The Arctic and climate

The party programme wants Sweden to play a leading role in far-reaching international climate agreements and that fossil capital's illegitimate political power is dissolved. The counter-proposal's demands for stricter requirements against oil and fossil gas exploitation, an international ban on fossil subsidies, and higher climate prioritization in foreign policy follow directly from this. The election manifesto emphasizes that the climate threat has no borders.

• leading in climate agreementsdecisive»Vi vill att Sverige ska spela en pådrivande roll« (party programme ↗)“We want Sweden to play a leading role”
• break fossil capital's power»Världen behöver gå i riktning mot att upplösa den illegitima politiska makt« (party programme ↗)“The world needs to move in the direction of dissolving the illegitimate political power”
• international climate solidarity»Kapitalismen och klimathotet har inga landgränser.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Capitalism and the climate threat have no borders.”
• protect biodiversity»Vi måste lösa klimatkrisen och skydda den biologiska mångfalden – omställningen går alldeles för sakta.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We must solve the climate crisis and protect biodiversity – the transition is going far too slowly.”

The election manifesto commits the party to work for a global carbon price based on the principle that the polluter pays and to push other countries in the UN and EU for the Paris Agreement's ambitions. The counter-proposal's requirement for tougher requirements against oil and fossil gas exploitation in the Arctic and an international ban on fossil subsidies is the same direction in foreign policy. The party programme also requires a transition away from fossil fuels in the energy system.

• global price, polluter paysdecisive»Vi ska verka för att ett globalt koldioxidpris införs med principen att förorenaren betalar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall work for a global carbon price to be introduced based on the principle that the polluter pays.”
• driving international climate policy»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 so that the world's countries increase their commitments to realize the ambitions of the Paris Agreement.”
• doubled climate aid»Därför vill vi dubblera klimatbiståndet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore, we want to double climate aid.”
• transition away from fossil fuels»Vårt energisystem måste ställas om.« (party programme ↗)“Our energy system must be transformed.”

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 commits to phasing out fossil subsidies, and the party programme wants internationally to work for a moratorium against all new exploitation of fossil fuels and to ban oil and gas drilling. Sweden shall moreover have a driving role in international climate negotiations. The counter-proposal's demands for sharper requirements against fossil exploitation in the Arctic and an international ban on fossil subsidies are thus the plan's own line.

• moratorium against new fossil exploitationdecisive»moratorium mot all nyexploatering av fossila bränslen.« (party programme ↗)“moratorium against all new exploitation of fossil fuels.”
• phased-out fossil subsidies»fasa ut fossila subventioner« (2022 manifesto ↗)“phase out fossil subsidies”
• ban on oil and gas drilling»Gas- och oljeborrning samt uranbrytning ska förbjudas i Sverige.« (party programme ↗)“Gas and oil drilling as well as uranium mining shall be banned in Sweden.”
• driving climate diplomacy»Sverige ska ha en pådrivande roll i internationella« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall have a driving role in international”

The election manifesto promises that trade policy shall be used to cut fossil subsidies around the world and that stricter requirements for environment and climate shall be set in trade agreements. That is exactly what the counter-proposal requires: sharper requirements in foreign and trade policy and an international ban on fossil subsidies. The plan's line that fossil fuels shall be phased out and that science shall steer climate policy strengthens the support for stronger protection of the Arctic.

• cut fossil subsidiesdecisive»Vi ska använda handelspolitiken för att kapa fossila subventioner runtom i världen och pressa stora utsläppare som Kina att stänga ner sina kolkraftverk.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall use trade policy to cut fossil subsidies around the world and press big emitters like China to shut down their coal power plants.”
• climate requirements in trade agreements»Ställ hårdare krav på arbetsvillkor, miljö och klimat i handelsavtal.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Set stricter requirements for working conditions, environment and climate in trade agreements.”
• phase out fossil fuels»Stryp Putins krigskassa nu. Vi vill stoppa all energihandel med Ryssland och fasa ut fossila bränslen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Choke Putin's war chest now. We want to stop all energy trade with Russia and phase out fossil fuels.”
• science-based climate policy»Klimatpolitiken ska utgå från vad vetenskapen visar är nödvändigt för att undvika farliga förändringar.« (party programme ↗)“Climate policy shall be based on what science shows is necessary to avoid dangerous changes.”

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 subsidies and tax allowances for fossil fuels shall be abolished in Sweden as well as globally, and that climate aspects shall be integrated in trade policy. It also wants a time-bound plan to wind down coal and gas use. The counter-proposal's requirement for sharper requirements against fossil exploitation and an international subsidy ban is therefore directly supported.

• abolish fossil fuel subsidies globallydecisive»Subventioner, inklusive skattelättnader och stöd, till fossila bränslen i Sverige såväl som globalt ska successivt avskaffas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Subsidies, including tax allowances and support, for fossil fuels in Sweden as well as globally shall gradually be abolished.”
• climate in trade policy»Klimataspekterna ska integreras i EU:s handelspolitik.« (party programme ↗)“Climate aspects shall be integrated in EU's trade policy.”
• phase out coal and gas»Det brådskar att få på plats en tidssatt plan för att fullt ut avveckla kol- och gasanvändningen i Europa.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is urgent to put in place a time-bound plan to fully phase out coal and gas use in Europe.”
• protect valuable sea areas»de mest värdefulla havsområdena skyddas som marina reservat« (2022 manifesto ↗)“the most valuable sea areas are protected as marine reserves”

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 requires that fossil fuels are phased out from both the energy and transport sectors and that the most serious environmental threats are met through cooperation across national borders, where the EU shall work for a solution to the climate problem. The precautionary principle shall apply at risk of irreversible damage, which supports the counter-proposal's demand for stricter conditions against oil and fossil gas exploitation in the Arctic. However, the plan is silent on trade policy conditions.

• phasing out fossil fuelsdecisive»Fossilbränslena måste fasas ut från såväl energi- som« (party programme ↗)“Fossil fuels must be phased out from both energy and”
• cross-border environmental cooperation»Därför är ett samarbete över nationsgränserna« (party programme ↗)“Therefore, cooperation across national borders is”
• global climate solution»EU verka för en lösning av klimatproblemet.« (party programme ↗)“the EU work for a solution to the climate problem.”
• the precautionary principle»också att agerandet grundas på försiktighetsprincipen.« (party programme ↗)“also that action is based on the precautionary principle.”

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 warns against climate policy being reduced to expensive symbolic politics and establishes that foreign policy shall protect Swedish interests. The counter-proposal's sharper conditions in trade policy and demand for an international subsidy ban are precisely such symbolic gestures that the plan does not prioritize. The plan's instrument for emissions reductions in other countries is instead redirected climate aid.

• no climate symbolic politicsdecisive»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.”
• Swedish interests guide foreign policyweak support»Svensk utrikespolitik ska värna svenska intressen.« (party programme ↗)“Swedish foreign policy shall protect Swedish interests.”
• climate aid as a tool»Öka klimatbiståndets andel av det totala biståndet för att minska utsläppen utomlands« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase the share of climate aid in total aid to reduce emissions abroad”

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The plan's Arctic policy concerns preventing Russian and Chinese advances and embracing Swedish economic interests, not tightened exploitation restrictions. The climate commitment is moreover that policy shall be efficient and globally oriented and that symbolic politics damaging industries shall be stopped. The counter-proposal's demand for stricter climate conditions in foreign and trade policy thus goes against the plan's priorities.

• Arctic policy for Swedish interestsdecisive»En tydlig Arktispolitik ska tas fram som hindrar ryska och kinesiska framflyttningar och bejakar svenska ekonomiska intressen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A clear Arctic policy shall be developed that prevents Russian and Chinese advances and embraces Swedish economic interests.”
• Swedish interests in foreign policy»Sverigedemokraterna vill att inriktningen av utrikespolitiken i högre utsträckning än idag ska värna svenskarnas intressen på det globala planet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats wish the direction of foreign policy to a greater extent than today protect Swedes' interests on the global stage.”
• efficient climate policy»Bedriva en effektiv klimatpolitik med ett tydligt globalt perspektiv« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Conduct efficient climate policy with a clear global perspective”
• against climate symbolic politics»Stoppa symbolpolitik som går ut över möjligheten att bedriva industri och näring« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop symbolic politics that goes at the expense of the ability to conduct industry and business”

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.