Övergångsbudgeten from the S/MP does not include any new bets. The budget that M presented with the support of the KD and SD focus on tax cuts, cuts in welfare systems, as well as investment in police and defense.
It shows a huge lack of interest in any climate measures. And at the time of writing we do not know if there will be a so-called mittenregering, but the political demands flying around in the media does not contain anything about the climate.
this looks next year looks to be a lost year for the climate. It should be seen in light of the fact that the UN secretary-general António Guterres in september warned that global emissions must begin to decline within two years in order to have a chance to reach zero emissions in time to avert the worst of disasters. In september 2019, has one of the two years have gone by.
2019 should be seen in light of the fact that the emissions in 2018 looks set to increase – even in Sweden. So what can we do?
We can require that parliament – that the people’s sovereign maktrepresentation – take responsibility and act now. The riksdag may, for example, is already in our to decide whether to:
1. Put the budget act in moratorium for the next ten years and allow the government loans for the major initiatives on renewable energy, energy efficiency, public transport, rail services, local and sustainable food.
2. Prohibit the sale of fossildrivna cars after 2025.
3. Ban domestic flights to the south of Sundsvall after 2025.
4. Prohibit investments in fossil infrastructure (such as Preemraffs expansion in Lysekil).
within the movement, #FridaysForFuture which was started by Greta Thunberg skolstrejk for the climate, and as of november 30, gathered in klimatstrejker at least 114 sites around the country. We can increase the pressure on politicians at all levels.
the Time is out for vague and long-term climate targets. The time is ripe for urgent climate action.
