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Fossile free fleet

Published: 08 January 2019
Research vessel Svea under construction is towed to the construction quay at the launching

A recent report from the Swedish Transport Administration shows how the Swedish fleet of government vessels can become fossile free. Government vessels represent a small part of the emissions causing global warming, but the government has an important role as a forerunner and in promoting development. In the short perspective the availability of renewabe fuels may become a problem, this can also come to affect SLU's new research vessel, R/V Svea.

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