The solar and wind industry is on the proposal for the green list where the EU defines what is environmentally sustainable investments.

But not natural gas that replaces coal and only hydropower that meets certain requirements.

Nor is ordinary forestry, according to the European Commission's proposal that has been out for consultation, only "improved" forestry.

The Swedish government expresses great concern in its response and urges Brussels to rethink and redo.

- This leads to a reduction in the opportunities to change society.

We will need more of what is renewable and fossil-free in the future, says Magnus Berg.

Hotly debated

The sustainability of Swedish forestry is hotly debated.

The forest industry highlights how they have increasingly taken into account natural values ​​when felling and making the industry sustainable.

While, among others, the World Wide Fund for Nature believes that Swedish forestry is still unsustainable which does not protect species and natural values ​​sufficiently.

Massive felling, which is normal in Sweden, means that Swedish forestry stands out in the EU, where felling is usually more selective.

And this is something that plays into the assessment that the European Commission makes.

"A completely different level than down on the continent"

- When we use our forest, it is quite large-scale.

It is superficially on a completely different level than down on the continent, says Mats Nilsson who is head of forest management at Holmen forest.

Is there anything that can raise questions?

- If you are used to seeing that it happens in a certain way at home and then it happens in a completely different way elsewhere, it is clear that you think about why it happens that way.

But our forest ecosystems are adapted for this type of large-scale disturbance or impact, says Mats Nilsson.

"Have not seen the whole picture"

This spring, the European Commission will make a decision on what should be counted as green investments, in EU languages ​​it is called taxonomy.

And possibly the lobbying work from the Swedish government and the forest industry can make the Commission change its mind about the forest.

In any case, that sounds like the answer from the EU Commission's Sweden head.

- I think they will look very carefully at the views that have come from Sweden, in that Sweden and Finland are so large and have such long experience of sustainable forestry.

It may be that the whole picture has not been seen when it comes to sustainable forestry in the Nordic region, says Christian Danielsson, who is head of the European Commission's Sweden office.