By 2030, almost a third of all the energy consumed in the European Union must come from renewable sources, according to binding targets agreed in 2018. Sweden is helping lead the way.
As well as targeting 100% renewable electricity production by 2040, the country is transforming homes into highly efficient ‘prosumers’ - buildings which both produce and consume the vast majority of their own energy.
Meanwhile local ‘district heating’ plants are using excess heat to produce over 75% of the warmth that Swedish households need. The country also manages to combine the world’s highest carbon taxes with relatively cheap energy prices.
These are all reasons why Sweden tops the Forum’s Energy Transition Index - providing environmental leadership at a time when a Great Reset has never been more needed. Here’s how Sweden is building up local solutions in its energy revolution.
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