Sweden seeks to steer EU onto energy-efficient path
Filed under: Government News Energy
Sweden plans to step up Europe's energy-efficiency legislation as it takes over the rotating six-month EU Presidency at the beginning of July.
Sweden has themed its economic and environmental strategy as a "transition into an eco-efficient economy".
Sweden set itself an ambitious national agenda when it presented its "integrated climate and energy policy" in March. The government pledged to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 40% in sectors that do not participate in the EU emissions trading scheme (EU ETS; see EurActiv LinksDossier) by 2020, with the aim of becoming completely carbon neutral by mid-century.
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