Sweden

Sweden has set a goal on being climate neutral by 2045. Sweden has enacted a Climate Act in 2018, which states that both current, and future governments have the responsibility to pursue a policy based on climate goals and to report regularly on development. According to the Climate Act, when presenting the budget bill, the government must annually present a climate report alongside the budget, including an assessment of the overall climate effects of all policy areas and must contain a description of the development of emissions in relation to target. The report shall also narrate the most important decisions made during the past year and those effects on the development of greenhouse gas emissions.

Cases
Recently, dozen of Swedish persons started planning a lawsuit against the Swedish Government and the climate policy for, what the swedes believe, is a violation of a Convention on the Rights of the Children. Jonas Ebbesson, the Professor of Climate law in the University of Stockholm, stated that he does not consider it impossible that the state could be held accountable in court, and that the state could be forced to do more to protect their citizens from climate hazards.

Organizations

 * Greenpeace Sweden
 * Jordens Vänner