2026-03-112025/26:MJU16 · p.2MJUEnvironment & agriculture
Climate work within the EU
The EU's climate policy - implementing the emissions package and the 2040 climate target
What's at stake: The EU's climate targets affect how quickly global emissions are reduced and how European industry and the economy transition. If major countries abandon their climate commitments, this also affects the role the EU and Sweden take in upholding international climate agreements and supporting other countries' transitions.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether Sweden's current approach of supporting the EU's existing climate targets and the implementation of the emissions package and the 2040 target is sufficient, or whether Sweden and the EU should take a more assertive stance to uphold an even more ambitious climate policy, especially if other major countries abandon their climate commitments.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee rejects motions 2025/26:3582 (C) item 2 in this part, 2025/26:3596 (C) item 2 in this part and 2025/26:3732 (S) item 9. The reason is that the EU has already adopted a package to cut net emissions by at least 55% by 2030 and a legally binding 2040 climate target of a 90% reduction in net emissions compared with 1990, which gives European industry long-term conditions and provides a cost-effective path towards climate neutrality by 2050. The committee therefore sees no reason for further measures.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 4 (S)
The reservation (S) calls for the EU to hold fast to the Green Deal, the emissions targets and the climate law, and to take greater responsibility for upholding the Paris Agreement, especially if other major powers leave or ignore it. The reasoning is that Sweden's climate policy is most effective when it goes hand in hand with an ambitious and effective European climate policy that combines emissions reductions, a just transition and new jobs, and that the EU should be a role model and a strong international voice as climate change is already bringing rising sea levels, more wildfires and declining biodiversity.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 4 by S.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The decision would have held
Explicit commitments that contradicted the vote: KDKristdemokraterna, LLiberalerna, MPMiljöpartiet
Ja 181–90Ja 137–134
Counterfactual: the parties above are moved to the position their own documents explicitly point at, carrying their whole contingent present. Every other party keeps its real figures, including dissenters and absentees.
How the AI parties would have voted
For each party: what its own plan – election manifesto and party programme – argues for in this case, next to how the party actually voted. The AI can only answer Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| AI | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | Yes 18/0/0/4 | differs | confidence: high | derived |
| S | No | No 0/89/0/17 | match | confidence: high | explicit |
| MP | No | Yes 15/0/0/3 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| C | No | Abstain 0/0/21/3 | differs | confidence: high | explicit |
| L | No | Yes 13/0/0/3 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| KD | No | Yes 16/0/0/3 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: medium | explicit |
| M | No | Yes 56/0/0/12 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| SD | Yes | Yes 62/0/0/9 | match | confidence: high | derived |
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects the motions 2025/26:3582 by Rickard Nordin et al. (C) amendment 2 in this part, 2025/26:3596 by Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist et al. (C) amendment 2 in this part and 2025/26:3732 by Åsa Westlund et al. (S) amendment 9.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2025/26:3582 av Rickard Nordin m.fl. (C) yrkande 2 i denna del, 2025/26:3596 av Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist m.fl. (C) yrkande 2 i denna del och 2025/26:3732 av Åsa Westlund m.fl. (S) yrkande 9.
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag rejected 162 proposals in motions on climate policy. The proposals were submitted during the ordinary motion period 2025. Among other things, the proposals address international climate work, climate work within the EU, Swedish climate policy, negative emissions, transport sector climate transition and climate adaptation. The Riksdag primarily refers to the fact that work is ongoing in several issues that the proposals address.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants Sweden and EU to pursue ambitious international climate policy in accordance with the Paris Agreement and take greater responsibility for its implementation. (S) — Reservation 4
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The plan describes the situation as a climate emergency where the transition is going far too slowly and all political decisions must take the crisis into account.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan describes the situation as a climate emergency where the transition is going far too slowly and all political decisions must take the crisis into account. It also wants Sweden to play a driving role in far-reaching international climate agreements and establishes that the EU's climate regulations are among the progress that should be defended. The counter-proposal's requirement to hold to green commitments and take greater international responsibility is therefore directly supported.
Original (Swedish)
Planen beskriver läget som ett klimatnödläge där omställningen går alldeles för sakta och alla politiska beslut måste ta hänsyn till krisen. Den vill dessutom att Sverige ska vara pådrivande för långtgående internationella klimatavtal och slår fast att EU:s klimatregleringar hör till de framsteg som ska försvaras. Motförslagets krav på att hålla fast vid gröna given och ta större internationellt ansvar stöds därför direkt.
- immediate climate transitiondecisive»Omställningen behöver ske omgående och alla politiska beslut behöver ta hänsyn till den akuta kris som vi befinner oss i.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The transition needs to happen immediately and all political decisions need to take into account the acute crisis we are facing.”
- driving in climate agreements»Vi vill att Sverige ska spela en pådrivande roll« (party programme ↗)“We want Sweden to play a driving role”
- defend EU's climate progress»De framsteg som trots förutsättningarna gjorts inom ramen för EU är« (party programme ↗)“The progress that has been made within the EU despite the circumstances is”
- climate emergency»Vi befinner oss i ett klimatnödläge.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We are in a climate emergency.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The election manifesto binds the party to Sweden being a strong force in the UN and EU for the world's countries to increase their climate commitments and that the climate policy framework remains firm.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto binds the party to Sweden being a strong force in the UN and EU for the world's countries to increase their climate commitments and that the climate policy framework remains firm. The counter-proposal requires that the EU holds firm on green investment, emission targets, and climate law and takes greater international responsibility. The plan also says that the pace of emission reductions must increase, not that already decided packages suffice.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet binder partiet vid att Sverige ska vara en stark kraft i FN och EU för att världens länder ska öka sina klimatåtaganden och att det klimatpolitiska ramverket ligger fast. Motförslaget kräver just att EU håller fast vid gröna given, utsläppsmålen och klimatlagen och tar ett större internationellt ansvar. Planen säger dessutom att takten i utsläppsminskningarna måste öka, inte att redan beslutade paket räcker.
- push for higher climate commitmentsdecisive»Sverige ska vara en stark kraft i FN och EU för att världens länder ska öka sina åtaganden för att göra verklighet av Parisavtalets ambitioner.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall be a strong force in the UN and EU for the world's countries to increase their commitments to realize the ambitions of the Paris Agreement.”
- firm climate policy framework»Det klimatpolitiska ramverket ska ligga fast.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The climate policy framework shall remain firm.”
- leadership for international climate goals»Sverige som ledande kraft i världen för att överenskomna internationella miljö- och« (party programme ↗)“Sweden as a leading force in the world for agreed international environmental and”
- increased transition pace»Redan nu minskar utsläppen i vårt land, men takten måste öka.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Emissions are already decreasing in our country, but the pace must increase.”
The party programme explicitly states that the EU shall be the leading force in global climate work and that member states must go ahead, which is exactly what the counter-proposal requires.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme explicitly states that the EU shall be the leading force in global climate work and that member states must go ahead, which is exactly what the counter-proposal requires. The programme also requires legally binding climate targets in line with research and a driving Swedish role in international climate negotiations. The committee's assessment that nothing further is needed goes directly against the plan's requirement for heightened ambition.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet säger uttryckligen att EU ska vara den ledande kraften i det globala klimatarbetet och att medlemsländerna måste gå före, vilket är exakt vad motförslaget kräver. Programmet kräver också juridiskt bindande klimatmål i linje med forskningen och en pådrivande svensk roll i internationella klimatförhandlingar. Utskottets bedömning att inget ytterligare behövs går tvärtemot planens krav på skärpt ambition.
- EU leading in climate workdecisive»EU ska vara den ledande kraften i det globala klimatarbetet och driva på för att minska« (party programme ↗)“The EU shall be the leading force in global climate work and drive to reduce”
- binding climate targets»juridiskt bindande klimatmål som ligger i linje med forskningen« (party programme ↗)“legally binding climate targets that are in line with research”
- driving in climate negotiations»internationella klimatförhandlingar och utveckla globalt klimatsamarbete mellan länder« (party programme ↗)“international climate negotiations and develop global climate cooperation between countries”
- tightened EU policy instruments»höja priset på utsläppsrätter i EU, inkludera utsläpp från flyg och sjöfart i systemet och införa klimattullar på varor från länder utanför EU« (2022 manifesto ↗)“raise the price of emissions allowances in the EU, include emissions from aviation and shipping in the system and introduce climate tariffs on goods from countries outside the EU”
The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.
The election manifesto puts climate first and wants to make the EU's emissions trading even more ambitious and open it to more countries.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto puts climate first and wants to make the EU's emissions trading even more ambitious and open it to more countries. The party programme establishes that weak or absent international agreements shall not prevent nations and regions from taking the lead with tightened requirements, and that climate work requires international agreements. The counter-proposal's demand that the EU adheres to its climate targets and takes greater international responsibility is thus the plan's own line.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet sätter klimatet först och vill göra EU:s utsläppshandel ännu mer ambitiös och öppna den för fler länder. Partiprogrammet slår fast att svaga eller uteblivna internationella avtal inte får hindra länder och regioner från att gå före med skärpta krav, och att klimatarbetet kräver internationella överenskommelser. Motförslagets krav att EU håller fast vid sina klimatmål och tar ett större internationellt ansvar är därmed planens egen linje.
- more ambitious EU climate policydecisive»EU:s system för handel med utsläppsrätter är bland de mest effektiva verktyg vi har, och vi vill göra det ännu mer ambitiöst« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The EU's system for trading in emissions rights is among the most effective tools we have, and we want to make it even more ambitious”
- lead with tightened requirements»får inte hindra nationer och regioner från att gå före och tillämpa skärpta krav« (party programme ↗)“shall not prevent nations and regions from taking the lead and applying tightened requirements”
- climate first»Centerpartiet sätter klimatet först, för att framtiden måste vara grön.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Centerpartiet puts climate first, because the future must be green.”
- international climate agreements»Den kräver internationella överenskommelser« (party programme ↗)“It requires international agreements”
The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.
The plan makes the EU the most important instrument in climate policy and wants explicitly to increase European climate ambitions.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan makes the EU the most important instrument in climate policy and wants explicitly to increase European climate ambitions. The counter-proposal's demands to uphold green transition, emissions targets and the Climate Act and that the EU takes greater international responsibility thus coincide with the plan's commitments. The plan furthermore binds itself to the net zero target 2045 within a growing economy.
Original (Swedish)
Planen gör EU till det viktigaste instrumentet i klimatpolitiken och vill uttryckligen öka de europeiska klimatambitionerna. Motförslagets krav på att hålla fast vid gröna given, utsläppsmålen och klimatlagen och att EU tar ett större internationellt ansvar sammanfaller därmed med planens åtaganden. Planen binder sig dessutom vid nettonollmålet 2045 inom en växande ekonomi.
- EU as climate actordecisive»EU är världens viktigaste miljöorganisation – det är bara genom samarbete i Europa och globalt som klimatutmaningen kan mötas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The EU is the world's most important environmental organization – it is only through cooperation in Europe and globally that the climate challenge can be met.”
- raised EU climate ambitions»Inte minst vill vi öka de europeiska klimatambitionerna samt se en tätare samverkan mot inre och yttre hot.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Not least do we want to increase European climate ambitions and see closer cooperation against internal and external threats.”
- EU drives environmental work»EU-samarbetet är vårt viktigaste instrument för att driva på miljöarbetet internationellt.« (party programme ↗)“EU cooperation is our most important instrument for driving environmental work internationally.”
- climate targets with growth»Vi ska nå klimatmålen – inga nettoutsläpp av växthusgaser senast 2045 och därefter negativa utsläpp – inom ramen för en växande ekonomi.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall reach climate targets – no net emissions of greenhouse gases by 2045 at the latest and subsequently negative emissions – within the framework of a growing economy.”
The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.
The party programme points to the EU as the most appropriate level for transnational environmental problems and establishes that the EU at the global level must work to solve the climate problem.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme points to the EU as the most appropriate level for transnational environmental problems and establishes that the EU at the global level must work to solve the climate problem. It also requires action against carbon dioxide emissions and phase-out of fossil fuels. The counter-proposal's requirement that the EU sticks to its climate targets and takes greater international responsibility therefore follows directly from the plan, albeit with the election manifesto's requirement for efficiency.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet pekar ut EU som den mest lämpliga nivån för gränsöverskridande miljöproblem och slår fast att EU på global nivå måste verka för en lösning av klimatproblemet. Det kräver också krafttag mot koldioxidutsläppen och utfasning av fossila bränslen. Motförslagets krav att EU håller fast vid sina klimatmål och tar ett större internationellt ansvar följer därför direkt av planen, om än med valmanifestets krav på effektivitet.
- the EU shall solve the climate problemdecisive»global nivå måste EU verka för en lösning av klimatproblemet« (party programme ↗)“[at the] global level [the] EU must work for a solution to the climate problem”
- EU is the right level for environmental policy»Då miljöproblemen är gränsöverskridande till sin natur är EU i många fall den mest lämpliga« (party programme ↗)“Since environmental problems are transnational in nature, the EU is in many cases the most appropriate [level]”
- phase-out of fossil fuels»Fossilbränslena måste fasas ut från såväl energi- som transportsektorn.« (party programme ↗)“Fossil fuels must be phased out from both the energy and transport sectors.”
- efficient climate transition»Sverige är världsledande i klimatomställningen och det ska vi fortsätta vara på ett sätt som både fungerar och är effektivt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden is world-leading in the climate transition and we shall continue to be in a way that both works and is efficient.”
The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.
The plan takes full responsibility for net zero emissions by 2045 at the latest and identifies climate as one of the issues the EU should address, with international cooperation as a tool.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan takes full responsibility for net zero emissions by 2045 at the latest and identifies climate as one of the issues the EU should address, with international cooperation as a tool. The counter-proposal's demand that the EU stick to the climate law and emission targets and take responsibility for international agreements is compatible with these commitments. The reservation in the plan concerns effectiveness, not ambition: climate policy must not become symbolic politics or climate nationalism.
Original (Swedish)
Planen tar fullt ansvar för nettonollutsläpp senast 2045 och pekar ut klimatet som en av de frågor EU ska hantera, med internationellt samarbete som verktyg. Motförslagets krav att EU håller fast vid klimatlagen och utsläppsmålen och tar ansvar för internationella avtal är förenligt med dessa åtaganden. Reservationen i planen gäller effektiviteten, inte ambitionen: klimatpolitiken får inte bli symbolpolitik eller klimatnationalism.
- net zero emissions 2045decisive»Vi ska som land ta fullt ansvar här hemma och nå nettonollutsläpp senast år 2045.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We should as a country take full responsibility here at home and reach net zero emissions by 2045 at the latest.”
- climate is an EU issue»EU:s fokus ska ligga på att lösa problem som Sverige inte kan hantera ensamt, till exempel handel, klimat, migration och säkerhet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The EU's focus should be on solving problems that Sweden cannot handle alone, such as trade, climate, migration and security.”
- international climate cooperation»Samtidigt ska vi hjälpa andra länder att minska sina utsläpp genom effektivt internationellt samarbete.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“At the same time, we should help other countries reduce their emissions through effective international cooperation.”
- effective, not symbolic politics»Klimatpolitiken får aldrig reduceras till dyrbar symbolpolitik eller snäv klimatnationalism.« (party programme ↗)“Climate policy must never be reduced to expensive symbolic politics or narrow climate nationalism.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan stipulates that evidence, results and Swedish competitiveness should guide the implementation of climate targets ahead of the desire to go first and furthest, and that symbolic politics that affects industry shall be stopped.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan stipulates that evidence, results and Swedish competitiveness should guide the implementation of climate targets ahead of the desire to go first and furthest, and that symbolic politics that affects industry shall be stopped. The counter-proposal in contrast wants the EU to hold fast to green given, emission targets and climate law and take a leading international role. The plan furthermore wants to see reduced supranationality and measures that deliver the most emissions reductions per kronor. The plan thus speaks against the counter-proposal's requirements.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att evidens, resultat och svensk konkurrenskraft ska styra genomförandet av klimatmål framför viljan att gå först och längst, och att symbolpolitik som drabbar industrin ska stoppas. Motförslaget vill tvärtom att EU håller fast vid gröna given, utsläppsmålen och klimatlagen och tar en ledande internationell roll. Planen vill dessutom se minskad överstatlighet och åtgärder som ger mest utsläppsminskning per krona. Planen talar därmed emot motförslagets krav.
- competitiveness ahead of climate ambitiondecisive»Evidens, resultat och svensk konkurrenskraft ska styra genomförandet av klimatmål i högre utsträckning än politikers vilja att gå först och längst.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Evidence, results and Swedish competitiveness should guide the implementation of climate targets to a greater extent than politicians' desire to go first and furthest.”
- stop climate symbolic politics»Stoppa symbolpolitik som går ut över möjligheten att bedriva industri och näring« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop symbolic politics that comes at the cost of the ability to conduct industry and business”
- cost-effective climate policy»Satsa på åtgärder som minskar utsläppen mest per satsad krona som t ex internationella klimatinvesteringar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in measures that reduce emissions most per kronor invested such as international climate investments”
- resistance to EU supranationality»Stoppa maktöverföringar och EU-skatter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop transfers of power and EU taxes”
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- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2025/26:MJU16)
- Committee report full text (HD01MJU16)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2025/26:195 — Avskaffande av Sveriges nationella klimatmål och fokus på EU:s klimatlagstiftning av Rashid Farivar (SD)
- Motion 2025/26:1952 — Konsekvensanalyser för en hållbar svensk klimatpolitik av Jan Ericson m.fl. (M)
- Motion 2025/26:1953 — Tydligare princip om faktabaserad klimatpolitik av Jan Ericson (M)
- Motion 2025/26:1958 — Avskaffande av Klimatpolitiska rådet av Jan Ericson (M)
- Motion 2025/26:2067 — Sveriges behov av att rusta för klimatförändringar av Kerstin Lundgren (C)
- Motion 2025/26:2369 — Kina av Håkan Svenneling m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2025/26:2752 — Om offentlig upphandling och grön innovation av Mathias Tegnér m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:2789 — Klimatet av Nooshi Dadgostar m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2025/26:310 — Avskaffande av Sveriges klimatpolitiska råd av Rashid Farivar (SD)
- Motion 2025/26:3273 — Ett miljövänligt, robust och konkurrenskraftigt energisystem av Linus Lakso m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2025/26:3278 — Ett utsläppsfritt och transporteffektivt samhälle av Linus Lakso m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2025/26:3282 — Ett grönt och konkurrenskraftigt näringsliv under omställning av Katarina Luhr m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2025/26:3283 — Minskade metanutsläpp för Parisavtalet av Katarina Luhr m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2025/26:3284 — Styrning för att öka Sveriges förmåga att nå negativa utsläpp av Katarina Luhr m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2025/26:3405 — Ökad civil försvarsförmåga och stärkt krisberedskap av Emma Berginger m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2025/26:3411 — Kina - mänskliga rättigheter, miljö och geopolitik av Jacob Risberg m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2025/26:3421 — Klimatanpassning av Sverige 2026 av Katarina Luhr m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2025/26:3422 — En grön klimathandlingsplan 2026 av Katarina Luhr m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2025/26:3428 — Ett motståndskraftigt och hållbart svenskt lantbruk av Emma Nohrén m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2025/26:3546 — Klimatmål och åtgärder för minskade utsläpp från konsumtion av Amanda Palmstierna m.fl. (MP)
Source: The Swedish Parliament