Defence industrial development taking into account Sweden's climate and environmental goals

The counter-proposal's purpose is that defence industry rearmament can happen quickly through more efficient environmental assessment. The plan explicitly distances itself from increased militarization and rearmament and wants to see a world with disarmament and fewer weapons, which argues against speeding up precisely that expansion. The plan additionally demands ambitious environmental targets followed up with sharp legislation, and therefore provides no support for deprioritizing permit examination's thoroughness.

• peace over militarizationdecisive»Vänsterpartiet anser att Sverige ska vara en röst för fred och rättvisa, inte för ökad militarisering.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party believes that Sweden shall be a voice for peace and justice, not for increased militarization.”
• disarmament and fewer weapons»Världen behöver gå mot fred, nedrustning och färre vapen i cirkulation.« (party programme ↗)“The world needs to move towards peace, disarmament and fewer weapons in circulation.”
• ambitious environmental targets»Vi vill se ambitiösa miljömål som följs upp med skarp lagstiftning och praktiskt arbete.« (party programme ↗)“We want to see ambitious environmental targets followed up with sharp legislation and practical work.”

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 establishes that slow permit processes shall be sped up, at the same time as the climate policy framework shall remain in place. The party programme requires a robust public defence with a strong Swedish defence industry and climate perspective in all decisions. The counter-proposal's requirement for more efficient and more predictable environmental assessment without eroded environmental requirements unites precisely these two commitments and is therefore supported.

• faster permit processesdecisive»Långsamma tillståndsprocesser ska snabbas på.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Slow permit processes shall be sped up.”
• strong Swedish defence industry»Sverige behöver ett robust militärt och civilt folkförsvar, och en stark svensk försvarsindustri.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden needs robust military and civil public defence, and a strong Swedish defence industry.”
• climate framework remains in place»Det klimatpolitiska ramverket ska ligga fast.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The climate policy framework shall remain in place.”
• climate perspective in all decisions»Klimatperspektiv på alla nivåer av beslut och beslutsfattande.« (party programme ↗)“Climate perspective at all levels of decision-making.”

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 courts and authorities have sufficient resources in the environmental area and that environmental protection is strengthened. The counter-proposal seeks precisely more resources and more predictable processes while climate goals and environmental requirements expressly shall not be hollowed out, which is consistent with the plan's requirement that transition needs shall not be used as an excuse to loosen environmental legislation. The plan says nothing about defence industry permit review specifically, which is why the assessment is uncertain.

• resources for environmental reviewing authoritiesdecisive»myndigheter ska ha nog med resurser för att kunna hantera och lagföra miljöbrott.« (party programme ↗)“authorities shall have enough resources to be able to handle and prosecute environmental crimes.”
• strengthened environmental protection»Ett starkare miljöskydd är en förutsättning för att skydda våra ekosystem och planetens« (party programme ↗)“Stronger environmental protection is a prerequisite for protecting our ecosystems and the”
• environmental legislation must not be loosened»för att luckra upp miljölagstiftning eller urholka minoriteters rättigheter« (party programme ↗)“to loosen environmental legislation or hollow out the rights of minorities”

The plan wants to halve permit processing times and shorten administrative processing times in courts and authorities, while environmental and climate considerations must never be deprioritised. The counter-proposal's requirement for more efficient and predictable environmental assessment with more resources to courts and authorities, without climate targets or environmental requirements being undermined, is precisely that combination. That defence must be strengthened quickly reinforces the conclusion.

• halved permit processing timesdecisive»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 cannot wait for expensive and complicated 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 benefit is given greater weight in environmental assessment.”
• shorter processing times in authorities»Ledtiderna för handläggning och myndighetsutövning i domstolar och myndigheter måste kortas och tillgången till ombud förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Processing times in courts and authorities must be shortened and access to representatives improved.”
• rapid defence strengthening»Sverige ska försvaras. Vi vill rusta det militära försvaret snabbt, kraftfullt och långsiktigt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall be defended. We want to strengthen military defence quickly, powerfully and long-term.”
• environmental considerations must not be undermined»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 deprioritisation or a special interest.”

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 considerably stronger military defence and that the nation's defence capability increases, which presupposes that the defence industry can rapidly expand. It also establishes that politics' task is to rapidly remove obstacles for companies. At the same time climate targets shall be reached within the framework of a growing economy, which corresponds to the counter-proposal's demand for more efficient environmental assessment without eroded environmental requirements.

• significantly strengthened defencedecisive»Sverige behöver ett betydligt starkare militärt försvar än i dag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden needs considerably stronger military defence than today.”
• increased defence capability»Sveriges nationella försvarsförmåga måste öka.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden's national defence capability must increase.”
• remove obstacles for companies»Politikens uppgift måste vara att snabbt undanröja hinder för att underlätta för företag och« (party programme ↗)“Politics' task must be to rapidly remove obstacles to facilitate for companies and”
• climate targets with growth»inom ramen för en växande ekonomi« (2022 manifesto ↗)“within the framework of a growing economy”

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 a domestic defense industry, that the court system is organized so that decisions can be given within reasonable time and that bureaucracy and complicated rules are countered. The counter-proposal's requirement for more efficient and predictable environmental assessments with resources to courts and agencies follows from this. That the assessment should take place without environmental requirements being eroded aligns with environmental considerations permeating all policy areas.

• decisions within reasonable timedecisive»Domstolsväsendet ska vara organiserat så att domar och beslut kan ges inom rimlig tid.« (party programme ↗)“The court system shall be organized so that judgments and decisions can be given within reasonable time.”
• domestic defense industry is required»vilket förutsätter en inhemsk försvarsindustri.« (party programme ↗)“which requires a domestic defense industry.”
• regulatory simplification for enterprise»Näringspolitiken ska bedrivas med generella medel, det vill säga syfta till att skapa goda förutsättningar för företagande över hela landet. Byråkrati och krångliga regler ska motverkas.« (party programme ↗)“Business policy shall be conducted with general means, that is to say aim to create good conditions for enterprise throughout the country. Bureaucracy and complicated rules shall be countered.”
• environmental consideration in all decisions»Miljöhänsyn behöver genomsyra alla politikområden.« (party programme ↗)“Environmental considerations need to permeate all policy areas.”

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 commits to shortening government agencies' processing times with a final deadline and to shortening and simplifying permit processes for industry, while defense spending shall reach two per cent of GDP and capability is strengthened quickly. More efficient and more predictable environmental assessment for defense industry modernization aligns with both these commitments. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demands.

• final deadline for permitsdecisive»Korta myndigheternas handläggningstider genom en bortre tidsgräns« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Shorten government agencies' processing times through a final deadline”
• faster environmental assessment»Utöver det vill vi förkorta och förenkla tillståndsprocesser för industrier som satsar på omställning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Beyond that, we want to shorten and simplify permit processes for industries that invest in transition”
• rapid defense modernization»Verka för att försvarsanslagen uppgår till motsvarande 2 procent av BNP redan år 2025« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work toward defense spending reaching two per cent of GDP already in 2025”
• shortened permit processes»Investera i det svenska elnätet och korta tillståndsprocesserna för elnätsutbyggnad« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in the Swedish electricity network and shorten permit processes for electricity network expansion”

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 requires that permit processes for industry be made more efficient and predictable, because long and unpredictable processes prevent investment. The counter-proposal precisely asks for this for defense industry environmental reviews, which also supports the plan's requirement for rapid supply of materiel and a restored total defense. The requirement to maintain environmental standards does not change that assessment.

• efficient permit processesdecisive»Effektivisera och öka förutsägbarheten i tillståndsprocesserna för gruvnäring, elnätsutbyggnad och industri« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Make permit processes for mining, electricity grid expansion and industry more efficient and increase their predictability”
• predictable processes»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 into account industry's need for a predictable process.”
• materiel supply»Satsa på uppgradering, nyanskaffning och vidmakthållande av materiel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in upgrading, new procurement and maintenance of materiel”
• restored total defense»Återupprätta ett totalförsvar som är rustat för krig« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Restore a total defense equipped for war”

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.