Environmental cooperation with California, USA
A renewed Letter of Cooperation between Sweden and California was signed in spring 2024 to deepen the partnership for a green transition through climate and innovation collaboration.
Several Swedish and Californian agencies and institutions are cooperating under this agreement. For the Swedish EPA, the overarching goal of the cooperation is to suppress climate change by developing the practices for the emissions trading systems in both the EU/Sweden and California. This is being done through knowledge exchange between experts.
Emissions trading system
The Swedish EPA cooperates through knowledge exchange with California Air Resource Board (CARB) in numerous areas, such as FIT for 55, carbon border adjustment, scoping plan developments, sustainability criteria, carbon capture and storage (CCS), biofuels, industrial decarbonization and leakage risk.
The cooperation provides important knowledge to both Sweden and California. For example, the Swedish EPA is learning from CARB on sectors that are already covered by the emissions trading system in California, and soon will be introduced in the EU through the EU ETS 2. CARB is learning from the Swedish EPA on the EU Carbon Border Adjustment, as this measure could be implemented.
Sustainable Development Goals
The cooperation is contributing to the Sustainable Development Goal Climate Action within the Agenda 2030.
Moreover, gender equality and equity are important aspects of the cooperation, as well as ongoing discussion on the impact of policy measures on various vulnerable communities.
Contact
For more information, contact Hanna Roos, hanna.roos@naturvardsverket.se