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The government and the coalition parties, the Center Party and the Liberals, have established new rules that will force a higher proportion of biofuel in the gasoline and diesel fueled by motorists. The effect will be that Sweden has a good prospect of meeting the transport sector emissions reduction target by 2030.
This is good, thinks the Left Party’s climate policy spokesperson, Jens Holm.
– The big question is where biofuels should come from. Importing 85 percent like today is not sustainable when it comes to palm oil and other things. We need to expand domestic production, but resources are still limited, he says.
– This should be seen as a temporary solution until we have electrification, hydrogen and reduced transport in general.
Sweden has a lot Far to the left of the net zero emissions target by 2045. What is needed to achieve this is significantly more government investment, says Jens Holm. The party wants to create a green investment bank with a capital of SEK 100 billion
– In the area of infrastructure, the needs are enormous. The government is getting a little closer to the railroad, but that’s too little, says Jens Holm.
Jessica Rosencrantz (M).
Photo: Fredrik Sandberg / TT
The spokeswoman for the moderates, Jessica Rosencrantz, is also giving the go-ahead for the fuel switch. The great dividing line against the government is the vision of nuclear power. The moderates want new reactors and expanded operation of existing ones.
– All forecasts show that we will need much more electricity. We need a policy that ensures we get all conceivable fossil-free energy to achieve our climate goals, says Jessica Rosencrantz.
Lorentz Tovatt (deputy).
Photo: Lisa Mattisson
The Green Party’s climate policy Spokesperson Lorentz Tovatt describes the fuel switch as absolutely crucial to achieving the climate goal for transportation by 2030. He also emphasizes the bonus malus system, which is budget-tightened to make buying high-emission cars even more expensive and even cheaper to buy an electric car.
– This means that we can avoid importing unsustainable biofuels and not having to take in too many Swedish forests.
The distance to Sweden’s goal of zero emissions by 2045 remains great. Change in the industry will be crucial and Lorentz Tovatt points out that the EU’s emissions trading system is crucial in that context. Sweden, and not least Climate Minister Isabella Lövin, have been instrumental in fine-tuning the system.
– But we have to move even faster there. For example, there should be a floor price for issues. He doesn’t do that today, Lorentz Tovatt says.
