Climate policies and Sweden's green industrial revolution

Sweden is among OECD best performers in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, much thanks to a comprehensive policy framework and relatively efficient policies. There is nonetheless room to further improve consistency of targets and policies, notably for transport, agriculture and carbon removals. Swed...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pareliussen, Jon
Other Authors: Purwin, Axel
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2023
Series:OECD Economics Department Working Papers
Subjects:
Online Access:
Collection: OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
LEADER 01771nma a2200253 u 4500
001 EB002202840
003 EBX01000000000000001340043
005 00000000000000.0
007 cr|||||||||||||||||||||
008 240412 ||| eng
100 1 |a Pareliussen, Jon 
245 0 0 |a Climate policies and Sweden's green industrial revolution  |h Elektronische Ressource  |c Jon, Pareliussen and Axel, Purwin 
260 |a Paris  |b OECD Publishing  |c 2023 
300 |a 47 p.  |c 21 x 28cm 
653 |a Economics 
653 |a Sweden 
700 1 |a Purwin, Axel 
041 0 7 |a eng  |2 ISO 639-2 
989 |b OECD  |a OECD Books and Papers 
490 0 |a OECD Economics Department Working Papers 
024 8 |a /10.1787/c0f4fa26-en 
856 4 0 |a oecd-ilibrary.org  |u https://doi.org/10.1787/c0f4fa26-en  |x Verlag  |3 Volltext 
082 0 |a 330 
520 |a Sweden is among OECD best performers in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, much thanks to a comprehensive policy framework and relatively efficient policies. There is nonetheless room to further improve consistency of targets and policies, notably for transport, agriculture and carbon removals. Sweden's long record as a climate frontrunner is also threatened by policy changes moving the 2030 reduction target out of reach unless compensated by new ambitious measures. A green industrial revolution is gaining momentum in Sweden's north, fuelled by an abundant supply of clean electricity. Considerable investments in electricity generation, storage and transmission are needed, but long planning and permitting procedures slow many key projects down. The green revolution depends on people and skills to run industry and complementary public services. This is a challenge for northern regions and municipalities already facing labour shortages