Commenting on the election result, Sverker Carlsson Jagers, Professor of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg, says it is likely that a new government will swiftly re-establish a Ministry of the Environment. He adds that Sweden may well end up with both an Environment Minister and a Climate Minister.
73 per cent want to ban large-scale fishing for fishmeal in the Baltic Sea.
Every year, a climate barometer is commissioned by WWF to present the views of different social groups on specific election issues. An ongoing study in Lund and Örebro shows preliminary figures suggesting that young people have put the climate issue behind them. Deep Sea Reporter spoke to young adults in Stockholm about their thoughts on the ocean and climate.