Test in Swedish 2024-11-12 18:23

Sweden has promised the UN to reduce emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas methane by 30 percent by 2030. But the goal will not be reached with current policies. The largest methane emissions are caused by animals in agriculture, and there is no plan for how to reduce those emissions.

– No one can convince me that cows that have existed for a thousand years are the basic problem, says Rural Affairs Minister Peter Kullgren (KD) to SVT.

Reducing methane emissions is one of the issues that will be discussed at the COP29 climate meeting in Baku. Reduction of the powerful greenhouse gas is described by the UN as the fastest way to slow down global warming.

But the government lacks a plan for how the goal of a 30 percent reduction is to be reached. According to the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, with current policies, Sweden is only expected to reduce methane emissions by 12 percent by 2030.