Climate adaptation of agriculture

The plan binds agriculture to ecosystems' long-term sustainability and demands ambitious environmental goals followed up with sharp legislation. The counter-proposal instead wants to soften the regulations for water use and habitat protection, thus weakening exactly the protection the plan wants to strengthen. According to the plan, climate adaptation shall occur through sustainable food production and preserved natural values, not through relaxed environmental requirements.

• ambitious environmental goals with sharp legislationdecisive»miljömål som följs upp med skarp lagstiftning och praktiskt arbete.« (party programme ↗)“environmental goals followed up with sharp legislation and practical work.”
• protection of nature and diversity»Skyddet av skogs- och strandområden är en viktig del för att värna den svenska allemansrätten och den biologiska mångfalden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Protection of forest and shoreline areas is an important part of protecting Swedish everyman's right and biological diversity.”
• long-term sustainable agriculture»Jordbrukets långsiktiga hållbarhet är viktig för både ekosystemen och« (party programme ↗)“Agriculture's long-term sustainability is important for both ecosystems and”
• sustainable food production»En annan viktig del i den gröna omställningen är satsningar på hållbar livsmedelsproduktion.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Another important part of the green transformation is investments in sustainable food production.”

The counter-proposal requires that rules for water extraction and biotope protection are loosened, whereas the party programme explicitly protects biodiversity and Sweden's valuable nature and water environments and describes overexploitation of natural resources as a problem to counteract. The plan certainly wants to strengthen agriculture's resilience to drought and downpours, but does so through investments in climate adaptation and requirements for climate perspective in decisions, not through weakened environmental protection. Therefore, the plan rejects the requirement on the merits.

• protection of nature and water environmentsdecisive»Värn av biologisk mångfald och Sveriges värdefulla natur och vattenmiljöer.« (party programme ↗)“Protection of biodiversity and Sweden's valuable nature and water environments.”
• counteract overexploited nature»Under lång tid har kapitalintressen tillåtits överutnyttja naturtillgångarna.« (party programme ↗)“For a long time, capital interests have been allowed to overexploit natural resources.”
• climate adaptation through investments»Vi vill fortsätta de stora investeringarna så att kommunerna kan klimatanpassa lokalt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to continue the large investments so that municipalities can adapt to climate locally.”
• climate consideration in all decisions»Klimatperspektiv på alla nivåer av beslut och beslutsfattande.« (party programme ↗)“Climate perspective at all levels of decision and 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 meets climate change in agriculture with investments and transition support, not with relaxed environmental rules. It instead requires strengthened protection of water sources, biotopes and wetlands, which are precisely the regulations the counter-proposal wants to make more flexible for water extraction and habitat protection. The demand for relaxed rules thus goes against the plan's commitments.

• strong protection of water sourcesdecisive»stärka skyddet av våra dricksvattentäkter och se till att det finns fungerande reservvattentäkter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen the protection of our drinking water sources and ensure that functioning reserve water sources exist.”
• expanded and strengthened habitat protection»Skyddet av hav, skogar, våtmarker, stränder och flera andra biotoper måste utvidgas och skärpas.« (party programme ↗)“The protection of seas, forests, wetlands, shores and several other biotopes must be expanded and strengthened.”
• climate adaptation through investments»investera i klimatanpassning för att möta effekterna av klimatförändringarna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest in climate adaptation to meet the effects of climate change.”
• faster re-wetting»återställa våtmarker som torrlagts i snabbare takt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“restore wetlands that have been drained at a faster pace.”

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 makes regulatory simplification the central tool for a competitive agriculture and a secured food supply. The counter-proposal's requirement for more flexible rules for among other things water extraction and habitat protection is precisely the clearance of complicated regulations the plan promises. The plan also ties increased food production to strengthened competitiveness for green industries, which is the counter-proposal's stated purpose.

• regulatory simplification for food supplydecisive»En långsiktigt hållbar livsmedelsförsörjning med ökad försörjningstrygghet och ökad matproduktion kräver regelförenklingar och skattesänkningar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A long-term sustainable food supply with increased supply security and increased food production requires regulatory simplification and tax cuts”
• clear away the regulatory tangle»Dyra, krångliga och innovationshämmande regelverk ligger som en våt filt över delar av landsbygden. Vi ska rensa upp bland överflödiga regler och byråkrati.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Expensive, complicated and innovation-hindering regulations lie like a wet blanket over parts of rural areas. We shall clear away superfluous rules and bureaucracy.”
• strengthened competitiveness green industries»Vi vill stärka de gröna näringarnas konkurrenskraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to strengthen the competitiveness of green industries.”
• agricultural competitiveness»Det svenska lantbrukets konkurrenskraft, både inom EU och gentemot övriga världen, ska förstärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Swedish agriculture's competitiveness, both within the EU and against the rest of the world, shall be strengthened.”

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 consistently drives lower regulatory burden for companies and sees agriculture and forestry as part of the solution to environmental challenges rather than something that should be regulated harder. It also shows explicit willingness to reform protective rules where they hinder activity, as long as sensitive ecosystems are still protected. The counter-proposal's requirements for more flexible rules for water use and habitat protection to enable climate adaptation thus follow from the plan's line.

• reduced regulatory burden for companiesdecisive»Regelbördan för små företag ska minska« (party programme ↗)“The regulatory burden for small businesses shall be reduced”
• agriculture as environmental solution»Ett hållbart jord- och skogsbruk är en del av lösningen på dagens miljöutmaningar.« (party programme ↗)“Sustainable agriculture and forestry is part of the solution to today's environmental challenges.”
• reformed protective rules»Allemansrätten och det svenska skogsbruket ska värnas, samtidigt som strandskyddet reformeras så att det blir enklare att bygga strandnära på landsbygden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The right to roam and Swedish forestry shall be valued, while at the same time beach protection is reformed so that it becomes easier to build near beaches on the countryside”
• production and environmental care unite»goda möjligheter att förbättra avkastningen på ett miljövänligt sätt« (party programme ↗)“good opportunities to improve returns in an environmentally friendly way”

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 promises regulatory changes and cost reductions for Swedish agriculture to increase self-sufficiency and strengthen competitiveness. The counter-proposal's requirement for more flexible rules for water extraction and biotope protection is precisely such a regulatory change that must make it possible to continue producing food during drought and heavy rain. The party programme moreover makes the stewardship principle the foundation for secure food supply. Loosened biotope protection stands in some tension with nature consideration, but the agriculture commitment weighs more heavily.

• regulatory relief for agriculturedecisive»Regeländringar och kostnadslättnader för svenskt lantbruk för att öka Sveriges självförsörjning och stärka lantbrukets konkurrenskraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Regulatory changes and cost reductions for Swedish agriculture to increase Sweden's self-sufficiency and strengthen agriculture's competitiveness.”
• agriculture produces our food»Vi prioriterar lantbruket, det som sällan syns i media men som producerar vår mat.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We prioritize agriculture, what is rarely seen in the media but which produces our food.”
• secure food supply»Förvaltarskapsprincipen ska vara vägledande vid utformandet av en säker livsmedelsförsörjning.« (party programme ↗)“The stewardship principle must guide the design of secure food supply.”
• viable agriculture»För en levande landsbygd är ett livskraftigt jord- och skogsbruk samt fiske och rennäring av central betydelse.« (party programme ↗)“For a living countryside, viable agriculture and forestry as well as fishing and reindeer herding are of central significance.”

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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 commits to reducing the number of rules for agriculture and shortening processing times for environmental permits, and to strengthening ownership and use rights for farmers. The counter-proposal's demand for more flexible rules for water extraction and habitat protection so that climate adaptation measures can actually be implemented is precisely such a softening. The plan moreover wants to reduce agriculture's environmental impact through technological development rather than through rigid rules.

• fewer rules for agriculturedecisive»Minska antalet regler för jordbruket och korta handläggningstider för miljötillstånd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce the number of rules for agriculture and shorten processing times for environmental permits”
• strengthened use rights»Stärka ägande- och brukanderätten för jordbrukare« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen ownership and use rights for farmers”
• reduced regulatory hassle in farming»Moderaterna vill förbättra förutsättningarna att driva lantbruk genom att sänka skatterna, vilket vi redan börjat göra på drivmedel, och minska regelkrånglet så att kostnaderna för administration går ner.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Moderates want to improve the conditions for farming by lowering taxes, which we have already started doing on fuel, and reduce regulatory hassle so administration costs go down.”
• technological development reduces environmental impact»Minska jordbrukets miljöpåverkan genom stöd till teknikutveckling och innovationer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce agriculture's environmental impact through support for technological development and innovations”

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 simpler and more flexible regulations for agriculture and forestry and wants to strengthen the competitiveness and self-sufficiency of agriculture. The counter-proposal's requirement for adapted rules for water extraction and habitat protection is exactly such a regulation simplification that should make it possible to continue producing food. The plan also emphasizes that legal certainty and the coordination between authorities and landowners need to be improved, which points in the same direction.

• simplified regulations in agriculturedecisive»Förenkla regelverken och förbättra rättssäkerheten« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Simplify regulations and improve legal certainty”
• fewer and more flexible rules»EU-reglerna måste bli färre och mer flexibla utifrån varje medlemsstats unika landskap, tradition och standarder.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“EU regulations must become fewer and more flexible according to each member state's unique landscape, tradition and standards.”
• strengthened food supply»Öka det svenska jordbrukets konkurrenskraft och Sveriges självförsörjning av livsmedel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase the competitiveness of Swedish agriculture and Sweden's self-sufficiency in food”
• legal certainty for landowners»Rättssäkerheten behöver stärkas för den som bedriver näring inom jord- och skogsbruk och myndigheternas arbete behöver i högre grad anpassas för att verka i intressegemenskap med markägare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Legal certainty must be strengthened for those conducting agriculture and forestry enterprises and the work of authorities must to a greater degree be adapted to act in common interest with landowners.”

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.