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Maria Granberg, leader of the Green Party group in Lysekil, did not allow a broken leg to prevent her from taking a seat in the rostrum at the City Hall meeting on Wednesday night. On seven occasions she limped in trying to persuade the city council to stop expanding the refinery in the community.
– When we are in the middle of a climate crisis, we cannot start by increasing emissions and then planning to reduce them at some point in the future, he said.
The question of expansion Preem’s Lysekil refinery has become national policy. Since the facility is seen to influence the chances of achieving national climate goals, the government must decide if it can be allowed. According to the Environmental Code, a yes from the City Council is required for the government to approve the plans.
At Wednesday’s meeting, it came. 27 of the 30 present members of the City Council said yes to the proposal. On the yes side were the Social Democrats, the Lysekil Party, the Moderates, the Swedish Democrats, the Communist Party, and the Center Party. Members of the Left Party, the Liberals and the Green Party voted against.
The question of the future of the refinery has stirred strong feelings in Lysekil. Roland Rombrant, group leader for the township’s second-largest party, Lysekilspartiet, tells DN it’s natural.
– Two existential problems are faced here: employment or climate. Preem is the largest private employer in the municipality. People depend on him for their livelihoods, he says.
