2023-05-102022/23:TU7 · p.7TUTransport & infrastructure
Promotion of Inland and Coastal Shipping
A national strategy for domestic and coastal shipping
What's at stake: The decision affects shipping companies and actors in domestic and coastal shipping, whose ability to shift freight from road to sea and transition to greener operations could strengthen or remain unchanged depending on whether a dedicated strategy and funding are developed.
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 existing efforts – a national freight transport strategy and a national coordinator for domestic and short-sea shipping – are enough to promote domestic and coastal shipping, or whether the government should develop a dedicated, explicitly green coastal shipping strategy with attached funding for the sector's climate transition.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee opposes the motions and points to the national freight transport strategy and the work of the national coordinator for domestic and short-sea shipping, as well as the additional funding for the transport sector to strengthen civil defence and crisis preparedness, and sees no reason at present to take any further initiative.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 9 (C)
C wants the government to develop a green Swedish coastal shipping strategy, in line with Norway's recently adopted green coastal strategy that brings together the shipping industry, municipalities, authorities, and transport buyers around goals of reduced carbon emissions and green technology development, with attached funding for green investments.
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 9 by C.
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: VVänsterpartiet
Ja 281–21Ja 260–42
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 21/0/0/3 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| S | No | Yes 93/0/0/14 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| MP | No | Yes 14/0/0/4 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| C | No | No 0/21/0/3 | match | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| L | No | Yes 14/0/0/2 | differs | confidence: low | not addressed |
| KD | No | Yes 15/0/0/4 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| M | Yes | Yes 60/0/0/8 | match | confidence: low | not addressed |
| SD | Yes | Yes 63/0/0/9 | match | confidence: low | not addressed |
Committee proposal
Parliament rejects the motions 2022/23:834 by Ulrika Heie et al. (C) motion 39, 2022/23:853 by Ulrika Heie et al. (C) motion 30 and 2022/23:1015 by Jimmy Ståhl et al. (SD) motion 15.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2022/23:834 av Ulrika Heie m.fl. (C) yrkande 39, 2022/23:853 av Ulrika Heie m.fl. (C) yrkande 30 och 2022/23:1015 av Jimmy Ståhl m.fl. (SD) yrkande 15.
Riksdag decision: Parliament rejected 65 proposals in motions from the ordinary motion period 2022. Among other things, with reference to ongoing work. The proposals concern, for example, Swedish shipping competitiveness, the Maritime Administration's organizational form, maritime charges, icebreakers, certain environmental issues and occupational health and safety issues as well as recreational boating issues.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants Sweden to push in the IMO and EU for shipping to increasingly bear its emissions and climate impact. (C) — Reservation 9
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 election manifesto establishes that heavy transport needs to be directed to rail and sustainable maritime transport and proposes a massive green investment programme and a transition fund that moves money from polluting activities to climate-friendly production.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto establishes that heavy transport needs to be directed to rail and sustainable maritime transport and proposes a massive green investment programme and a transition fund that moves money from polluting activities to climate-friendly production. The counter-proposal's demand for a green coastal shipping strategy with associated financing for green investments is precisely such coordinated steering with money behind it. The party programme also points out the transport sector as the one where the transition has the greatest effect.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet slår fast att tunga transporter behöver styras till järnväg och hållbar sjöfart och föreslår ett massivt grönt investeringsprogram samt en omställningsfond som flyttar pengar från nedsmutsande verksamhet till klimatvänlig produktion. Motförslagets krav på en grön kustfartsstrategi med kopplad finansiering för gröna investeringar är precis en sådan samlad styrning med pengar bakom. Partiprogrammet pekar dessutom ut transportsektorn som den där omställningen ger störst effekt.
- goods to rail and maritime transportdecisive»Tunga transporter behöver styras till järnväg och hållbar sjöfart.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Heavy transport needs to be directed to rail and sustainable maritime transport.”
- green transition fund»Vänsterpartiet föreslår en grön omställningsfond där staten använder sina ekonomiska muskler och där pengar förs över från företag som smutsar ner till miljö- och klimatvänlig produktion.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party proposes a green transition fund where the state uses its economic muscle and money is transferred from companies that pollute to environmentally and climate-friendly production.”
- massive green investment programme»Vänsterpartiet föreslår ett massivt investeringsprogram för den gröna industrin.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party proposes a massive investment programme for green industry.”
- transport sector emissions largest»Koldioxidutsläppen är störst inom transport- och energisektorn.« (party programme ↗)“Carbon dioxide emissions are greatest in the transport and energy sectors.”
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 establishes that transport systems shall be restructured so that road transport is replaced by rail transport and maritime traffic, which is precisely the shift a green coastal shipping strategy aims at.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme establishes that transport systems shall be restructured so that road transport is replaced by rail transport and maritime traffic, which is precisely the shift a green coastal shipping strategy aims at. The election manifesto also promises increased green state investments and expanded green credit guarantees for transitions that the market considers too risky, and that Sweden shall become the world's first fossil-free welfare nation. The requirement for a strategy with linked financing thus follows from the plan, even though maritime transport is not mentioned in the manifesto.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet slår fast att transportsystemen ska läggas om så att vägtransporter ersätts med järnvägstransporter och sjötrafik, vilket är precis den överflyttning en grön kustfartsstrategi syftar till. Valmanifestet lovar dessutom ökade gröna statliga investeringar och utökade gröna kreditgarantier för omställningar som marknaden anser för riskfyllda, och att Sverige ska bli världens första fossilfria välfärdsnation. Kravet på en strategi med kopplad finansiering följer därmed av planen, även om sjöfarten inte nämns i manifestet.
- freight transfer to maritime transportdecisive»vägtransporter ersätts med järnvägstransporter och sjötrafik.« (party programme ↗)“road transport is replaced by rail transport and maritime traffic.”
- green state investments»Öka de gröna statliga investeringarna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase green state investments.”
- financing of green transition»Vi vill utöka de gröna kreditgarantierna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to expand green credit guarantees.”
- fossil freedom as a goal»Sverige ska bli världens första fossilfria välfärdsnation.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall become the world's first fossil-free welfare nation.”
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 explicitly wants shipping emissions in the emissions trading system and to invest large sums in the transition to a fossil-free Sweden no later than 2030.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto explicitly wants shipping emissions in the emissions trading system and to invest large sums in the transition to a fossil-free Sweden no later than 2030. The party programme moreover wants to expand and develop shipping and combined terminals so that goods transport on road can decrease. A green coastal shipping strategy with financing for green investments is a means for precisely these commitments, even if the plan does not mention any strategy.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet vill uttryckligen få in sjöfartens utsläpp i utsläppshandeln och satsa stora belopp på omställningen till ett fossilfritt Sverige senast 2030. Partiprogrammet vill dessutom bygga ut och utveckla sjöfart och kombiterminaler så att godstransporter på väg kan minska. En grön kustfartsstrategi med finansiering för gröna investeringar är ett medel för precis dessa åtaganden, även om planen inte nämner någon strategi.
- shipping emissions shall be priceddecisive»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 emission allowances in the EU, include emissions from aviation and shipping in the system and introduce climate tariffs on goods from countries outside the EU.”
- expanded shipping for goods»Vi vill bygga ut och utveckla järnväg, sjöfart och kombiterminaler så att godstransporter på väg kan minska.« (party programme ↗)“We want to expand and develop rail, shipping and combined terminals so that goods transport on road can decrease.”
- phasing out of fossil fuels»införa en omställningslag så att all industri fasar ut kol, olja och fossilgas till senast 2030.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“introduce a transition law so that all industry phases out coal, oil and fossil gas no later than 2030.”
- major transition 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 one hundred billion per year to transition so that Sweden becomes a fossil-free welfare country no later than 2030.”
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 states that more needs to be done for shipping to be able to transition to renewable fuels with strengthened competitiveness, and that transport emissions must be eliminated with new emission-free infrastructure.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan states that more needs to be done for shipping to be able to transition to renewable fuels with strengthened competitiveness, and that transport emissions must be eliminated with new emission-free infrastructure. A green coastal shipping strategy with financing for green investments is a means for exactly this. The plan also wants it to become easier to choose boat and train instead of car.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att mer behöver göras för att sjöfarten ska kunna ställa om till förnybara drivmedel med stärkt konkurrenskraft, och att transporternas utsläpp ska bort med ny utsläppsfri infrastruktur. En grön kustfartsstrategi med finansiering för gröna investeringar är ett medel för just detta. Planen vill också att det ska bli smidigare att välja båt och tåg framför bilen.
- transition of shippingdecisive»Mer behöver göras för att flyget, sjöfarten och jordbruket ska kunna ställa om till förnybara drivmedel med stärkt konkurrenskraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More needs to be done for aviation, shipping and agriculture to be able to transition to renewable fuels with strengthened competitiveness.”
- emission-free transport»Transporternas utsläpp ska bort och ny utsläppsfri infrastruktur ska komma på plats.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Transport emissions must be eliminated and new emission-free infrastructure must be put in place.”
- shift to boat and train»Det ska dessutom vara smidigt att välja bort bilen till förmån för tåg, buss, båt och cykel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It should furthermore be smooth to choose away from the car in favour of train, bus, boat and bicycle.”
- fast climate measures»Snabba, konkreta åtgärder för klimatet lönar sig« (party programme ↗)“Fast, concrete climate measures make sense”
The party programme highlights maritime transport as an important part of infrastructure where large cargo volumes can be moved with low climate emissions, and the election manifesto requires that the transport sector's fossil emissions be gone.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme highlights maritime transport as an important part of infrastructure where large cargo volumes can be moved with low climate emissions, and the election manifesto requires that the transport sector's fossil emissions be gone. A strategy that gathers the industry around reduced carbon dioxide emissions and green technology development aligns with the plan's faith in new technology. The plan, however, prefers general and technology-neutral instruments over targeted support, which makes the support weakly grounded.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet lyfter sjötransporterna som ett viktigt inslag i infrastrukturen där stora godsvolymer kan flyttas med låga klimatutsläpp, och valmanifestet kräver att transportsektorns fossilutsläpp ska bort. En strategi som samlar näringen kring minskade koldioxidutsläpp och grön teknikutveckling ligger i linje med planens tro på ny teknik. Planen föredrar däremot generella och teknikneutrala styrmedel framför riktade stöd, vilket gör stödet svagt underbyggt.
- maritime transport important in infrastructuredecisive»Goda möjligheter till sjötransporter är ett viktigt inslag i infrastrukturen. Stora godsvolymer kan transporteras« (party programme ↗)“Good opportunities for maritime transport are an important part of the infrastructure. Large cargo volumes can be transported”
- end transport's fossil emissions»Fossilutsläppen från transportsektorn ska bort.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Fossil emissions from the transport sector must be gone.”
- new technology solves climate»Medan andra gröna partier grundades för att stoppa tillväxten vet vi att ny teknik och nya lösningar är en del av lösningen på klimatutmaningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Whereas other green parties were founded to stop growth, we know that new technology and new solutions are part of the solution to the climate challenge.”
- general technology-neutral instruments»Generella och teknikneutrala ekonomiska styrmedel, såsom koldioxidskatt och« (party programme ↗)“General and technology-neutral economic instruments, such as carbon tax 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 plan wants more of freight transport to occur via environmentally friendly and energy-efficient transport modes and for Sweden's position as a maritime nation to be strong through long-term and competitive conditions.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants more of freight transport to occur via environmentally friendly and energy-efficient transport modes and for Sweden's position as a maritime nation to be strong through long-term and competitive conditions. A green coastal shipping strategy with targets for reduced carbon dioxide emissions and green technology development brings together precisely these two commitments. The plan also identifies the transport sector's dependence on fossil fuels as a major challenge for emissions.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill att mer av godstransporterna sker med miljövänliga och energieffektiva transportslag och att Sveriges ställning som sjöfartsnation är stark genom långsiktiga och konkurrenskraftiga villkor. En grön kustfartsstrategi med mål om minskade koldioxidutsläpp och grön teknikutveckling samlar just dessa två åtaganden. Planen pekar också ut transportsektorns fossilberoende som en stor utmaning för utsläppen.
- freight to environmentally friendly transport modesdecisive»Det bör dock eftersträvas att mer av godstransporterna i första hand sker med miljövänliga« (party programme ↗)“It should nonetheless be pursued that more of freight transport primarily occurs via environmentally friendly”
- strong Swedish maritime shipping»Sveriges ställning som sjöfartsnation bör« (party programme ↗)“Sweden's position as a maritime nation should”
- reduced emissions from transport»Transportsektorns stora beroende av fossila bränslen utgör en stor utmaning för att minska utsläppen av växthusgaser.« (party programme ↗)“The transport sector's heavy dependence on fossil fuels poses a major challenge for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.”
- effective 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 climate transition and we shall continue to be so in a way that both works and is effective.”
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 sets out a different instrument for transport sector emissions: electrification, charging infrastructure and biofuels, not new sector strategies with linked financing.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan sets out a different instrument for transport sector emissions: electrification, charging infrastructure and biofuels, not new sector strategies with linked financing. The party programme moreover emphasises that politics lacks the ability to detail-control and the election manifesto's business line is to support rather than control. A green coastal shipping strategy thus lies outside the plan's chosen path, but the conclusion is uncertain because maritime transition is not addressed.
Original (Swedish)
Planen anger ett annat instrument för transportsektorns utsläpp: elektrifiering, laddinfrastruktur och biodrivmedel, inte nya sektorsstrategier med kopplad finansiering. Idéprogrammet betonar dessutom att politiken saknar förmåga att detaljstyra och valmanifestets näringslinje är att stötta snarare än styra. En grön kustfartsstrategi ligger därför utanför planens valda väg, men slutsatsen är osäker eftersom sjöfartens omställning inte behandlas.
- electrification as main trackdecisive»Vår politik syftar därför till att ställa om transportsektorn genom elektrifiering.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our policy therefore aims to convert the transport sector through electrification.”
- political detail-control rejected»Politiken saknar förmåga« (party programme ↗)“Politics lacks the ability”
- support, not control»Vi ska stötta, inte styra, jord- och skogsbruket« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall support, not control, agriculture and forestry”
The plan wishes to strengthen Swedish shipping, but rejects climate policy that is built as costly poster politics with new regulations and targeted support.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wishes to strengthen Swedish shipping, but rejects climate policy that is built as costly poster politics with new regulations and targeted support. A green coastal shipping strategy with emissions targets and related financing for green investments is the type of investment the plan wishes to test for cost-effectiveness. The conclusion rests on general principles and is therefore uncertain.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill stärka svensk sjöfart, men avvisar klimatpolitik som byggs som kostsam plakatpolitik med nya regelverk och riktade stöd. En grön kustfartsstrategi med utsläppsmål och kopplad finansiering för gröna investeringar är den typ av satsning planen vill pröva mot kostnadseffektivitet. Slutsatsen vilar på allmänna principer och är därför osäker.
- mot kostsam klimatplakatpolitikdecisive»Svensk klimatpolitik har istället kommit att förvandlas till en kostsam plakatpolitik där det är viktigare att spendera mycket skattemedel, införa nya skatter och införa överdimensionerade regelverk än att göra skillnad på riktigt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Swedish climate policy has instead become transformed into costly poster politics where it is more important to spend a lot of tax money, introduce new taxes and introduce oversized regulations than to make real difference.”
- effektivare klimatåtgärder»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”
- mot 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”
- stärkt svensk sjöfart»Stärka svensk sjöfart« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen Swedish shipping”
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2022/23:TU7)
- Committee report full text (HA01TU7)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2022/23:1015 — En konkurrenskraftig svensk sjöfart av Jimmy Ståhl m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2022/23:1067 — Stärkt infrastruktur i Blekinge av Camilla Brunsberg (M)
- Motion 2022/23:1123 — Den svenska basindustrin av Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1174 — Nationellt stöd för infrastruktur av riksintresse av Marianne Fundahn och Per-Arne Håkansson (båda S)
- Motion 2022/23:1190 — Strategiska Östersjöhamnar av Teresa Carvalho m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1264 — Kunskaps- och säkerhetskrav för framförandet av vissa fritidsbåtar av Markus Wiechel (SD)
- Motion 2022/23:1669 — Förbättrad miljöinformation i sjökort/båtsportskort av Kerstin Lundgren (C)
- Motion 2022/23:2140 — Utgiftsområde 22 Kommunikationer av Gunilla Svantorp m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:2144 — Satsningar på Stockholms skärgård av Markus Wiechel m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2022/23:2190 — Ledarskap för klimat och grön omställning av Annie Lööf m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:280 — Hjulstabron av Lena Johansson (S)
- Motion 2022/23:785 — Utveckla den maritima besöksnäringen av Johan Hultberg (M)
- Motion 2022/23:834 — Hållbara transporter med hög tillgänglighet i hela landet av Ulrika Heie m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:84 — Förbättrade arbetsvillkor i yrkestrafiken av Linda Westerlund Snecker m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2022/23:853 — Grön omställning av transportsektorn av Ulrika Heie m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:906 — Va och vatten av Stina Larsson m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:907 — Cirkulär ekonomi och kemikalier av Stina Larsson m.fl. (C)
Source: The Swedish Parliament