Sweden should abandon a national target for reducing emissions from the transport sector and align the country’s climate ambitions with goals set by the European Union, a government-appointed inquiry proposed on Wednesday.

The largest Nordic nation, which has long been seen as a front-runner on climate policy, has a target of reducing emissions to net zero by 2045, five years earlier than the EU. However, more near-term targets that serve as milestones to the ultimate goal are looking increasingly hard to reach as the current government has introduced measures that will lead to more emissions, including a reduction of fuel …