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In 2005 the government of Sweden appointed a commission to draw up a comprehensive programme to reduce Sweden's dependence on petroleum, natural gas and other ‘fossil raw materials’ by 2020. In June 2006 (less than three months before the 2006 general election) the commission issued its report, entitled ''Making Sweden an Oil-Free Society'' ((スウェーデン語:På väg mot ett oljefritt Sverige)). The report cited four reasons to reduce oil dependence:〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Making Sweden an OIL-FREE Society ) 〕 *The impact of oil prices on Swedish economic growth and employment *The link between oil, peace and security throughout the world *The great potential to use Sweden's own clean renewable energy resources in place of oil *The threat of climate change resulting from the extensive burning of fossil fuels As of 2005, oil supplies provided about 32% of the country's energy supply, with nuclear power and hydroelectricity providing much of the remainder. Although the report did not propose to end the use of oil entirely, the 2020 date was suggested as a marker on a continuing process of the "oil phase-out in Sweden". Following defeat of the incumbent government coalition in the 2006 general election, the proposals were not included in the energy policy or in any law. “Sweden’s energy policy, in both the short and the long term, is to safeguard the supply of electricity and other forms of energy on terms that are competitive with the rest of the world. It is intended to create the right conditions for efficient use of energy and a cost efficient Swedish supply of energy, with minimum adverse effect on health, the environment or climate, and assisting the move towards an ecologically sustainable society.”〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Energy in Sweden 2008 ) 〕 ==Commission on Oil Independence== To make recommendations on how dependency on oil should be broken, the government created a Commission on Oil Independence (''Kommissionen för att bryta oljeberoendet i Sverige till år 2020''), headed by the then Prime Minister Göran Persson, which reported in June 2006. In their report, the Commission proposed the following targets for 2020: *consumption of oil in road transport to be reduced by 40-50 per cent; *consumption of oil in industry to be cut by 25-40 per cent; *heating buildings with oil, a practice already cut by 70% since the 1973 oil crisis, should be phased out; *overall, energy should be used 20% more efficiently. Replacing oil with renewable energy sources and energy conservation measures to cut total energy use was envisioned. This is also expected to result in cuts in carbon emissions and to strengthen the country's role in sustainable development technologies as well as increasing its international economic competitiveness. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Making Sweden an Oil-Free Society」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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