a climate policy that many other Western countries envy.

In France, President Emmanuel Macron even made Sweden a source of inspiration.

But Sweden is also a country of contradictions: at the forefront in terms of selective sorting, recycling and green energy, it is also the homeland of IKEA and H&M, brands that have exported a model based on the hyperconsumption that has conquered many countries in the world.

And it would take more than 4 planets today if the rest of the world started to live like the Swedes.

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“The Swedish paradox: between model and climatic illusion”, a major report by Anne Verdaguer.

Directed by: Pauline Leduc.

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