What does it mean for Sweden to move towards an "oil-free country?"

While countries around the world are panicking with high oil prices and worried about climate change, the Swedish government has released the “oil-free countries that are headed for 2020,” which has shocked the world. Once this goal is achieved, Sweden will be the world’s first “oil-free economy” dominated by alternative energy sources. People cannot help but ask, what is the emboldenedness of Sweden moving towards an "oil-free country"? Why can it be "oil-free"? People are curious about this Nordic country.

1. Self-sufficient “oil-free” life: Public transport in Stockholm, Sweden, is somewhat “alternative”. The body of about 300 buses in the city is painted with the words “Ethanol” (Ethanol) or “Biogas” (Biodiesel). The street taxi is decorated with a green leaf, a cluster of flowers, or a triangular resource recycling symbol. Be different. Those who do not “drink” oil are Swedish private cars and government official cars. In the first half of 2007, there were more than 20,000 vehicles sold using alternative energy in Sweden, which accounted for 15% of the total sales of new vehicles. In Sweden, the popularity of bicycles is also considerable. When the weather is good, there are about 800,000 people in the downtown area. Every day, 100,000 people cycle to and from work, with an average distance of 10 kilometers. Many companies have shower facilities in their offices so that sweat-sucking employees rinse their bodies and work again.

2. Retro Future with Technology: Sweden has been making big strides in the development of alternative energy sources. The Swedish Energy Agency sponsors four or five hundred research projects each year, with a total annual expenditure of approximately 1.5 billion Swedish kronor. In Sweden, various energy development projects have mushroomed. The town of Ornskoldsvik in the northern polar region has invested nearly 10 billion in funds and plans to develop technology for producing automotive fuels from sawdust within 10 years. The life of the Swedes seems very retro, but in fact, this is the most "future." Because the Swedes are ahead of many countries in several ways in how to meet the future without oil.

3. Energetically develop material energy: Sweden's biomass energy industry is globally leading from technology to scale, and is the country with the highest share of renewable energy use in the EU. In the “oil-free countries towards 2020”, Sweden proposed that it be the first country in the world to use no oil in 2020. In the last 5 to 10 years, Sweden began to promote the industrial production of bioethanol. At present, there are many bioethanol cars in Sweden. There are 676 ethanol gas stations, accounting for 15% of all gas stations. In addition, Sweden is the world's leading producer of biogas for vehicles, and more than 4,000 vehicles in Gothenburg, Sweden, have all used biogas, and the world's largest biogas plant has also started construction here this year.

4. Promote the development of new energy technologies: In the development of new energy technologies, different countries are trying different ways, some of them are giving companies a promised purchase price, while Sweden takes a different approach. The Swedish government authenticates the electricity generated by new energy technologies such as wind power and then sells it on the market. The implementation of the economic incentive system actually requires the government's coercive force to push behind. The proportion of renewable energy in Swedish enterprises and residents' electricity is mandatory by the government. Similarly, the Swedish government also shoulders other responsibilities: infrastructure construction, legislation, educating the public and supporting the development of advanced renewable energy technologies.