Topic: UN's Role in preparing for Global Climate Shift
Country: Sweden
Delegate Name: Lucas Calderon
School: Forest Hills Northern High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Sweden position papers GLIMUN 2013 committees
Since the beginning of the 20th century we have begun to notice an increase in temperature most likely being caused by the risen use of fossil-fuels/greenhouse gasses. This has sparked major controversy between countries on what to do. Sweden has a very strong position about the use of carbon emissions and other fossil fuels trying to decrease them in any way possible. Sweden has started to cut back on their fossil fuel/greenhouse gas emissions ever since scientists started to propose that was a cause for the change in climate. 95 percent of people said that using tax money to address climate change was “Very important” or “Fairly Important” according to a 2002 survey. Because people in Sweden want to address climate change, decreasing fossil fuels/greenhouse gasses has not been an issue making Sweden a leader in producing alternative energy.Sweden linked up with several countries such as South Korea, The UK, Indonesia, Colombia, Norway and Ethiopia to start a new global initiative, ‘The Global commission of economy and climate’. Sweden has joined this because they want to see a major decrease in the use of fossil fuels and an increase in alternative energy sources in developing countries and how it can affect their economy.
Sweden’s goals include having 50 percent renewable energy by the year 2020 and achieve a zero net emissions by the year 2050. To do this Sweden will add more renewable energy sources and cut back on their CO2 emissions. Also Sweden is phasing out oil by cutting 70 percent of oil from heated buildings, cutting road transportation oil and cutting consumption of the oil industry by 25-40 percent by the year 2020.
Work Sited: http://www.government.se/sb/d/5745/a/224670,
http://www.environmentalleader.com/2013/08/19/sweden-most-sustainable-country-in-the-world/,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change_in_Sweden
http://sweden.se/nature/environmental-policy/
