On Sunday it was clear that the government and SD united on reducing the reduction obligation at the turn of the year to 6 percent. This means that the price of diesel and petrol will become cheaper, but it also means that Sweden’s chances of reaching the EU’s climate goals for 2030 are threatened, as emissions from domestic transport are at risk of increasing.
The Social Democrats’ Mikael Damberg reacts strongly to the decision and how it has been presented.
– After all, there is no researcher or authority that believes that what the government has presented is enough to reach the climate goals, and this could mean that Sweden has to pay very dearly for emission rights. Then it is important that the costs of the government’s policy are reported so that it can be assessed whether it is effective to achieve the climate goals.
MP: Abandoning the climate goals
Märta Stenevi (MP) concludes that the Tidö parties are abandoning the climate goals and writes on social media that “the reduction will above all benefit high income earners in big cities – families with children and pensioners who have it the hardest are not helped at all by this.”
The industry organization Transportföretagen has together with the government calculated what levels are required for Sweden to meet the EU’s climate requirements. They concluded that the government could have returned to the levels that applied when the reduction obligation was introduced, according to CEO Marcus Dahlsten, who believes that the government has gone too far.
– It is remarkable that the government does not signal what the development should look like after the mandate period. In such an important issue as the green transition, the transport sector needs clear and long-term rules of the game, says Transportföretagen’s CEO Marcus Dahlsten.
Requirements from the industry
According to Dahlsten, the Transport Companies are now demanding that the government present purchase support for electric transport vehicles and that the transition to bio-powered vehicles must be accelerated.
– In addition to this, electricity production must increase and the electricity grids must be strengthened and expanded.
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