Several debaters think that Sweden should take the lead in emissions trading.
Of: Karl Follin
Climate experts Lars Zetterberg and Jessica Henryson want to see a climate policy where Sweden can act as a pioneer for the other European countries in terms of emissions trading. Following the National Institute of Economic Research's report, the Swedish government was critical.
October 4, 2018, Current debate
Benta Muga in Kenya uses agroforestry on his farm and plants crops together with trees. Photo: Amunga Eschuchi, Vi-skogen
Of: Anders Malmer, Christina Schaffer, Christina Mastroianni, Linda Andersson, Madeleine Fogde, Maria Olund, Mary Schultz and Matthias Goldmann
It is not sustainable to solve the need for more food and feed with continued deforestation or overuse of agricultural land. Instead, we need to invest in production that reduces emissions, increases biodiversity and provides food for people. Part of the solution is about trees, write researchers and organizations within the Agroforestry Network.
October 1, 2018, Debate
Photo: Aleksandr Ledogorov, Unsplash
Of: Isabella Lövin
The Green Party stands for a large and effective aid where the resources benefit the most vulnerable people. International development cooperation is vital, at the same time as the work for a sustainable world cannot and should not depend on development aid. All parts of society must deliver if we are to succeed, writes the Green Party's spokesperson Isabella Lövin.
August 20, 2018, Debate
Of: Noura Hamladji
At the same time as the conflict in Libya continues, the citizens are faced with a lack of societal functions. Power outages are many and can be a direct danger to life for people in need of care. Installing solar panels in hospitals is a simple but vital measure, writes Noura Hamladji, country director of the UN development program UNDP in Libya.
December 19, 2017, Debate
Of: Achim Steiner and Irwin LaRocque
Several powerful hurricanes wreaked havoc in many Caribbean countries. What we previously experienced as extreme weather is becoming more and more normal. The Caribbean must now receive support for climate adaptation and reconstruction. The situation is urgent, writes Caribbean Community President Irwin LaRocque and the head of the UN Development Program, Achim Steiner.
November 21, 2017, Debate
Of: Nmmo Bassey and Pat Mooney
Industrial agriculture feeds just under 30 percent of the earth's population, but uses 75 percent of the agricultural land and is also a major climate culprit. We must stop emissions and invest in small farmers - for both the climate and food security, write the two Right Livelihood winners Pat Mooney and Nnimmo Bassey.
October 16, 2017, Debate
Of: Barbara Jackson, Elin Andersdotter Fabre, Johan Hassel, Maja Brisvall and Sara Borgstrom
Today, attention is paid to the water issue in connection with International Water Day. Water is also high on Sweden's international agenda during the spring. In June, Sweden and Fiji will host a UN conference that will address the catastrophic situation that prevails beneath the surface of the world's oceans. It is high time to seriously talk about the underlying causes of one of the most devastating crises of our time, write representatives from research and civil society.
March 22, 2017, Debate
Of: Annie Sturinge (f. Sturesson)
Since 2009, developing countries have been promised funding and increased national self-determination over climate projects. But the climate funds' strict requirements for control and governance make it difficult for many countries to gain direct access to project support. The climate funds need to be more flexible and look up from short-term project cycles to more long-term goals for sustainable climate measures, writes Annie Sturesson, former technical expert at the Ministry of Finance in Uganda.
March 20, 2017, Debate
Of: Anabela Lemos
The latest El Niño affected 1,5 million Mozambicans. The fact that a relatively small rise in temperature in the Pacific Ocean is causing a shortage of food on the other side of the globe should be an eye-opener for politicians. Climate change must be curtailed and the only way is joint global action, writes Anabela Lemos, director of the Africa Groups' partner organization Justiça Ambiental in Mozambique.
August 25, 2016, Debate
Of: Matthias Goldmann
Isabella Lövin has been given a new title. Instead of a Minister for Development Aid, Sweden now has a Minister for International Development Cooperation and Climate. The title opens up new opportunities, writes Mattias Goldmann, CEO of the green and liberal think tank Fores, which here in an open letter delivers five challenges to the minister.
May 27, 2016, Debate