What does Aurora want?
Which larger visions of societal change is Aurora working towards and which climate obligations does Aurora claim the Swedish state must fulfil?
Visions
Aurora works for systems transformations for Earth system justice. Here are our definitions of systems transformation and Earth system justice, and sources we have drawn inspiration from.
The climate obligations of the Swedish state
The state must take sufficient climate action to effectively protect human rights to life, health, well-being, and quality of life from the serious effects of climate change. Climate action must be in line with the best available science and national and international legal commitments.
This means that the state must
- Do its fair share of the global climate measures needed to limit global warming to 1.5 °C compared to pre-industrial levels. This means reducing emissions far more than is currently planned.
- Protect and restore natural ecosystems that absorb greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, such as forests and wetlands. Much more than is currently planned must be protected: at least 30% of Sweden must be protected by 2030.
- Reduce the total amount of emissions from all sources that Sweden can control. Today, the state has no plan whatsoever to reduce, for example, Swedish consumption-based emissions abroad (approx. 52 Mt CO2e per year) and emissions from the combustion of imported biomass (approx. 10 Mt CO2e per year) and international air and sea transport (approx. 7 Mt CO2e per year).
Last updated 2026.