Sweden's gross domestic product rose 2.6% during the same period. "That means that emissions of greenhouse gases per crown produced in the economy is decreasing," it said. However, emissions from the transport sector look set to increase after the government announced this month it will slash the amount of required biofuel in gasoline and diesel, in a bid to bring prices down for consumers.
The right-wing coalition government, backed by the
anti-immigration Sweden Democrats, has already cut fuel taxes,
raised tax breaks for people driving to work and ended new
electric vehicles subsidies.
The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency warned this week
that Sweden faces an uphill task to reach its 2030 emissions
targets after the government's decision to slash biofuel
requirements.
(Reporting by Johan Ahlander; editing by Niklas Pollard)
