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Agents of sustainable transition or place branding promotors?: Local journalism and climate change in Sweden Cover

Agents of sustainable transition or place branding promotors?: Local journalism and climate change in Sweden

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  93. UNT. (2019, November 12). Männen blir rädda för unga tjejer [The men are afraid of young women].
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  105. VK. (2019, October 30). Framsynthet och mod krävs [Braveness and courage is needed]. Ulf Holmgren, & Lena Tegnér.
  106. VK. (2019, October 31). Helt vegetarisk förskola väcker starka reaktioner [Completely vegetarian preschool creates strong reactions].
  107. VK. (2019, December 5). Därför är matvanorna svåra att ändra [Therefore food habits are hard to change].
  108. VK. (2019, December 10). Alternativ till soja kan odlas i Umeå [Alternative to soy can grow in Umeå].
  109. VK. (2020, December 11). Så arbetar kommunen och regionen för klimatsmart mat [This is how the municipality and the region works for climate-smart food].
  110. VK. (2019, December 12). Sluta flyga är inte hållbart [Not sustainable to stop flying]. Fredrik Kämpfe.
  111. VK. (2020, January 24). När slutar personalen flyga? [When do the employees stop flying?]. Ulrika Karlsson, & Tobias Pettersson.
  112. VK. (2020, February 25). Nya miljömål klubbade [New environmental goals decided].
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