Emissions from the book industry now amount to approximately 30,000 tons of so-called carbon dioxide equivalents, which corresponds to less than one per thousandth of Sweden's emissions.
Emissions have decreased for both printed and digital books over the past four years.
"As an industry, we have an important responsibility to continue working on these issues so that books can continue to spread knowledge and magical experiences - but with a lower climate impact," says Linnéa Hård af Segerstad, spokesperson for the Book Industry's Climate Initiative.
Among other things, publishers have chosen paper with a lower climate footprint, invested in more renewable energy and more efficient transportation.
Emissions are also decreasing despite this year's report covering more publishers and more printed books: 25.9 million copies from 48 publishers, compared to 21.9 million from 10 publishers in 2021.
