Environmental Requirements

The plan demands that all political decisions take the acute climate situation into account and sees publicly-owned operations' purchases as a tool to drive change also in private companies. Tightened climate requirements in public procurement and coordination of mobility are precisely that use of procurement. The plan also wants to expand public transport to reduce emissions.

• climate considerations in all decisionsdecisive»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 in.”
• public procurement as tool»Gemensamt ägda verksamheter kan användas för att driva förändring också i privata företag.« (party programme ↗)“Publicly-owned operations can be used to drive change also in private companies.”
• requirements in public procurement»Vänsterpartiet ställer krav på kollektivavtal vid offentliga upphandlingar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party requires collective agreements in public procurement.”
• expanded public transport»För att såväl öka alla människors rörelsefrihet som för att minska utsläppen av växthusgaser så behöver även kollektivtrafiken byggas ut och göras billigare och mer tillgänglig i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To both increase everyone's freedom of movement and reduce greenhouse gas emissions public transport needs to be expanded and made cheaper and more accessible throughout the country.”

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 regard for environmental demands be built in from the start and that transport systems be reoriented, and the election manifesto that policy take greater responsibility for climate transition with increased green investments. Tightened climate requirements in public procurement and regional coordination of procurement and mobility are means for precisely that. The proposed coordination functions are not mentioned in the documents.

• environmental requirements from the startdecisive»Hänsynen till miljöns krav ska byggas in i produktionsprocesserna redan från början.« (party programme ↗)“Regard for environmental demands should be built in to production processes from the start.”
• political climate responsibility»Politiken måste ta ett större ansvar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Policy must take greater responsibility.”
• green investments»Öka de gröna statliga investeringarna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase green state investments.”
• reoriented transport system»Transportsystemen ska läggas om för mer gång-, cykel- och kollektivtrafik och så att« (party programme ↗)“Transport systems should be reoriented towards more walking, cycling and public transport and so that”

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 requires that environmental and quality aspects in public procurements be weighted considerably more heavily than today and that requirements on environment, social conditions and working environment be placed. The counter-proposal's demands for increased climate requirements in procurement, reduced climate impact from public consumption and regional coordination of procurement and mobility directly respond to this. The plan also wants to expand public transport throughout the country.

• heavier environmental requirements in procurementdecisive»miljö- och kvalitetsaspekterna viktas betydligt« (party programme ↗)“environmental and quality aspects are weighted considerably”
• environmental and social requirements»krav ställas vad gäller miljö, sociala villkor samt« (party programme ↗)“requirements on environment, social conditions and”
• expanded public transport»bygga ut kollektivtrafiken i hela landet, och gör det billigare att åka buss och tåg, särskilt för unga och pensionärer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“expand public transport throughout the country, and make it cheaper to travel by bus and train, especially for young people and pensioners.”
• strict requirements in procurement»annat ställas i den offentliga upphandlingen.« (party programme ↗)“other things placed in public procurement.”

The plan states that it should cost more to pollute and that climate protection is a central part of politics, never a specialized interest. The counter-proposal wants to increase climate requirements in public procurement and coordinate procurement and mobility regionally, which lies close to the plan's desire to decentralize infrastructure and growth issues to regional level. At the same time, the plan requires effective measures ahead of symbolic politics, which makes the support conditional. The plan therefore supports the demand.

• it should cost to pollutedecisive»Det ska kosta mer att smutsa ner.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It should cost more to pollute.”
• climate is central»För Centerpartiet är omsorg om miljö och klimat en central del av politiken, aldrig en nedprioritering eller ett särintresse.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“For the Centre Party, care for the environment and climate is a central part of politics, never a downgrading or a specialized interest.”
• regional influence over infrastructure»Genom att decentralisera makt och inflytande i frågor som arbetsmarknads-, infrastruktur- och tillväxtpolitik kan invånarna regionalt få råda över viktiga framtidsfrågor.« (party programme ↗)“By decentralizing power and influence in matters such as labour market, infrastructure and growth policy, residents regionally can decide on important future issues.”
• effective measures over symbolic politics»Ett ledarskap som prioriterar effektiva åtgärder framför symbolpolitik eller passivitet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Leadership that prioritizes effective measures ahead of symbolic politics or passivity.”

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 states that clear environmental and climate requirements shall be able to be set in public procurement and that Sweden shall be a driving model in sustainability work. It supports the counter-proposal's demand for increased climate requirements in procurement. At the same time, the plan distances itself from symbolic politics and wants policy instruments to be primarily coordinated at EU level, which argues against new regional coordination functions and makes the assessment uncertain.

• environmental requirements in public procurementdecisive»offentlig upphandling ska tydliga miljö-, klimat- och hälsoskyddskrav kunna ställas« (party programme ↗)“public procurement shall clear environmental, climate and health protection requirements be able to be set”
• Sweden as a driving model»Sverige ska vara en förebild och en pådrivande kraft i det globala arbetet för ett hållbart samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall be a model and a driving force in global work for a sustainable society.”
• no to symbolic politics»Liberal miljöpolitik tar avstånd från symbolpolitik« (party programme ↗)“Liberal environmental policy distances itself from symbolic politics”
• policy instruments coordinated at EU level»ekonomiska styrmedlen bör i första hand samordnas på EU-nivå« (party programme ↗)“economic policy instruments should primarily be coordinated at EU level”

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 explicitly points out environmentally friendly procurement as a strategic instrument and requires that environmental considerations be integrated into all policy from the stewardship principle. It supports the requirement for increased climate requirements in public procurement. To build new regional coordination functions harmonises less well with the plan's resistance to complications, but the decisive commitment speaks for the counter-proposal's case.

• environmentally friendly procurement as a control instrumentdecisive»miljöledningssystem och miljövänlig upphandling är exempel på strategiska instrument som ska användas.« (party programme ↗)“environmental management systems and environmentally friendly procurement are examples of strategic instruments that shall be used.”
• integrated sustainability»Hållbar utveckling förutsätter att ekologi, ekonomi och sociala hänsyn integreras.« (party programme ↗)“Sustainable development requires that ecological, economic and social considerations be integrated.”
• reduced emissions»MINSKADE KLIMATUTSLÄPP« (2022 manifesto ↗)“REDUCED CLIMATE EMISSIONS”
• resistance to complications»företagande över hela landet. Byråkrati och krångliga« (party programme ↗)“enterprise throughout the country. Bureaucracy and complicated”

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 counter-proposal demands regional procurement coordination, a new regional coordination function and increased climate requirements in public procurement. The plan demands high efficiency and precision in climate policy and warns against expensive symbolic politics; emissions reductions should be sought where they are cheapest, including internationally, while at the same time administrative burden and bureaucracy should decrease. New requirements and coordination bodies do not follow from this, so the plan rejects the requirement.

• no expensive symbolic measuresdecisive»Klimatpolitiken får aldrig reduceras till dyrbar symbolpolitik« (party programme ↗)“Climate policy must never be reduced to expensive symbolic politics”
• cost-effective climate policy»Samtidigt är kostnaden för att minska utsläppen genom internationella klimatinsatser ofta mycket lägre än för att minska utsläppen i Sverige« (2022 manifesto ↗)“At the same time, the cost of reducing emissions through international climate efforts is often much lower than for reducing emissions in Sweden”
• effective climate policy»Klimatpolitiken ska vara tydlig och effektiv.« (party programme ↗)“Climate policy shall be clear and effective”
• reduced administrative burden»Ta bort en tredjedel av företagens administrationskostnader och en tredjedel av regelkrånglet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove a third of companies' administration costs and a third of red tape”

The plan requires that climate measures are governed by evidence, results and Swedish competitiveness rather than by the desire to go first and furthest, and that money is invested where it reduces emissions most per krona. Increased climate requirements in public procurement plus new regional coordination functions instead provide new administration with uncertain effect. The plan also wishes to stop symbolic politics and reduce the costs of climate measures that can be made more effective.

• evidensstyrd klimatpolitikdecisive»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 shall govern the implementation of climate goals to a greater extent than politicians' desire to go first and furthest.”
• utsläppsminskning per krona»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 invested krona, such as international climate investments”
• stoppa symbolpolitik»Stoppa symbolpolitik som går ut över möjligheten att bedriva industri och näring« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop symbolic politics that affects the ability to conduct industry and business”
• lägre klimatkostnader»Minska kostnaderna för migrationspolitik, bistånd, EU-bidrag och klimatåtgärder som kan göras mer effektiva« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce costs for migration policy, aid, EU subsidies and climate measures that can be made more effective”