Sweden's climate risk international trade

This research paper by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines transboundary climate risks to Sweden's international trade, arguing that traditional analysis overlooks hidden vulnerabilities in deeper supply chain tiers, specifically regarding inputs from Asia, Africa, and soy production in Brazil.

• Traditional trade analysis suggests Sweden's climate risk is low because its primary trading partners are geographically close, such as Germany and Nordic countries, which have low climate vulnerability. However, more detailed data reveals 'hidden links' to highly vulnerable emerging economies in Asia and Africa that are critical to Swedish supply chains, creating a 'new risk horizon' where climate change threatens the stability of inputs entering the chain thousands of miles away.
• The study utilized a high-granularity approach to map climate risks to soy production at the municipality level in Brazil and traced these risks through to Swedish consumption. This methodology also included an assessment of climate change 'choke points' affecting the transport of soy from farms to ports in Brazil, a factor typically omitted from trade-related climate risk assessments.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2022). Sweden's climate risk international trade. https://www.sei.org/publications/swedens-climate-risk-international-trade

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Sweden's climate risk international trade. 2022. https://www.sei.org/publications/swedens-climate-risk-international-trade.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2022swedens, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Sweden's climate risk international trade}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2022}, month = oct, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/swedens-climate-risk-international-trade}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }