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Amanda Lind: Only the Greens Speak Plainly About Climate Costs
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Amanda Lind: Only the Greens Speak Plainly About Climate Costs

From Svenska Dagbladet · () Swedish

Translated from Swedish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Swedish Green Party leader Amanda Lind says the party would seek a strong climate policy and major investments if it joined the government.
  • She accepts that petrol will become more expensive as renewable fuel content rises, but opposes sudden increases and proposes support for households that need cars.
  • Lind favors a majority government with the Social Democrats, Centre Party and Left Party, while ruling out cooperation with the Christian Democrats.

Amanda Lind arrived at Malmö Central Station by train for a packed campaign day, carrying a message she says other parties avoid: petrol will become more expensive. The Green Party leader argues that this will happen regardless of which government takes office.

If the Greens enter government, Lind wants what she calls a “kick-start for the climate.” She says the first budget should contain major climate investments that rapidly cut emissions while strengthening Sweden, creating jobs and working efficiently.

No other party than the Green Party speaks plainly about this.

— Amanda LindLind argued that petrol costs will rise regardless of the government in power.

Her proposed package includes industrial investment, cables for offshore wind power, railway spending and measures allowing everyone to charge an electric car at home. The party also wants support for buying new or used electric vehicles and a leasing option costing about 1,500 kronor a month.

We must reduce emissions, and we must reduce them quickly. We must do it in a way that strengthens Sweden, creates more jobs, and is effective and works.

— Amanda LindShe described the goals of the Greens’ proposed climate policy.

Drivers who keep cars with combustion engines would face higher fuel costs as more renewable content is blended into petrol. Lind said the Greens did not want “any shock increases” and would compensate households that depend on cars. She said the priority should be making renewable alternatives cheaper.

Lind prefers a majority government involving the Social Democrats, Centre Party and Left Party, which she believes would work more effectively than parliamentary budget cooperation. She rules out governing with the Christian Democrats, saying the party is too far to the right. Despite policy disagreements, including over migration, she says the opposition should try to form a government if voters support change.

But we do not want any shock increases.

— Amanda LindLind addressed the expected rise in fuel costs for combustion-engine vehicles.

She also points to two temporary tax cuts due to expire in the autumn. One reduced petrol prices by 3 kronor per liter and placed Sweden below the European Union’s minimum level, which the European Commission described as a temporary crisis measure.

That we could sit in government with the Christian Democrats, I see as ruled out.

— Amanda LindShe rejected a governing coalition with the Christian Democrats.
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Originally published by Svenska Dagbladet in Swedish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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