Sweden’s climate emissions bounced back in 2021 after dropping during pandemic
- Swedish greenhouse gas emissions rose last year after falling during the start of the coronavrius pandemic, according to preliminary figures from the Environmental Protection Agency.
- Compared to 2020, emissions increased by 4 percent last year, totaling 48 million tons of greenhouse gases.
- The agency’s Anna-Karin Nyström says Sweden must decrease its carbon emissions each year if it is to meet its climate goals.
Radio Sweden
For more on the latest figures from the Environmental Protection Agency, listen to Radio Sweden’s full report.
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Greenland: Climate change accelerating ice loss from peripheral glaciers, Eye on the Arctic
Iceland: Natural event seems to slow Icelandic glacier melt, Eye on the Arctic
Norway: Will the green transition be the new economic motor in the Arctic?, Eye on the Arctic
Sweden: Sweden’s climate policies closer to reaching goals, Radio Sweden
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