Category: EnvironmentPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate

hållbarhet

/hållbarhet/Roman

English meaning: Sustainability

Swedish Definition

(Svenska)

Förmågan att tillgodose nutidens behov utan att äventyra framtida generationers möjligheter.

English Definition

Development that meets present needs without compromising future generations. Sweden aims to have a completely fossil fuel-free economy. Swedish concepts of sustainability (hållbar utveckling) are embedded in education, urban planning, and industrial policy. Sweden co-hosted the first UN Environment Conference (Stockholm, 1972) — founding moment for global environmentalism.

Example

Sverige är föregångare inom hållbar utveckling och förnybar energi.

In English: Sweden is a pioneer in sustainable development and renewable energy.

Synonyms

  • ekologisk balans
  • grön ekonomi

Antonyms / Opposites

  • miljöförstöring
  • ohållbarhet

Literary Heritage

Skogen och havet och fjällen — de är Sveriges tre rikedomar.

The forest, the sea, and the mountains — these are Sweden's three treasures.

Selma Lagerlöf · Novelist · 19th–20th century

Nils Holgerssons underbara resa

Nils Holgerssons underbara resa, Vol. II, geographic survey chapter, 1907

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