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Exactly five years ago, the countries of the world agreed to keep global warming below 2 degrees.
To keep up the pressure, they are gathering today for a digital climate summit in London, after the COP26 summit was canceled.
At the same time, reports show that emissions are declining too slowly, despite the pandemic.
– I think this year has shown: that we will not achieve the climate goals simply by doing fewer different things, says Environment and Climate Minister Isabella Lövin (MP), who is attending the meeting with Prime Minister Stefan Lövfen.
“So the climate crisis has blossomed”
The moderates think Sweden should push the issue of a global price for carbon dioxide emissions. Isabella Lövin thinks it’s a good idea, in theory.
– Then we talked about negotiations that would take many decades and would be completed and then the climate crisis has blossomed in full force before we arrive, so we have to work with what we have.
Instead, he wants to highlight “technological leaps” and calls the research in Luleå on hydrogen-based steel a “revolution.”
– I really think we can show with a good example that it is not a loss for a changing economy. This creates new jobs and in that way we can show that this is not a sacrifice. On the contrary, it is a good thing. So other countries want to follow.
Yesterday, EU countries agreed to cut emissions by at least 55 percent by 2030 instead of 40 percent. China, Japan, South Korea and South Africa have also set an end year for their broadcasts.
– This means that there will be many industries and no less investors who see that future markets are in the countries that will change. So I think the most reluctant countries can probably continue whether they want to or not, says Isabella Lövin.
