Thousands march in Sweden climate demonstration as election looms
- Around 10,000 demonstrators gathered in Stockholm on Sunday to protest against human-made climate change, weeks ahead of the September 13 general election.
- Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's government, backed by the Sweden Democrats, has cut petrol taxes and reduced low-carbon requirements since 2022, which experts argue jeopardizes Sweden's 2030 emissions-reduction goals.
- More than 200 organizations joined the march, marking a record turnout, according to Beatrice Rindevall of the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation. "We are so many people who are concerned about this problem," said 21-year-old student Kliff Lindberg.
- According to a Verian opinion poll published by SVT on Thursday, 37 percent of respondents identified climate change as their top priority, behind only health care, education, crime, and elderly care.
- Climate activist Greta Thunberg warned of "collapse" if current political trajectories continue, telling AFP that no party proposes adequate climate policies. The government argues fossil fuel phase-outs must be gradual to preserve Sweden's competitiveness.
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The protest comes as Swedish and foreign experts have warned that the Swedish government's climate change policies are jeopardizing the country's emissions reduction goals.
(Brussels=Yonhap News) Correspondent Hyun Yoon-kyung = Climate issues are rapidly emerging as a top priority for voters in Sweden, which will hold a general election on the 13th of next month.
According to a Verian opinion poll published on Thursday by the public network SVT, 37% of respondents said that climate was one of the top priorities of voters.
Thousands in Sweden protest over climate policy as election looms
The protest comes as experts in Sweden have warned that the government's climate policy jeopardises the country's emissions-cutting goals to reduce CO₂ emissions from transport by 70 percent by 2030 and to achieve net-zero emissions by 2045.
The demonstration criticized Sweden's climate policy.
Comeback for the climate theme in the election campaign: In Stockholm thousands demonstrate for a restrictive environmental policy of the Swedish government. Greta Thunberg is also part of the campaign.
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