PleasIf you're frustrated these days with local politicians and activists and NIMBYs and environmentalists over climate change, I recommend a standard keyword search on the government page. Each topic is addressed as you would expect. In these dark green times, there are still people who think and don't just believe.
A general information overview on the government page:
Reported direct employment in mining for 2022 was 7,773 people, but about double that if indirect jobs are included. It is estimated that the entire mining cluster supports at least 100,000 to 125,000 direct and indirect jobs in Sweden.
Using the average of the two numbers the
60 jobs in Vittangi alone would total around
868 direct and indirect jobs. Unless the government is lying to its people.)
e.g.
"Mines: Questions and answers
Published 13 March 2024
A secure and sustainable supply of minerals and metals is necessary to enable the green building of society, strengthen competitiveness, electrify Sweden and strengthen Swedish defence capability. More mines are needed to reduce Sweden's and the EU's dependence on raw materials from third countries.
Building a greener, safer and more digital Sweden places new demands on technology, infrastructure, defence materiel and fossil-free energy, which leads to increased demand for raw materials.
The page is updated continuously.
Questions and answers about mines (I can't copy it here for you so follow the link below)
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- New rules on sustainability reporting, Prop. 2023/24:124
Published 03 april 2024 · Bill , Legal documents from the Ministry of Justice , Government
- Proposal for new rules for corporate sustainability reporting submitted to Parliament
Published 03 april 2024 · Press release from the Ministry of Justice
- Consultation on the memorandum Capacity mechanism for the electricity market, KN2024/00779
Published March 28, 2024 · Referral from the Ministry of Climate and Enterprise
- Memorandum on the capacity mechanism for the electricity market, KN2024/00779
Published March 28, 2024 · Ministry series and memoranda , Legal documents from the Ministry of Climate and Enterprise
- Sweden – proud mining nation for over a thousand years *
Published March 22, 2024 · Article from Ebba Busch , Ministry of Climate and Enterprise "
https://www.regeringen.se/regeringens-politik/naringspolitik/fragor-och-svar-om-gruvor/
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Sweden is Europe's leading mining nation today and we will continue to be. But when it comes to critical raw materials needed to secure society's green building, we are dependent on importing raw materials from countries like China. Instead, Sweden must take the lead in securing entire value chains for the EU when it comes to both strategic and critical raw materials - from exploration to production to the end product. It all starts at the mine, and my aim is to present an ambitious strategy for minerals this year," said the Minister for Energy, Business and Industry, Ebba Busch."
It goes on and on on the government's page.
I'm actually looking for our case.
Don't let self-declared environmentalists discourage you from doing the right thing. Talga is not alone in this process. It's agonisingly slow but that's the way it is in Sweden and elsewhere.
If the detailed plan is not adopted and the appeal isn't rejected the government will show Sweden's population and the entire EU that they have lost control of the common good to groups of dogmatists. I don't think that will happen. We will see.