Abstract
Concern for the environment and how to best address environmental and climate problems, nationally and internationally, have long been a priority for successive Swedish governments and continue to be so today. The policies are characterized by close cooperation between all parts of Swedish society; from consumers and researchers to businesses and environmental organizations. The aim is to be a modern society that environmentally sound and based on sustainable resources. One of the major challenges has been and continues to be how to pursue a growth-friendly policy that takes account of climate change?.
