Sweden's smooth energy transition

Sweden's goal is to become carbon neutral. During the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly, in 2015, Prime Minister Stefan Löfven announced that Sweden would become one of the world's first fossil-fuel free states, and that it would no longer emit greenhouse gases by 2050. This deadline was finally brought forward by five years with the passing of a climate law on 15 June 2017. Sweden, which turned away from oil following the crises of 1973 and 1979, currently has the (…)