Will robots respect your privacy?

Uppsala is home to a unique stormwater runoff system that irrigates trees and shrubs and even stores water beneath the roadway. As well as being a smart way to use rainwater, this also reduces the risk of high water levels and flooding.

Air traffic is responsible for releasing large amounts of carbon dioxide. In collaboration with the aerospace industry, researchers are currently developing fossil-free fuels from Swedish forests.

If we are to achieve the Swedish Government’s environmental and climate goals we must reduce our consumption of natural resources and develop fossil-free fuels. These two measures must go hand in hand and one of the most important challenges facing us today is to change our behaviour.

Taking your rubbish to the recycling centre might seem obvious: however, for those without a car or who are housebound, it can be difficult to get there. In Borås, RISE has studied how the problem of fly tipping in the district of Norrby can be reduced – with the help of a bicycle.