Secretariat
The Climate Policy Council has an office with five full-time employees to support the work of evaluating whether the government's overall policy leads to the climate goals. The office shares premises with the Swedish Research Council Formas, which is the Climate Policy Council's host authority.
Ola Alterå, Chief Executive
Ola Alterå was appointed Head of Secretariat in October 2017. He has extensive experience in climate, energy and sustainability issues from industry, politics and government. He has previously served as Secretary of State at the Ministry of Industry and Economic Affairs.
ola.altera@klimatpolitiskaradet.se
Telephone: +46 (0)8-775 41 70
Anton Olsson, Senior Analyst
Anton Olsson is a political scientist and comes most recently from the Swedish Ministry for Climate and Enterprise. At the Government Offices, Anton has worked with developing Sweden’s Climate Policy Framework and negotiated EU-policies to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.
anton.olsson@klimatpolitiskaradet.se
Telephone: +46 (0)73-021 30 04
Stina Jansson, Senior Analyst
Stina is a biologist and comes most recently from the European Commission. At the Directorate-General for Climate Change, Stina has worked with the development of climate policy and the follow-up of Member States’ climate targets and measures for the forestry and agricultural sectors.
stina.jansson@klimatpolitiskaradet.se
Telephone: +46 (0)73-025 11 31
Anna Volckerts, Senior Project Manager Panorama
Panorama is an on-line platform that gathers and visualises information about Sweden’s climate transition. The platform is jointly managed by the Swedish Climate Policy Council, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Energy Agency. Anna Volckerts has an M.Sc. in international business administration plus degrees in journalism and sustainable development. She has extensive experience in the climate and sustainability field and has worked as a sustainability consultant and coordinator as well as a communicator in the private, non-profit and public sectors.
anna.volckerts@klimatpolitiskaradet.se
Telephone: +46 (0)8-775 40 09
Questions regarding Panorama:
panorama-sverige.se
panorama@klimatpolitiskaradet.se
Mattias Almqvist, Senior Analyst
Mattias Almqvist is an economist with ten years’ experience in consulting, specialising in socio-economic analyses of policy, regulation and investment, particularly in relation to the climate transition of society and industry.
mattias.almqvist@klimatpolitiskaradet.se
Telephone: +46(0)73 020 98 83
Sophia Blaus, Intern
Sophia Blaus is an intern at the secretariat during the spring term of 2026, as part of her master’s programme in Agronomy, specialising in Rural Development, at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Uppsala. She is a rural development specialist with both academic training and professional experience, with a particular focus on sustainability in food production and environmental issues.
