EKN and SEK establish a Scientific Climate Council
The Scientific Climate Council, a group of academic experts, will provide advisory support to EKN and SEK to assist aligning the Swedish export finance system with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C goal. The climate council is the first of its kind in the world and will focus on issues such as the role of natural gas for the energy transition in low- and middle-income countries.In 2020, EKN (Swedish Export Credit Agency) and SEK (Swedish Export Credit Corporation) were tasked by the government with investigating how the Swedish export finance system can contribute to the global climate transition.