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Article: INTOUCH : Stig Ehnbom on A different way of doing business
- Article from:
- New Zealand Management
- Article date:
- October 1, 2007
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When the first oil crisis struck in the early 1970s, New Zealand
introduced car-less days and, with most other Western economies,
returned to "normal" relatively quickly. By contrast Sweden, with 80
percent of its oil imports used for heating and transport, decided
that within 50 years it would not be dependent on oil for either.
Currently, Swedish oil imports account for just 25 percent of fuel
used, and it's expected that by 2020 it will be independent of oil
for those activities. The Swedish Department of Industry can show a
20-year plan for every sector and with global warming becoming an
issue, some sectors are already planning much further ahead. This
well-developed process of ...