Sweden: 50% growth, 10% less CO2 emissions

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nigelfr said:

Well the graph only goes up to 2006, so if anyone's got a more up to date version I would like to see it.

Who would be Sweden's peers? Mature economy, democratic? Decide for yourself and look.

But I think the somewhat hyperbolic contention from the deniers (I use the term advisably), that AGW is a plot to get us all living in caves, is somewhat weakened by the Swedish experience.

I don't think Sweden is comparable to any other country, as the population is in a situation where there are not enough children to replace their parents.

Possibly to compare to Japan, as all other countries in this situation are there for different reasons.

So you would also be comparing growth with a reducing population. I mention this as this is just one other factor to bring in, there are hundreds more.

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Finlandia said:

During the 40' to 70's this probably was the case, Sweden didn't go to war and get bombed to oblivion during WW2 as pretty much the rest of Europe, but now other countries have caught up and long ago passed Sweden.

You mean they sat and watched while their neighbors in Finland got burned down and fought the Nazis and while the Norweigens fought?

Some of them were pathetic collaborators also.

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Marquis_Rex said:

Finlandia said:

During the 40' to 70's this probably was the case, Sweden didn't go to war and get bombed to oblivion during WW2 as pretty much the rest of Europe, but now other countries have caught up and long ago passed Sweden.

You mean they sat and watched while their neighbors in Finland got burned down and fought the Nazis and while the Norweigens fought?

Some of them were pathetic collaborators also.

Bit like Sweden would quite hapily do now, an immigrants house being burnt to the ground is not uncommon.