The current government’s policy is not sufficient to achieve the climate goals, according to the report presented by the Climate Policy Council today. The Sweden Democrats are open to abandoning the climate goal – while the Green Party wants to see the goal achieved ten years earlier. – For the first time, Sweden is going from being part of the solution to the climate challenge to being part of the problem, says spokeswoman Märta Stenevi (MP). In its annual report, the Climate Policy Council reviews the government’s climate policy. It is believed that Sweden has lost control speed throughout 2022. At the same time that Sweden ends up further and further away from achieving the national climate goal – to reach net zero emissions of greenhouse gases by the year 2045. – They have a very narrow perspective, they only look at a thousandth of the world’s emissions. They do not look at how Sweden can contribute to reducing emissions globally. Now these reports are quite expected, says Riksdag member Martin Kinnunen (SD) in Efter fem. Divided opinions There are divided opinions about whether Sweden will achieve the climate goal. The Sweden Democrats have concluded that the Tidö Agreement opens the door to abandoning the climate goal and that people’s need to be able to drive, for example, if they live in the countryside weighs more heavily. In the other ring corner is the Green Party, which wants to see the climate goal achieved ten years earlier. Year 2035. – This report shows how Sweden is involved in accelerating warming, it is a huge problem. The fact is that we are in a situation where the IPCC points to the last chance to meet the 1.5 degree target. And then every emission reduction is important, says spokeswoman Märta Stenevi (MP). The most comprehensive climate report to date was presented by the IPCC last week. And pointed to an alarming development. At the same time, the Sweden Democrats want to scrap the emission targets. – You have to put it in perspective. Sweden has the lowest emissions in the EU, says Martin Kinnunen (SD). He believes that the economic crisis is due, among other things, to transport costs, costs for agriculture and the reduction obligation which contribute to the high inflation. – It is not reasonable that Swedish households and companies should pay several kroner more for diesel than other Europeans, while the treasury does not receive any extra money for it. Here, we must phase out ineffective, costly red-green policies. In the short term, emissions will increase slightly, but in the long term we have an electrification of the transport sector which is underway. – Taking it “later” builds up enormous costs for both climate adaptation and for the consequences that climate change means for us here in Sweden. And in the short term, if we really want to lower household costs, breaking the dependency on fossil fuels is absolutely crucial, counters Stenevi (MP). Threat of government crisis And the issue of reduction obligations has been brought up again. Last week, the Sweden Democrats’ economic policy spokesperson Oscar Sjöstedt went out and threatened a government crisis if the Tidö parties do not agree on the reduction obligation. Today, about a third of biofuel is mixed into diesel and just under eight percent into petrol. The Sweden Democrats want to see that no biofuel is mixed in at all. – In a global perspective, it makes no difference. It will be consumed in another market if we don’t. It is a very costly reform that we must gradually remove, says SD’s Kinnunen. – On the contrary! We need to retain the reduction obligation. It is a piece of the puzzle that is very important. It means that we can reduce emissions right here and now, counters MP’s Stenevi. See the debate between MP and SD about the climate goal in the player above.
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SD opens to abandon the climate goal: “Lowest emissions in the EU”
