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Sweden changes curse:

Sweden adopts new fossil-free target, making way for nuclear  

Nuclear generation has increased in Sweden despite a vote 40 years ago to phase-out nuclear reactors.

Sweden has set a target to become carbon neutral by 2045. Electricity demand in the country is expected to reach 300 terawatt-hours by 2040. 

“This creates the conditions for nuclear power development,” Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson said in parliament. “We need more electricity production, we need clean electricity and we need a stable energy system.” 

This new target is just for fossil free electricity, not total “fossil free” energy use. Sweden still gets about 30% of all its energyfrom coal, oil and gas, and that is not about to change.