sweden is famed for its stunning nature and the people s love of the outdoors. it s so peaceful up here. and lots of pine, so very swedish. this deep connection with the environment has inspired the country to become one of the greenest in the world. down there is the city of skelleftea, a pioneer in green technology. and this small city in northern sweden is helping transform the way we travel. flight controller announcement so that right there is an electrically powered aeroplane and this is the green flight academy, one of the world s most sustainable flight schools. do you want a hand? no, thank you. well, they obviously don t trust me with such high end gear. it s fine. well, someone who is trusted with this costly tech is the school s head of training, johann. johann, hello. hi. welcome to green flight academy. thank you. nice to meet you. so, these are the planes? yeah. here they are. they re a lot smaller than i thought they were going to be. yeah. they re tiny. they
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