Thousands Expected at Sweden Climate Demo as Election Looms
- Around 10,000 people are expected to attend a climate demonstration in Stockholm before Sweden's general election on September 13, with climate being a top concern for voters.
- Since 2022, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's right-wing government has cut petrol taxes and reduced mandates for low-carbon fuels, drawing criticism for risking emissions goals.
- More than 200 NGOs and associations, including trade unions and other groups, will join the march organised by the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation.
- The demonstration advocates for stronger climate policies amid concerns about emissions and recent European heatwaves.
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Around ten thousand people are expected to participate in a climate demonstration in Stockholm during the day. More than 280 organizations are participating. – We believe that this is a record in Swedish history for the number of organizations in a climate demonstration, says Hedvig Schylander from the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation.
Thousands expected at Sweden climate demo as election looms
Around 10,000 people are expected to turn out for a climate demonstration in Stockholm on Sunday, according to Swedish police and organisers, just weeks ahead of a general election where the issue is among voters' top concerns.
In power since 2022, the right-wing government led by Ulf Kristersson, supported by Sweden's Anti-Immigration Democratic Party, has been pinned on several occasions by a commission responsible for ensuring the implementation of the country's climate targets. Sweden has set itself the goal of reducing transport-related CO2 emissions by 70% by 2030 from 2010 levels and achieving carbon neutrality by 2045.
37% of voters placed the environment as a top priority ahead of the September 13 elections, in which the governing coalition is predicted to be defeated.
Swedish citizens consider climate to be their top priority at a rate of 37% according to a recent poll and they are highlighting it with a large demonstration. The post Demonstration for climate and climate change in Sweden ahead of elections with 260 organizations appeared first on in.gr.
Among voters' top concerns: Thousands expected at Sweden climate demo as election looms
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