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September 14, 2005
Sweden To Try To End Fossil Fuels Dependency By 2020
Prime Minister Goran Persson of Sweden said Tuesday that his country will try to end its dependency on fossil fuels in 15 years by boosting research devoted to alternative energy sources primarily driven by global warming concerns.
Persson said the government will increase spending on energy research and will start subsidizing exports of environmental technology. Wind power will be extended and a tax regime promoting renewable energy sources would continue, he said. As part of the initiative taxes would be reduced for cars running on natural gas instead of gasoline.
Persson also said 35% of the cars driven by government employees would either run completely on electricity or renewable fuels, or be hybrid cars.
Posted by admin at September 14, 2005 02:12 PM