Sweden aims to be a “role model and bridge builder” in climate change – Eye on the Arctic
- Sweden can act as a bridge builder and a role model on the international climate scene, says Minister of the Environment Per Bolund.
- Bolund spoke to Radio Sweden ahead of the UN’s global climate meeting COP26, which starts in Glasgow this weekend.
- However, Sweden is not yet on track to reach its own climate target of zero net emissions by 2045, according to the Climate Policy Council.
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