S, V, C and the Greens are using their mandate advantage to push the government to pursue red-green climate policies in the EU. “It’s basically every week now that we come together and change the government’s positions,” says Åsa Westlund, S’s climate policy spokesperson.
Swedish politicsIn a "climate package", the Social Democrats promise free travel on public transport for young people up to and including high school. This will apply in the evenings, on weekends and during holidays.
SwedenThe government must take initiatives to ensure that homeowners do not risk being denied home insurance in areas heavily affected by climate change and extreme weather, the Social Democrats believe.
BusinessThe government has not managed climate policy during its term in office, and it could be expensive for Sweden, says the Social Democrats' climate policy spokesperson Åsa Westlund.
Swedish politicsPrime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) has been reported to the Riksdag's Constitutional Committee over statements about the climate, reports SVT Nyheter.
Swedish politicsIn a recent report, the Climate Policy Council criticized the government's climate work - and MP Amanda Lind calls it a disaster. Acting Minister of Climate and Environment Johan Britz (L) disagrees. "The government does not share the council's view," he says in a comment to TT.
Swedish politicsA victory for the German car lobby. This is how Professor Björn-Ola Linnér sums up the proposal from the European Commission to lift the previous ban on new petrol cars after 2035.
BusinessThe government is sending EU Minister Jessica Rosencrantz (M) to a high-level meeting of heads of state and government taking place in Brazil this week. No Swedish minister will participate in the climate summit itself, which begins next week.
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