Swedens path to
decarbonisation
through
Population 10.3 M
Population density 25 pers/km2
22 million hectares of productive forest (69% of the total land area)
Goal:
3
-Net zero emissions by 2045
(85 % of that should be accomplished within the Swedish borders) - A transport fleet that are independent of fossil fuels by 2030 - 100 % of electricity production renewable by 2040
A number of
major
challenges
•
Transport sector
(incl aviation)
•
Mining and steel
industry
Fossil free Sweden
Initiative initiated and supported by the government Works with road maps for fossil free industrial sectors-together with the industry
400 members
Some road maps developed:
Mining and mineral industry Cement Industry Steel industry Aviation industry
Food retail Construction and civil engineering The heavy road haulage industry Forest industry
Support in legislation
and policy
frameworks
Support to research
and innovation
• Although also goverened by EU and the overall rules for support to the industry
Bioeconomy and bioenergy will be
important factors to reach the
goals and are one of the pillars to
a fossil free future…
RISE – Research Institutes of Sweden AB · 010-516 50 00 · info@ri.se · ri.se Lindholmspiren 7 A, 417 56 Göteborg · Box 857, 501 15 Borås
Inge Johansson
inge.johansson@ri.se +46 10 516 58 64