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  • 4 - Politics and Governance of Sweden’s Transformation toward a Fossil-Free Welfare State

  • Edited by Karin Bäckstrand, Stockholms Universitet, Jens Marquardt, Technische Universität, Darmstadt, Germany, Naghmeh Nasiritousi, Swedish Institute of International Affairs, Oscar Widerberg, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
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    The Politics and Governance of Decarbonization
    Published online:
    05 December 2024
    Print publication:
    28 November 2024, pp 63-95
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    This chapter examines the role of the state in collaborative governance as well as the mix between hard (regulation) and soft modes of governance (orchestration) to achieve decarbonization in Sweden after the adoption of the 2017 Climate Policy Framework. The chapter focuses on state-led transformation and critically examines Sweden’s progress toward its overarching goal to become the first fossil-free welfare state by 2045. It investigates Sweden’s national strategies and governance modes to achieve decarbonization and overcome carbon lock-ins through institutional, economic, technological, and behavioral transformation. It concludes that Sweden’s path to decarbonization – like many other countries – resembles more of an incremental transition limited to certain sectors rather than the wholesale transformation toward achieving a fossil-free society.