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anna-karin hatt ■ Anna-Karin Hatt Minister for Information Technology and Energy Ministry of Enterprise and Energy. ■ 22 | GREEN SOLUTIONS FROM SWEDEN
Minister CoMbines it and energy in CleanteCh initiatives Sweden has one minister responsible for both IT and energy. This arrangement is intentional and the minister, Anna-Karin Hatt, recognizes that the two fields are becoming increasingly integrated. Apart from renewable energy and energy efficiency measures, cleantech exports and research into alternative energy sources are two more important issues handled by the ministry. The Swedish energy minster’s genuine commitment to environmental issues is obvious to anyone who knows her. As an example, Hatt chose to highlight the effects of climate change when inaugurating a combined power and heating plant in Helsingborg in southern Sweden. On that occasion, her remarks included the following statement: “We are living in critical times. If the earth’s average temperature were to rise by more than two degrees Celsius, it would have dramatic effects on our society. Here in Sweden, we would experience longer and wetter summers with more precipitation. We would also see tropical storms and drought in other parts of the world. We might perhaps also see positive effects, like larger crop harvests, but also negative effects like more pest damage to our forests, increased water flow, and greater risks of landslides along our waterways. Without doubt, parts of the world would suffer crop failure and famine more often and epidemics would find new ways of spreading. We would see new streams of refugees, geopolitical tensions, and increased competition for dwindling natural resources. This is what climate challenge is all about.” Her speech at the power plant also testifies to how seriously Sweden takes its green energy supply. Generating heat and electricity simultaneously in combined power and heating plants is a technique that Sweden began pursuing in earnest during the 1980s and 1990s. Since then, electricity and district heating, which were initially derived from oil and coal, have become increasingly greener. Today, Swedish combined power and heating is green and is based almost entirely on biofuels and waste collected from the forest industry and on recycling household waste to produce energy. Moreover, one in two Swedes now lives in a house heated by district heating. Forty percent of this heat comes from combined power and heating plants, and 13 percent of Sweden’s electricity is produced in these modern power plants. “As the Swedish Energy Minister, I am very proud that we have come this far. And I am confident about the future. Each day, the energy revolution gains more ground. What’s more, our energy evolution can also help others. Because when countries cooperate and when new discoveries spread, in time it can create a real revolution,” Hatt told the audience at the inauguration. GREEN SOLUTIONS FROM SWEDEN | 23
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