Sweden goes to war over its forests
STOCKHOLM — More than two-thirds of Sweden is covered by trees, and thats turning the country into a battleground between loggers and climate activists. The spark is the EUs new Forest Strategy, published earlier this month. It aims to boost biodiversity, limit burning trees for energy, protect remaining old growth forests from logging and plant 3 billion trees as part of the blocs effort to slash emissions on the path to its Green Deal goal of becoming climate neutral by 2050. Despite assura...
Source: politico.eu