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Sweden Pledges To Cut All Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 2045 (independent.co.uk)

Posted by BeauHD on from the slowly-being-phased-out dept.

Sweden has announced ambitious plans to completely phase out greenhouse gas emissions by 2045. The nation also reaffirmed the urgency of tackling climate change and called for all countries to "step up and fulfill the Paris Agreement." The Independent reports: "Our target is to be an entirely fossil-fuel-free welfare state," said Climate Minister Isabella Lovin. "We see that the advantages of a climate-smart society are so huge, both when it comes to health, job creation and also security. Being dependent on fossil fuels and gas from Russia is not what we need now,â she added. All parties but the far-right Sweden Democrats party agreed to pass the law in the coming month, which will oblige the government to set tougher goals to cut fossil fuel emissions every four years until the 2045 cut-off date. Plans also include a 70 per cent cut to emissions in the domestic transport sector by 2030. The Government said the target would require domestic emissions to be cut by at least 85 per cent and the remaining emissions would be offset by planting trees or by sustainable investments abroad. The law is expected to enter into force as early as 2018.

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  1. They want to be a welfare state? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Our target is to be an entirely fossil-fuel-free welfare state

    Well, if they try to eliminate all fossil fuels and remain competitive with the rest of the developed world at the same time, a welfare state is exactly what they will become.

    1. Re:They want to be a welfare state? by spyfrog · · Score: 1, Interesting

      This is a law being enforced by the green party. That all other parties is on board is simply because everyone needs the greens to get to power - despite they having only less than 7% voted for them. They are the only party that have supported both the bloc in the parliament in the past.

      Rest of us 93% hopes that they will fall below 4% votes in our election next year (it looks hopeful) and be gone from the parliament.

      Most citizens doesn't agree on this law. We understand that it will hurt us enormously economically, make it impossible to live on the countryside (a place that the green party openly despise) and that it in the grand scheme of things will do zero since China continues to build coal plants.

  2. How about imports by religionofpeas · · Score: 5, Interesting

    What are they going to do about imports from industries that still produce CO2 ?

  3. US Lead ? I don't think so by jmccue · · Score: 2, Interesting

    The US will never be a leader in what to do with Climate Change the country keeps changing it's mind every 4 to 8 years. Other Countries need to get together and lead, ignoring the US. Even China and India are getting concerned from what I heard. So Sweden is doing the correct thing.

    People in the US have a addiction to large gas guzzling Auto worse that the most hard core heron addict. The newest two excuses I hear is 1) They are higher and I can see better. 2) they are larger thus safer. Ignoring the fact with almost everyone is driving the same type auto those two excuses are irrelevant. Nevermind the strangle hold of the established Corporations.

    Pres, Carter brought up Climate Change up as a big issue the late 70's and stated if work not started now. it be more difficult going forward. He even installed Solar Panels on the White House. When Regan came in the first thin he did was rip them down and said Carter was nuts. Since then the US have been going around in circles.