It was a disappointment. I miss sharper writings about phasing out fossil fuels. Having it in the agreement is what matters. Both Sweden and the EU would have liked to see that, so we are very disappointed with the outcome, she tells TT.
Pourmokhtari primarily criticizes Brazil's turnaround on the issue of phasing out fossil fuels.
I am most disappointed that the Brazilian presidency first presented a clear roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels, a light at the end of the tunnel. But then it allowed itself to be pushed back by the BRICS coalition together with the Gulf states.
So it is the biggest disappointment that this roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels is not there, says Pourmokhtari at the Liberal Party's national meeting.
At the same time, she does not see the agreement as a setback.
From the EU's side, it would have been worse to say no to the agreement. It is not the step forward that we needed, but neither is it a setback where things have deteriorated compared to last year.
Together with Germany and Finland, among others, Sweden has focused over the past 24 hours on formulations that could be improvements based on what the previous draft looked like and, among other things, has included what is known as the UAE consensus, the climate agreement that was concluded in Dubai two years ago on a phasing out of fossil fuels.
Some improvements were made at the end, for example mentioning the agreement we had in Dubai, and mentioning the gap in the Paris Agreement, but we needed sharper wording, says the climate minister.
