Climate Action Plan - all the way to net zero
Category: Executive
Document Type: Report
Role: Supporting Documentation
Report Outlining Sweden's Climate Strategy and Policy Areas
This document, "Sveriges klimatstrategi" (Sweden's Climate Strategy) by John Hassler, outlines a proposed strategy for Sweden's climate policy. Based on the table of contents, the report discusses overall principles for climate policy, including the scientific basis, decision-making under uncertainty, and the transition to climate neutrality. It is structured around three main policy areas: 1. Regulations that directly limit emissions, covering emissions targets, policy instruments like emissions fees and trading, the geographical scope of climate policy, carbon uptake, and alternatives to taxes or trading schemes. 2. Policies that facilitate structural transformation, addressing industrial policy, green subsidies, distribution policy to ensure broad acceptance, and skills supply as a critical factor. 3. Measures that contribute to global climate neutrality, focusing on Sweden's role as a pioneer, its work within the EU (including the Fit for 55 package, EU's Climate Law, greenhouse gas budget laws, and emissions bubbles), and the role of trade and consumption-based goals. The report indicates it contains 46 proposals for climate transition. The provided text also includes a summary of a separate, official Climate Action Plan produced under Sweden's Climate Act, which is submitted to the Riksdag every four years in line with the election cycle. This official plan reportedly contains around 70 proposals focusing on electrification of industry and transport, international cooperation, and economic growth. While the Hassler report likely informs or relates to the framework established by the Climate Act, the details regarding the four-year submission cycle, the specific focus areas of the official plan, and the number of proposals (~70) pertain to the separate official document, not necessarily the Hassler strategy itself. Specific deadlines or compliance dates for the proposals within the Hassler strategy are not detailed in the provided text.
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Full text:
Sveriges klimatstrategi 46 förslag för klimatomställningen i ljuset av Fit for 55 John Hassler Innehållsförteckning Till statsrådet Romina Pourmokhtari ................................................... 4 Sammanfattning .................................................................................. 5 Politikområde 1. Utsläppsmål och styrmedel .................................................... 11 Politikområde 2. Politik som underlättar strukturomvandlingen .................... 12 Politikområde 3. Att påverka resten av världen ................................................ 14 Kapitel 1. Övergripande principer för klimatpolitiken ......................... 16 Naturvetenskap ...................................................................................................... 16 Klimatpolitik ........................................................................................................... 19 Osäkerhet ........................................................................................................... 19 Beslut under osäkerhet .................................................................................... 21 Politik för omställning till klimatneutralitet .................................................. 23 Politikområde 1. Regler som direkt begränsar utsläppen ................................. 24 Utsläppsavgifter och utsläppshandel ............................................................. 25 Klimatpolitikens geografiska omfattning ...................................................... 28 Upptag av koldioxid ......................................................................................... 31 Alternativ till skatter eller utsläppshandel ..................................................... 33 Politikområde 2. Politik som underlättar strukturomvandlingen .................... 34 Industripolitik – planering behövs ................................................................. 36 Gröna subventioner ......................................................................................... 38 Fördelningspolitik – omställningen måste ha bred acceptans .................... 40 Kompetensförsörjning – en kritisk omställningsfaktor .............................. 41 Politikområde 3. Åtgärder som bidrar till att hela världen blir klimatneutral 42 Att vara föregångare ......................................................................................... 43 Sveriges arbete i EU ......................................................................................... 45 Handel och konsumtionsbaserade mål .......................................................... 46 Kapitel 2. EU:s nya Klimatpolitik ....................................................... 48 EU:s klimatlag ........................................................................................................ 48 De tre växthusgasbudgetlagarna .......................................................................... 50 Tre ”utsläppsbubblor” .......................................................................................... 51 1. ETS1–bubblan: Omfattar utsläpp inom nuvarande utsläppshandelssystem (ETS1) ....................................................................... 51 2. ”ESR–bubblan”. Omfattar utsläpp utanför ETS1 .................................. 55 3. ”LULUCF–bubblan”. Omfattar utsläpp och inlagring av kol i skog och mark samt i träprodukter. ................................................................................ 60 Annan relevant EU–lagstiftning .......................................................................... 61 Förnybartdirektivet ........................................................................................... 62 Energieffektivitetsdirektivet ............................................................................ 63 Förordningen om bilar och koldioxid ........................................................... 64 Förordningen om utbyggnad av infrastruktur för alternativa bränslen (AFIR) ................................................................................................................ 65 Klimat- och näringslivsdepartementet 2 (118) Förordningen om användning av förnybara och koldioxidsnåla bränslen för sjötransport (”Fuel EU Maritime”) ......................................................... 65
Tags: Net Zero, Regulation, Policy, Report, Climate Change, Mitigation, Emissions Trading, Tax, Industry, Energy Transition, Governance, Carbon Sink, Carbon Pricing, Climate Neutrality, Climate Protection, Subsidies, Skills, Compliance, Deadline, Reporting, Transport, Renewable Energy, Investment, Innovation
Sector: Economy-wide