Sweden will increase the proportion of biofuels blended with fossil fuels to meet the EU’s 2030 climate targets, the government announced on Tuesday (27 August), reversing its previous policy.
Sweden’s centre-right governing parties and their far-right ally, the Sweden Democrats (SD, ECR), confirmed at a press conference on Tuesday that the so-called reduction obligation for fossil fuels will be increased.
It is a “golden solution”, said Climate and Environment Minister Romina Pourmokhtari (Liberals, Renew), adding that “the blending of biofuels can increase without raising the…