Right now, Sweden's environmental objectives days are being held in Borlänge where experts, officials and politicians gather to discuss the country's set environmental quality goals.
Today, Sweden only achieves the goal of a protective ozone layer – we miss the remaining environmental goals. Three goals are close to being achieved, but in four others the development is assessed as negative.
Demands more from decision makers
Critics, including Andreas Magnusson, who is involved in Fridays for future and project manager for Climate Live Sweden, believe that current environmental goals are insufficient and that more is required from decision-makers.
"It is disappointing for me and others involved that we have had environmental goals set since the 90s, and still have not managed to act on what we have known," he says.
Concrete proposals to the Government
Following the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency's latest evaluation of the environmental objectives, the agency submitted a number of proposals to the government.
– Among other things, we emphasized that a faster green transition is needed and that climate and biodiversity need to be prioritized in policy, says Karin Hogstrand, administrator for the environmental goals at the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.
"This is just one of many deliveries where we provide objective information about how the state of the environment is developing and what we believe we need to do," she continues.
SVT has reached out to the Minister for Climate and Environment for comment.
In the video: Hear the climate activist's message to those in power and his answer to the question of whether he thinks there is any hope in the ongoing work.