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If you look at the existing policies that are in place globally, we are reaching somewhere between 2.7 and 2.9 degrees of warming by the end of the century. Before we had the Paris Agreement, we were looking at 4 to 4.5 degrees of warming. So it's clear that it makes a difference. We have one of the most ambitious climate targets in industry. We have a huge network throughout the Nordics, perhaps the largest in the Nordic region. I think we have done a great deal over the past two years at PostNord. We have worked very hard to systematize and structure the work we do and really accelerate the green transition. If we think about sustainability, electrification of logistics and the use of biogas, it is a kind of megatrend. It is really great to be at the forefront of this trend and do things that really have a concrete impact. We are an important part of society. And you should feel confident that when you use PostNord, you are using a company that takes responsibility for people and for the environment. If we are to be competitive in the future, we must take that responsibility. We have employees who want to be associated with a company that takes this kind of responsibility, but who can also feel proud to be involved in influencing such an important transition. We face a variety of challenges, but one area that we have identified as a challenge is of course that we are dependent on our subcontractors also making the transition. And how can we support our subcontractors with expertise, knowledge sharing and so on, to enable their journey towards transition? At present, there is a lot going on in terms of policy, regulations and laws. This makes it difficult to make the right decisions at the right time. What should we choose to invest in? And as we have discussed with our suppliers, it is a mix that we are investing in at the moment. A mix of HVO, biogas and future electrification. Then we have our customers who also have very ambitious sustainability agendas. So here is the thing: it is actually business-critical for us. Our next step is that we have to crack the electrification issue. It is about the technology working with us, and it is about a whole value chain that needs to be in place. What has made progress possible, I would say, is that we have actually committed, that we have acted and rolled up our sleeves. I think that PostNord's environmental targets are ambitious but realistic, and it is interesting to be involved in developing this at a Nordic level. I find it exciting, also because we are a company with a long history. I think we expect that of ourselves, that we are one of those who take leadership and drive the green transition forward. What I hope for in the future is, of course, that we reach the climate targets that have been set. Then I think there will be many other things to work on. It is about making the transition, and there may be new challenges that we don't actually know about right now. The long-term goal for our climate work is constantly shifting as we get better and better. Right now, we are aiming to be fossil-free by 2030. The further we go and the better we get, we will adopt new climate targets and new ambitions. Now we are talking a lot about what we are doing to become sustainable. We talk a lot about what we are doing to become fossil-free. In ten years, we will be fossil-free. Then we will be sustainable.