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On Wednesday afternoon, Prime Minister Stefan Löfven (S) appealed for support in the EU Riksdag Committee ahead of this week’s EU summit in Brussels. The government’s line was to push for stricter EU climate targets, so that emissions are reduced by at least 55 percent by 2030, compared to 1990 levels.
But two hours before the meeting of the EU committee began, the members of parliament were able to participate in the line that the Minister of Climate and Environment, Isabella Lövin (MP), wants to follow in the meeting of environment ministers of next week in Brussels. Then the government’s line is to reduce emissions of at least 60 percent, with a goal of 65 percent.
Hard now agree
On Friday, Isabella Lövin was supported by a majority in the EU committee for the hardest goal.
“I vote for the Lövin line. But what does the government think? Jonas Sjöstedt writes on Twitter.
The moderates believe that Sweden should keep 55 percent. For the same reason that Stefan Löfven stated in the EU Committee on Wednesday, it will be quite difficult to get all 27 EU countries to raise the current 40 percent target.
– It is not responsible that when the negotiations approach an agreement, it comes with new offers. The numbers bingo the government engages in before the Environment Council runs the risk of undermining an EU deal, says M’s climate policy spokeswoman Jessica Rosencrantz.
She thinks it strange that the government requests a mandate for two different tenders in a few hours. But Stefan Löfven disagrees.
– There is nothing contradictory about it. As a nation, we say at least 60 and we also aspire to 65, says Löfven during the summit in Brussels.
– What it is about now is that we must have a unanimous decision in the European Council to advance the positions. The Commission has proposed at least 55, which also includes 60 and 65.
Ambitious floor
The European Council, as summits are called, makes decisions unanimously and an individual country can veto. But when the issue ends on the environment ministers’ table, it is the qualified majority that applies. In theory, reluctant countries can get run over.
Furthermore, the climate law will be negotiated and decided together with the European Parliament, which recently voted in favor of a 60 percent target. Isabella Lövin hopes that it can mean increased ambition.
– It is important that the European Council decides on an ambition floor that is not lower than at least 55 percent. The probability that you will get unanimity (for a target) that exceeds it is very small, says Lövin.
– It is important not to lie down too low, the most important thing is that what we tell ourselves is a floor and not a ceiling.
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