SEK’s and EKN’s Scientific Climate Council
The Climate Council is an advisory expert body to SEK and EKN in their work to align the Swedish export financing system with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5-degree target.
The focus of the Climate Council’s work is on the impact of export financing on global greenhouse gas emissions. The Council serves as a strategic source of expertise and a discussion partner for SEK and EKN on matters of principle. The Council does not have an operational role in individual business decisions.
Examples of issues that may be addressed by the Climate Council include how the development of countries’ and companies’ commitments, as well as IPCC reports, should influence the direction of the Swedish and international export financing systems.
Other examples include the role of natural gas in the energy transition in low- and middle-income countries, which sectors have the potential to contribute to reduced global climate emissions, and how SEK and EKN can develop their climate reporting to provide relevant information to stakeholders and the public.
Researchers on the Council
- Måns Nilsson, CEO of the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
- Max Åhman, Professor of Environmental and Energy Systems Studies at Lund University
- Tomas Kåberger, Professor of Industrial Energy Policy at Chalmers University of Technology and former Director General of Swedish Energy Agency
- Anna Krook-Riekkola, Professor of Energy Engineering at Luleå University of Technology