Sustainability briefing: truck grants, renewables data, event emissions
Sweden's electric-truck subsidy for small and medium vehicles stays open to applicants until late 2027, while new IRENA figures show renewables now make up roughly half of global power capacity. Separately, event-sector analyses point to audience travel, rather than artists' own transport, as the main driver of emissions at concerts and festivals.
Swedish climate premium for light electric trucks remains open to businesses until October 2027
The Swedish Energy Agency's guidance, dated 24 March 2026, says support for electric trucks up to 3.5 tonnes can cover at most 30% of the eligible cost, capped at SEK 40,000 per truck. The eligible cost is the price difference to the nearest comparable vehicle. Companies, municipalities and regions can apply until 30 October 2027, and the agency pays out at the earliest six months after the vehicle is registered.
IRENA data: renewables made up 49% of global installed power capacity at end-2025
IRENA's Renewable capacity statistics 2026 put renewables at 49% of installed power capacity and 85.6% of annual power additions in 2025. Global renewable capacity reached 5,149 GW, of which solar was 2,392 GW. IRENA's publications list also shows a 21 September 2026 report tracking progress towards the COP28 goals of tripling renewable power and doubling energy-efficiency improvements by 2030.
Audience travel, not artist travel, is the largest source of live-event emissions, analyses find
A Conversation analysis says audience travel is the largest contributor to concert and festival emissions, with averages of around 5 kg of CO₂ per attendee per day. It also estimates that UK music festivals together emit more than 400,000 tonnes a year. A framework paper on entertainment-event climate costs notes that Coldplay cut direct tour emissions by 59% against its 2016/17 tour and audience-travel emissions by 48% through a travel-planning app.