Sweden to reveal new government’s emissions-raising plans at COP27 – EURACTIV.com
Sweden’s new right-wing government is to present its new climate ambitions at COP27 this week, which show not only reduced targets, but an increase in CO2 emissions.
This year’s UN climate meeting, COP27, takes place between November 6-18 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
– It is, of course, difficult not to be able to show tighter results, said Climate and Environment Minister Romina Pourmokhtari in SVT’s live broadcast on the occasion of COP27, but added that “the world is going badly to reach its climate goals – but it is not the EU”.
Sweden will also announce at COP27 that it is increasing its CO2 emissions by 10% due to the government’s plans. This is partly due to the energy crisis the country is facing and the right-wing’s expectations of the new government, which means it is more difficult for them to adhere to the highest standards when it comes to emissions.
“Obviously it’s not good for emissions to go up,” she said.
“The solution to the whole climate crisis is not that diesel is too expensive, but that we make investments where we can see that we will have long-term effects,” she added.
Pourmokthari also criticized the media for its coverage of the Swedish CO2 reduction obligation, saying that she “too rarely hears that it is temporary, extraordinary and depends on a certain economic situation”.
The EU is the best environmental organization in the world right now, according to Pourmokthar, who highlighted that the EU’s decision not to produce more fossil-fueled cars after 2035 will give the industry a huge push to switch to electricity.
“It has to be the future: fossil-free,” she said, adding that “There’s a reason why Tesla comes from the United States and not Cuba. It’s about building markets that encourage innovation, technology, into a business that converts.”
Sweden’s main message at COP27 will be “urgency” and “possibility” in the face of the climate crisis the world is experiencing, the Swedish minister added.