Processing times and permit processes

The election manifesto states that we face a climate emergency, that the transition must happen immediately, and proposes a massive investment programme for the green industry. Faster permit processes are a prerequisite for the societal development this requires, and the counter-proposal explicitly maintains environmental performance, which meets the party programme's demand that environmental considerations are paramount. The plan therefore bears the counter-proposal's demands.

• the transition is urgentdecisive»Omställningen behöver ske omgående och alla politiska beslut behöver ta hänsyn till den akuta kris som vi befinner oss i.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The transition must happen immediately and all political decisions must take into account the acute crisis we face.”
• green investment programme»Vänsterpartiet föreslår ett massivt investeringsprogram för den gröna industrin.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party proposes a massive investment programme for the green industry.”
• environmental consideration paramount»de långsiktiga miljöhänsynen måste vara överordnade« (party programme ↗)“long-term environmental considerations must be paramount”
• climate emergency»Vi befinner oss i ett klimatnödläge.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We face a climate emergency.”

The election manifesto explicitly establishes that bureaucratic barriers must be torn down and slow permit processes must be speeded up, tied to rapid industrial transformation through public investment. The counter-proposal's demand for faster permit processes while maintaining environmental performance and parallel processes for green transformation is precisely this commitment. The plan therefore supports the demand.

• faster permit processesdecisive»Riv de byråkratiska hindren för mer el. Långsamma tillståndsprocesser ska snabbas på.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tear down the bureaucratic barriers for more electricity. Slow permit processes must be speeded up.”
• increased pace of industry's transformation»Genom statliga investeringar kan vi öka takten i industrins omställning och underlätta ett klimatsmart liv.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Through public investment we can increase the pace of industry's transformation and facilitate a climate-smart life.”
• doubled expansion pace»Vi vill minst fördubbla takten i utbyggnaden av elnätet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to at least double the pace of electricity grid expansion.”
• transformation drives growth»Omställningen till en ekologiskt hållbar utveckling är en stark drivkraft för ekonomisk« (party programme ↗)“The transformation to ecologically sustainable development is a strong driver for economic”

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 demands a transformation law that forces all industry to phase out fossil fuels by 2030 and at least 100 billion per year in transformation investments; such a pace requires faster permit processes. The counter-proposal explicitly maintains sustained environmental performance, which is compatible with the plan's requirement that environmental considerations weigh heavier than short-term development interests. The party programme also wishes to facilitate industry's transition to sustainable production.

• rapid industrial transformationdecisive»införa en omställningslag så att all industri fasar ut kol, olja och fossilgas till senast 2030.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“introduce a transformation law so all industry phases out coal, oil and fossil gas by no later than 2030.”
• large-scale transformation investments»investera minst 100 miljarder per år i att ställa om så att Sverige blir ett fossilfritt välfärdsland senast år 2030.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest at least 100 billion per year to transform so Sweden becomes a fossil-free welfare country by 2030.”
• facilitate green transformation»Vi vill underlätta för svenskt näringsliv att ställa om sin produktion till att bli långsiktigt hållbar och fortsatt konkurrenskraftig.« (party programme ↗)“We wish to facilitate Swedish business's transformation of production towards being long-term sustainable and remaining competitive.”
• sustained environmental performance»Miljöhänsyn ska väga tyngre än kortsiktiga exploateringsintressen.« (party programme ↗)“Environmental considerations must weigh heavier than short-term development interests.”

The election manifesto explicitly requires that the time for green investment permits be halved and that the Environmental Code be reformed so that climate benefits carry more weight in the assessment, and that permits for wind power may take at most two years. That is precisely what the counter-proposal demands: faster permit processes without lowered environmental performance. The plan moreover requires that state authorities cooperate, which supports the requirement for joint planning and parallel processes.

• halved permit timelinesdecisive»Klimatet kan inte vänta på dyra och krångliga regelverk. Det är dags att halvera tiden det tar att få tillstånd för gröna investeringar och reformera miljöbalken så att ett projekts klimatnytta ges större vikt i miljöprövningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Climate change cannot wait for expensive and complex regulations. It is time to halve the time it takes to obtain permits for green investments and reform the Environmental Code so that a project's climate benefits are given greater weight in environmental assessment.”
• permit time limit»Det krävs en kriskommission för att snabbare öka Sveriges utsläppsfria elproduktion och tillstånd för vindkraft ska få ta max två år.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A crisis commission is required to more quickly increase Sweden's emissions-free electricity production and permits for wind power shall take a maximum of two years.”
• cooperation between authorities»Statliga myndigheter måste samverka och arbeta marksnålt när man tar ny mark i anspråk för väg, tåg, el, etc.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“State authorities must cooperate and work efficiently when taking new land for roads, railways, electricity, etc.”
• shorter processing times»Alla som bor i Sverige ska kunna få sin sak prövad. Ledtiderna för handläggning och myndighetsutövning i domstolar och myndigheter måste kortas och tillgången till ombud förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Everyone living in Sweden shall be able to have their matter assessed. Processing times for administration and official action in courts and authorities must be shortened and access to legal representation improved.”

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 states that the task of politics is to quickly remove obstacles for businesses and that permit processing should be made more efficient as long as legal certainty is maintained. The requirement for faster and coordinated permit processes with maintained environmental performance corresponds to this. The plan also commits to reaching the climate goals within the framework of a growing economy, which presupposes that industrial transformation does not get stuck in processing times.

• quickly remove obstaclesdecisive»Politikens uppgift måste vara att snabbt undanröja hinder för att underlätta för företag och« (party programme ↗)“The task of politics must be to quickly remove obstacles to facilitate for businesses and”
• take advantage of new technology»människor att ta vara på de möjligheter som den tekniska utvecklingen skapar.« (party programme ↗)“people to take advantage of the opportunities that technological development creates.”
• 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 the climate targets – no net greenhouse gas emissions by 2045 and thereafter negative emissions – within the framework of a growing economy.”
• reduced regulatory burden»Regelbördan för små företag ska minska, genom ansträngningar på både kommunal, statlig och« (party programme ↗)“The regulatory burden on small businesses shall be reduced, through efforts at both municipal, state and”

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 party programme requires that the planning process is characterized by efficiency and good service spirit toward those who want to build and develop, and that bureaucracy and cumbersome regulations are counteracted. At the same time environmental considerations shall permeate all policy areas, which responds to the counter-proposal's condition that environmental performance shall not be lowered. Faster and coordinated permission processes with maintained environmental performance thus aligns with the plan.

• efficient planning processesdecisive»Men planprocessen måste också präglas av effektivitet och god serviceanda gentemot de aktörer som vill bygga och utveckla stad och landsbygd.« (party programme ↗)“But the planning process must also be characterized by efficiency and good service spirit toward those actors who want to build and develop city and countryside.”
• counteract regulatory complexity»Byråkrati och krångliga regler ska motverkas.« (party programme ↗)“Bureaucracy and cumbersome regulations shall be counteracted.”
• maintained environmental consideration»Miljöhänsyn behöver genomsyra alla politikområden.« (party programme ↗)“Environmental considerations need to permeate all policy areas.”
• 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 a world leader in climate transition and that is what we shall continue to be in a way that both works and is efficient.”

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 explicitly commits to shortening and simplifying licensing processes for industries pursuing transition, and to reducing government agencies' processing times through a backstop deadline. The same demands are placed on power grid expansion and environmental permits. The counter-proposal's demand for faster licensing processes for green industrial transition is therefore exactly what the plan promises.

• faster permits for transitiondecisive»Utöver det vill vi förkorta och förenkla tillståndsprocesser för industrier som satsar på omställning och få på plats en storskalig satsning på tekniker för att fånga in och lagra koldioxid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Beyond that, we want to shorten and simplify licensing processes for industries pursuing transition and put in place a large-scale effort on technologies to capture and store carbon dioxide.”
• backstop deadline»Korta myndigheternas handläggningstider genom en bortre tidsgräns« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce government agencies' processing times through a backstop deadline”
• shorter grid permits»Investera i det svenska elnätet och korta tillståndsprocesserna för elnätsutbyggnad« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in the Swedish power grid and shorten licensing processes for grid expansion”
• shorter environmental permits»Minska antalet regler för jordbruket och korta handläggningstider för miljötillstånd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce the number of regulations for agriculture and shorten processing times for environmental permits”

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 explicitly requires that permit processes for mining, power grid expansion and industry be streamlined and made faster and more predictable. The counter-proposal's demand for faster permit processes with retained environmental performance, joint planning and parallel processes addresses the same thing. The plan therefore supports the demand, even though its motive is industry's competitiveness rather than climate transition.

• faster permit processesdecisive»Tillståndsprocesser för gruvnäring, elnätsutbyggnad och industri behöver effektiviseras och göras snabbare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Permit processes for mining, power grid expansion and industry need to be streamlined and made faster.”
• predictable permit processes»Effektivisera och öka förutsägbarheten i tillståndsprocesserna för gruvnäring, elnätsutbyggnad och industri« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Streamline and increase predictability in permit processes for mining, power grid expansion and industry”
• predictability for investment»En förutsättning för att lönsamma investeringar ska kunna göras är en långsiktig politik som tar hänsyn till industrins behov av en förutsägbar process.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A prerequisite for profitable investments to be made is a long-term policy that takes industry's need for a predictable process into account.”
• industry's competitiveness»Prioritera svensk industri och konkurrenskraft« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Prioritize Swedish industry and competitiveness”

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.