National list of harmful substances

The plan states that environmental policy should be regulated across borders without preventing countries from going ahead with more radical legislation, and that environmental threats require powerful legislation. A supplementary national list with more health-hazardous substances and lower limit values is precisely such a national initiative. The plan additionally generally opposes decisions being moved to EU level.

• right to go ahead nationallydecisive»Miljöpolitiken bör regleras över gränserna utan att hindra länder att« (party programme ↗)“Environmental policy should be regulated across borders without preventing countries to”
• powerful environmental legislation»Därför behövs en kraftfull lagstiftning, ekonomiska styrmedel, långsiktig samhällsplanering, klimatinvesteringar« (party programme ↗)“Therefore powerful legislation, economic instruments, long-term societal planning, climate investments are needed”
• no to increased EU power»med andra vänsterkrafter. I det dagliga arbetet motsätter sig Vänsterpartiet generellt förslag som ökar EU:s makt och försöker istället föra« (party programme ↗)“with other left forces. In daily work the Left Party generally opposes proposals that increase the EU's power and instead tries to conduct”

The plan establishes that member states should be able to lead on environmental matters and that Sweden should be a pioneer in its own national policy. The goal of clean water and minimized environmental impact means that a supplementary national list with more hazardous substances and lower limit values is in line with the plan. According to the plan, the existence of a monitoring list at EU level does not exclude stricter national requirements.

• national leadership ahead of EU leveldecisive»Medlemsländerna ska också kunna gå före« (party programme ↗)“Member states should also be able to lead”
• clean water for future generations»värld med frisk luft och rent vatten, hållbart klimat och biologisk artrikedom.« (party programme ↗)“a world with clean air and clean water, a stable climate and biological diversity.”
• minimized environmental impact»miljöpåverkan i form av utsläpp och avfallsprodukter ska minimeras.« (party programme ↗)“environmental impact in the form of emissions and waste products shall be minimized.”
• Sweden's pioneering role»vara en föregångare i den egna, nationella klimatpolitiken.« (party programme ↗)“be a pioneer in its own, national climate policy.”

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 emissions of pharmaceutical residues and hormone-disrupting substances be reduced, that testing and control of chemicals is strict both nationally and within the EU, and that member states must have the right to go further with stricter legislation to protect environment and health. The precautionary principle applies in the assessment of chemicals. A supplementary national list with more substances and lower threshold values than the EU's monitoring list is therefore in line with the plan.

• right to go ahead of the EUdecisive»Medlemsländerna måste få rätt att gå före med« (party programme ↗)“Member states must have the right to go further with”
• reduce pharmaceutical residues in water»Utsläpp av miljöstörande ämnen såsom kväve, fosfor, läkemedelsrester« (party programme ↗)“Emissions of environmentally disruptive substances such as nitrogen, phosphorus, pharmaceutical residues”
• strict national chemical control»kontrollen, såväl nationellt som inom EU:s kemikaliepolitik, måste vara skarp.« (party programme ↗)“the control, both nationally and within the EU's chemicals policy, must be strict.”
• rapid phase-out of toxins»fasa ut giftiga ämnen omgående, speciellt från produkter för barn.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“phase out toxic substances immediately, especially from products for children.”

The party programme makes access to clean water and a poison-free environment a fundamental right and builds environmental policy on the precautionary principle, and establishes that low international standards shall not prevent Sweden from going ahead with stricter requirements. The election manifesto wants children to be able to swim without being exposed to poisons. A complementary national list with more substances and lower limit values therefore follows from the plan. The plan does not take a position on whether the EU's watch list is the right order.

• right to clean waterdecisive»Tillgång till rent vatten, ren luft och giftfri miljö är en fundamental rätt för alla människor« (party programme ↗)“Access to clean water, clean air and a poison-free environment is a fundamental right for all people”
• go ahead with stricter requirements»får inte hindra nationer och regioner från att gå före och tillämpa skärpta krav.« (party programme ↗)“Shall not prevent nations and regions from going ahead and applying stricter requirements.”
• unknown chemical risks»Dagligen används kemikalier och tekniker vars effekter på människan och naturen är skadliga eller okända.« (party programme ↗)“Daily use is made of chemicals and techniques whose effects on humans and nature are harmful or unknown.”
• poison-free waters for children»Våra barn ska kunna bada utan att utsättas för gifter, nedskräpning eller algblomning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our children should be able to swim without being exposed to poisons, litter or algal blooms.”

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 builds chemical policy on the precautionary principle, wants to sharpen the regulations and especially weigh children's sensitivity and combined substances, and requires that medicines and pollutants are prevented from spreading in our waters. The counter-proposal's requirement for a supplementary list with more substances and lower threshold values for drinking water follows from these commitments. The plan meanwhile points to the EU as the most important instrument, which pulls in the opposite direction, but the protection level for drinking water weighs heavier.

• precautionary principle for chemicalsdecisive»Kemikalielagstiftningen ska utgå från försiktighetsprincipen.« (party programme ↗)“Chemical legislation shall be based on the precautionary principle.”
• tightened chemical regulations»kemikalielagstiftningen behöver skärpas, och särskild hänsyn tas till barn och ungas känslighet« (party programme ↗)“chemical legislation needs to be tightened, and special consideration is given to children and young people's sensitivity”
• stop medicines in water»Samtidigt behövs fortsatta insatser för att förhindra att skräp och föroreningar, som plast och läkemedel, sprids i våra vatten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“At the same time continued efforts are needed to prevent litter and pollution, such as plastic and medicines, from spreading in our waters.”
• clean drinking water»Alla har rätt till rent vatten. Dricksvattenförsörjningen måste säkras« (party programme ↗)“Everyone has the right to clean water. Drinking water supply must be ensured”

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 strengthened environmental guarantee with reversed burden of proof, that is, the least environmentally friendly must prove that stricter protection is not needed, and that the precautionary principle applies when suspected damage is suspected. Legislation with prohibitions and limit values is stated as a strategic instrument. A complementary national list with more substances and lower limit values in drinking water therefore follows from the plan's commitments, even though the plan at the same time sees the EU as the appropriate level.

• stricter national environmental protectiondecisive»En stärkt miljögaranti med omvänd bevisföring« (party programme ↗)“A strengthened environmental guarantee with reversed burden of proof”
• the precautionary principle»också att agerandet grundas på försiktighetsprincipen.« (party programme ↗)“also that action is based on the precautionary principle.”
• limit values as control instrument»Lagstiftning med förbud och gränsvärden« (party programme ↗)“Legislation with prohibitions and limit values”
• EU as environmental policy level»arbeta med miljöproblemen i vår världsdel.« (party programme ↗)“work with environmental problems in our part of the world.”

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's explicit main rule is that EU rules shall be implemented at minimum level and that overimplementation shall be opposed, and that common problems shall be solved at EU level. A supplementary national list with more subjects and lower thresholds than the EU's monitoring list goes in the opposite direction. The plan's demand that science and fact shall guide environmental policy speaks for knowledge-based thresholds, but not for a particular Swedish regulatory framework.

• EU directives at minimum leveldecisive»Minska regelkrånglet och onödig byråkrati, bland annat genom att motverka överimplementering i Sverige av EU-beslut – som huvudregel ska EU-direktiv genomföras på miniminivå« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce regulatory red tape and unnecessary bureaucracy, among other things by opposing overimplementation in Sweden of EU decisions – as a main rule EU directives shall be implemented at minimum level”
• common problems at EU level»EU:s fokus ska ligga på att lösa problem som Sverige inte kan hantera ensamt, till exempel handel, klimat, migration och säkerhet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The EU's focus shall be on solving problems that Sweden cannot handle alone, for example trade, climate, migration and security.”
• science-based environmental policyweak support»Vetenskap och fakta ska vara ledande i klimat- och miljöpolitiken.« (party programme ↗)“Science and fact shall be leading in climate and environmental policy.”
• cleaner drinking water»Satsa på forskning om vattenrening samt utbyggnad av avancerad vattenrening« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in research on water purification and expansion of advanced water purification”

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The plan requires that environmental policy be attuned to new research findings and be based on facts, and it prioritizes the water environment because water is essential for life. It also wants to strengthen national self-determination over questions being decided at EU level. That speaks for the counter-proposal's requirement for a supplementary national list that is updated according to the state of knowledge, even though the plan warns against Swedish special requirements that knock out industries.

• fact-based environmental policydecisive»Miljöpolitiken måste alltid stämmas av mot nya rön i forskningen och baseras på fakta framför känslor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Environmental policy must always be attuned to new research findings and be based on facts rather than feelings.”
• water essential for life»Våra vatten är livsnödvändiga för att möjliggöra liv.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our waters are essential for making life possible.”
• national self-determination»Stärka det nationella självbestämmandet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen national self-determination”
• warning against Swedish special requirements»Strängare miljö- och utsläppskrav i Sverige jämfört med i omvärlden riskerar ofta att slå ut svenska näringar och få globalt kontraproduktiva resultat när det kommer till de mål kraven syftar till att uppnå.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stricter environmental and emissions requirements in Sweden compared to the rest of the world often risk knocking out Swedish industries and producing globally counterproductive results regarding the goals the requirements aim to achieve.”

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.