1. Electric transportation 🚍🔋

   Cities like Gothenburg have implemented electric buses, reducing emissions and improving air quality.

   
   

2. Sustainable wooden buildings 🌲🏗

   Constructions like the Sara Cultural Center in Skellefteå use local renewable wood to reduce the carbon footprint.

   
   

3. Recycling and circular economy 🔄♻

   Sweden recycles 84% ​​of bottles and cans with a deposit return system.

   
   

4. Electric roads ⚡🚗

   Roads are being developed that charge electric vehicles in motion, facilitating transportation without fossil fuels.

   
   

5. Reuse food 🍏🥫

   Stores like Matmissionen sell food that supermarkets no longer want, avoiding waste and helping those who need it.

   
   

🍃‌Sustainable mobility

• Use public transport

• Opt for cycling or walking, even in winter.

• If you need a car, choose electric or hybrid options.

♻️ Responsible consumption and recycling

• Repair, reuse and recycle before buying new.

• Finland recycles more than 90% of its bottles and cans thanks to its deposit system.

• Shop at second-hand stores such as UFF, Fida or Recci, which are very popular in Finland.

🌲 Efficient use of energy

• Turn off lights and appliances when not in use.

• Use LED light bulbs

• Take advantage of sustainable heating solutions, such as heat pumps.

• Increase renewable energy could expand solar energy. Improve sustainable public transportation better connect cities with sustainable trains that reduce the need for private vehicles, make more bike lanes so that people move more sustainably and electric vehicles could also be made.

• Recycling could improve by putting more collection points, teaching children from a young age how to recycle and increasing second-hand stores for clothes or things that can be reused.

• Responsible use of water could include a system to collect water from showers, taps, etc. And above all, raising awareness of how important the responsible use of water is.

Alina Martinez and Isaac Mesas

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