Other policy instruments regarding transport sector climate targets

The plan wants to steer transport away from the polluting, provide cleaner city air and reduce car dependency, and requires that all political decisions take into account the climate emergency. The counter-proposal instead wants to legislate nationally against municipalities limiting car traffic locally. This conflicts both with the plan's climate line and its defence of the broad decision-making competence of municipal self-government.

• steer away polluting transportdecisive»Där inte teknikskiften räcker för att minska utsläppen måste konsumtionen styras bort från det smutsiga och alla ges förutsättningar att leva mer hållbart.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Where technology shifts are not enough to reduce emissions, consumption must be steered away from the polluting and everyone must be given the conditions to live more sustainably.”
• cleaner city air»Renare storstadsluft, billig och fungerande tåg- och kollektivtrafik.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Cleaner city air, cheap and functioning trains and public transport.”
• reduced car dependency»utbudet av samhällsservice ska vara tillgängligt för alla och utformas« (party programme ↗)“the supply of public services should be accessible to everyone and be designed”
• municipal self-government»Den kommunala självstyrelsen, lokalt och regionalt, är en viktig del« (party programme ↗)“Municipal self-government, local and regional, is an important part”

The plan wants to reform the transport system towards more walking, cycling and public transport and holds firm to the climate policy framework. That by national law to prevent municipalities from restricting car traffic locally goes against that transition and against the plan's principle that decisions shall be made as close to citizens as possible. The plan at the same time says that the car is necessary in large parts of the country, but this does not apply to a national prohibition on local traffic decisions in a city centre. The plan therefore speaks against the requirement.

• transition of transport systemdecisive»Transportsystemen ska läggas om för mer gång-, cykel- och kollektivtrafik och så att« (party programme ↗)“Transport systems shall be reformed towards more walking, cycling and public transport and so that”
• climate framework holds firm»Det klimatpolitiska ramverket ska ligga fast.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The climate policy framework shall hold firm.”
• decisions close to citizens»Den så kallade subsidiaritetsprincipen ska följas.« (party programme ↗)“The so-called subsidiarity principle shall be followed.”
• do not blame car users»Klimatkrisen kan aldrig lösas med att skuldbelägga människor som behöver ta bilen till affären« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The climate crisis can never be solved by blaming people who need to take the car to the shops”

The election manifesto wants to reduce car driving in major cities and promote walking, cycling and public transport, while the counter-proposal wants to legislate nationally against municipalities restricting car traffic. The plan is furthermore decentralist and wants decisions to be made close to those affected, which argues against national bans on local traffic decisions. The plan therefore rejects the requirement.

• reduced car traffic in citiesdecisive»minska bilåkandet i storstäderna och främja gång-, cykel- och kollektivtrafik.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“reduce car driving in major cities and promote walking, cycling and public transport.”
• municipal self-determination»Beslut bör tas så nära medborgarna som möjligt.« (party programme ↗)“Decisions should be made as close to citizens as possible.”
• city life without car dependence»frihet från att behöva bil.« (party programme ↗)“freedom from needing a car.”
• reduced transport need»Vi vill minska behovet av transporter.« (party programme ↗)“We want to reduce the need for transport.”

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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's bearing principle is decentralization: decisions should be made close to those affected and power is moved closer to people's everyday lives. The counter-proposal instead wants the state through national legislation to limit municipalities' right to govern car traffic locally. Moreover, the plan wants to actively favour environmental cars with differentiated congestion charges and make cities greener with emission-free transports. The plan therefore speaks against the counter-proposal's requirement.

• decisions close to those affecteddecisive»Decentralisera mera. Människor ska få bestämma mer själva, och politiska beslut ska fattas nära dem som berörs.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Decentralize further. People should get to decide more for themselves, and political decisions should be made close to those affected.”
• decentralization of power»Decentralisering handlar om att flytta makten närmare människors vardag.« (party programme ↗)“Decentralization is about moving power closer to people's everyday lives.”
• instruments that favour environmental cars»Elbilarna ska främjas med hjälp av fler laddplatser, differentierade trängselskatter som gynnar miljöbilar och bättre parkeringsmöjligheter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Electric cars should be favoured by more charging points, differentiated congestion charges that favour environmental cars and better parking opportunities.”
• greener cities»Utsläppsfria transporter, cyklar, elbilar och kollektivtrafik ska bli smidigare och attraktivare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Emission-free transports, bicycles, electric cars and public transport should become more convenient and attractive.”

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 utility traffic and public transport in cities with congestion or environmental problems should be given more room at the expense of private motoring, and that such trade-offs should be decided at local or regional level. A national law preventing municipalities from limiting traffic goes therefore against the plan's order. The plan recognizes the car's role in rural areas, but this does not apply to inner-city traffic in a major city.

• public transport before cars in citiesdecisive»I städer med trängsel- eller miljöproblem bör nyttotrafik och kollektivtrafik ges större utrymme på bekostnad av privatbilism.« (party programme ↗)“In cities with congestion or environmental problems, utility traffic and public transport should be given more room at the expense of private motoring.”
• decision at local level»Detta görs genom god stadsplanering och miljöavgifter, t.ex. trängselavgifter, som ska beslutas på lokal eller regional nivå och vars avgifter ska stanna på regional nivå.« (party programme ↗)“This is done through good urban planning and environmental charges, e.g. congestion charges, which shall be decided at local or regional level and whose revenues shall remain at regional level.”
• municipal self-determination»Det kommunala vetot mot vindkraft ska bestå.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The municipal veto against wind power shall remain.”
• car's role in rural areas»Transportpolitiken måste erkänna bilens roll på landsbygden.« (party programme ↗)“Transport policy must recognize the car's role in rural areas.”

The plan demands strong municipal self-governance and explicitly places decisions on the introduction and design of congestion charges for motor traffic on the municipalities. According to the subsidiarity principle, the burden of proof rests with the one who wishes to move a task to a higher level. National legislation that restricts municipalities' right to control local motor traffic therefore goes against the plan, even though the plan at the same time values the car's importance.

• municipal decision on traffic chargesdecisive»ska kommunerna kunna besluta om införande« (party programme ↗)“shall the municipalities be able to decide on introduction”
• strong municipal self-governance»Den kommunala självstyrelsen ska vara stark« (party programme ↗)“Strong municipal self-governance shall be”
• burden of proof in centralization»Om en överordnad gemenskap vill överta en funktion från en underordnad ligger bevisbördan för bättre ändamålsenlighet« (party programme ↗)“If an overarching community wishes to take over a function from a subordinate, the burden of proof for greater appropriateness lies”
• the car's necessity»Tillgång till bil är för många en förutsättning för att« (party programme ↗)“Access to a car is for many a prerequisite for”

The counter-proposal demands national legislation that prevents municipalities from restricting car traffic locally. The plan's guiding principle is that decisions shall be made at the lowest possible level, as close to citizens as possible, and the party programme emphasizes decentralized decision-making as a strength. That the plan wants to protect the driver's everyday economy speaks for the substance, but does not justify moving the authority from municipalities to the state.

• decisions at the lowest leveldecisive»Beslut ska fattas på lägsta möjliga nivå, så nära medborgarna som möjligt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Decisions shall be made at the lowest possible level, as close to citizens as possible.”
• decentralization provides robustness»Decentraliserat beslutsfattande gör samhället mer robust« (party programme ↗)“Decentralized decision-making makes society more robust”
• the car shall be accessible»har råd att ta bilen, oavsett om den går på bensin eller el« (2022 manifesto ↗)“can afford to take the car, regardless of whether it runs on petrol or electricity”

The election manifesto states that the car is a freedom worth keeping, that all transport modes are needed and that conditions for car commuting should be improved. The counter-proposal's requirement to investigate national rules against municipal restrictions on car traffic aligns with the plan's resistance to anti-car symbolism. At the same time, the party programme values municipal self-determination, which makes the support derived rather than explicit.

• the car as freedomdecisive»Bilen är än idag en frihet som är värd att behålla.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The car is still a freedom worth keeping.”
• all transport modes needed»Sverigedemokraterna anser att samtliga transportslag, inklusive bil och flyg, är viktiga för att samhället ska fungera.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“the Sweden Democrats believe that all transport modes, including cars and aeroplanes, are important for society to function.”
• protect car commuting»Förbättra förutsättningarna för bilpendling, framförallt på landsbygden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improve conditions for car commuting, particularly in the countryside”
• municipal self-determination»Vi betraktar det kommunala självbestämmandet som en central del av demokratin« (party programme ↗)“We regard municipal self-determination as a central part of democracy”

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