Room: Vingen 3+4
Time: 11.00-12.30
Session chair: Dr. Mathias Fridahl (Linköping University), Dr. Mikael Karlsson (Uppsala University)
In the Paris Agreement, national governments agreed to limit global warming to well below 2°C or ideally 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, including to aim to become greenhouse gas neutral in the second half of this century. In response, the EU, many countries, cities and companies have also published net zero targets. Two problems are obvious, however, first that these goals are difficult to compare since there is no agreed standardized formats for how to design and make information publicly available on net zero targets, and second, that the gap between the global goal and targets is large, which is also potentially the case for goal achievement gaps.
This session takes a critical perspective on the credibility of net zero targets and explores policies that may offer leapfrogging towards the goals. A particular focus is placed on Sweden’s net zero goal by 2045 and potential shortcomings of present policies.
11.00 Welcome by Mathias Fridahl and Mikael Karlsson
- Ashley Almqvist Ingersoll (Linköping University) – Framings of BECCS in the Swedish parliament.
- Oskar Lindgren (Uppsala University) – Learning from the past to guide the future? The political feasibility of rationing in climate policy
- Dr. Alexander Olsson (Södertörn University) – Forerunner city or net-zero opportunist? Carbon dioxide removal in Stockholm, residual emissions and risks of mitigation deterrence
- Dr. Naghmeh Nasiritousi (Linköping University, and The Swedish Institute of International Affairs).