Lena Ek

Minister for the Environment
Ministry of the Environment

"Sweden will continue to be a world-leading environmental nation. By pursuing an active and future-oriented environmental policy that finds solutions to both international and local environmental problems, Sweden will be the country where it is easiest, cheapest and most fun to be environmentally friendly."

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Lena Ek Ministry of the Environment
work Tegelbacken 2 postal SE-103 33 Stockholm Office work +46 8 405 10 00
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Lena Ek on future environmental policy

Minister for the Environment Lena Ek has now completed her appointments to the political staff at the Ministry of the Environment. In an interview, she describes her view of the challenges facing environmental policy and the issues that will define environmental policy in the time ahead.

SLCP in focus


On 3 June 2012, Lena Ek and US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arranged a seminar to increase the knowledge of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCP).

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Minister for the Environment Lena Ek gives her view on the cooperation in HELCOM and the task of planning marine areas.