Around 10,000 people are expected to turn out for a climate demonstration in Stockholm on Sunday, according to Swedish police and organizers, just weeks ahead of a general election where the issue is among voters’ top concerns, AzerNEWS reports, citing Arab News. Since taking power in 2022, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s right-wing government, backed by the populist Sweden Democrats party, has cut petrol taxes and reduced requirements for petrol suppliers to add low-carbon alternatives to their mix. Experts both in Sweden and abroad have repeatedly warned that the government’s climate policy jeopardizes the country’s emissions-cutting goals — to reduce CO2 from transport by 70 percent from 2010 levels by 2030, and to achieve net-zero emissions by 2045.
Kristersson’s administration has notably rejected a government-appointed commission’s recommendations on ways to meet the 2030 target, which included phasing out fossil fuels by hiking taxes on petrol and diesel. Swedes go to the polls to elect a new parliament on September 13, with the right-wing bloc trailing in opinion polls. More than 200 non-governmental organizations and associations are expected to take part in Sunday’s march, which is due to start at 1:00 p.m. (1100 GMT).
It will bring together researchers, youth and sports associations, trade unions, outdoor and rural organizations, religious communities, and rights groups. The government has argued that the phase-out of fossil fuels must be gradual in order to preserve and strengthen Sweden’s competitiveness and its companies. Here we are to serve you with news right now.
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