Timeline and coordination

The plan does not take a position on timetables for implementation of a specific EU directive. The closest relevant commitments are that the climate and environmental regulations made within the EU are important to defend and build on, and that renewable electricity production needs to be built out radically. Clearer reporting of timetable and better coordination between EU implementation and national licensing reforms does not contradict any of this.

• defend EU's climate rulesdecisive»De framsteg som trots förutsättningarna gjorts inom ramen för EU är viktiga att försvara och bygga vidare på.« (party programme ↗)“The progress that, despite the conditions, has been made within the EU framework is important to defend and build on.”
• radical renewable expansion»En radikal utbyggnad av den förnybara elproduktionen är avgörande« (party programme ↗)“Radical expansion of renewable electricity production is crucial”
• pragmatic EU stance»Vi agerar pragmatiskt för att både förändra inom ramen för EU:s strukturer och utmana dem, beroende på situationen.« (party programme ↗)“We act pragmatically to both change within the framework of the EU's structures and challenge them, depending on the situation.”

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 requires that the bureaucratic obstacles to more electricity are removed and that slow permit processes are sped up, which presupposes that EU implementation and national reforms of the permit processes are aligned. The counter-proposal precisely asks for a clearer timetable and better coordination between these tracks. The party programme moreover wants Sweden's position as a leading actor in the EU to be strengthened and that electrification works for industry and society. The plan therefore speaks for the demand.

• faster permit processesdecisive»Riv de byråkratiska hindren för mer el. Långsamma tillståndsprocesser ska snabbas på.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove the bureaucratic obstacles to more electricity. Slow permit processes should be sped up.”
• functioning electrification»Elektrifiering som fungerar för människor, industri och samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“Electrification that works for people, industry and society.”
• active Swedish EU role»Sveriges ställning som en ledande aktör i EU stärks.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden's position as a leading actor in the EU is strengthened.”
• fossil-free electricity production»Stabil, tillförlitlig och fossilfri elproduktion som på lång sikt är förnybar.« (party programme ↗)“Stable, reliable and fossil-free electricity production that in the long term is renewable.”

The plan wants to see rapid expansion of renewable energy and that the EU is the leading force in climate work, which presupposes that EU law is implemented on time and coordinated with the national reforms. At the same time, the plan requires that new legislation be carefully tested on grounds of legal certainty. Requirements for a clear timeline and better coordination are thus in line with the plan.

• rapid expansion of renewable energydecisive»Därutöver vill vi i Miljöpartiet se en snabb utbyggnad av förnybar energi som vindkraft« (party programme ↗)“Furthermore we in the Green Party want to see rapid expansion of renewable energy such as wind power”
• EU leads climate action»EU ska vara den ledande kraften i det globala klimatarbetet och driva på för att minska« (party programme ↗)“The EU shall be the leading force in global climate action and push to reduce”
• legally certain legislation process»prövas noggrant utifrån rättssäkerhet och grundläggande fri- och rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“be carefully tested on grounds of legal certainty and fundamental freedoms and rights.”
• transition without eroded environmental protection»för att luckra upp miljölagstiftning eller urholka minoriteters rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“to water down environmental legislation or undermine minority rights.”

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 faster permit processes a main issue: the time for permits for green investments shall be halved and wind power permits shall take at most two years. A clearly documented time schedule and better coordination between EU implementation and the national reforms of permit processes serve precisely that goal. The party programme moreover wants the EU to do fewer things but do them better.

• halverade tillståndstiderdecisive»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 ↗)“It is time to halve the time it takes to get permits for green investments and reform the Environmental Code so that a project's climate benefit is given greater weight in environmental review.”
• tidsatta tillståndsprocesser»Det krävs en kriskommission för att snabbare öka Sveriges utsläppsfria elproduktion och tillstånd för vindkraft ska få ta max två år.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A crisis commission is needed to faster increase Sweden's emission-free electricity production and permits for wind power shall take a maximum of two years.”
• effektivt EU-genomförande»EU måste bli smalare, men vassare, göra färre saker men göra dem bättre.« (party programme ↗)“The EU must become narrower, but sharper, do fewer things but do them better.”

The plan makes fast and modernized permit processes for fossil-free electricity an explicit commitment and wants Sweden to participate fully in EU cooperation. A late and incomplete implementation of an EU directive on permit processes runs straight against both these commitments, which is why the demand for clearer timetable and better coordination with national reforms lies in line with the plan. The plan however does not express itself about the arrangement process as such.

• expanded fossil-free electricity productiondecisive»Ska vi få ner elpriserna krävs att vi bygger inte bara kärnkraft utan också mer sol- och vindkraft i hela landet, investerar i kraftsystemet och satsar på energilagring.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To bring down electricity prices we need to build not only nuclear power but also more solar and wind power throughout the country, invest in the power system and prioritize energy storage.”
• modernized permit regulations»I stället vill vi möjliggöra fler nya reaktorer på fler ställen, möjliggöra återstart av Ringhals 1 och 2, se till att statliga lånegarantier omfattar kärnkraften, modernisera regelverken och ge kärnkraften betalt för att den alltid finns tillgänglig.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Instead we want to enable more new reactors in more places, enable restart of Ringhals 1 and 2, ensure that state loan guarantees cover nuclear power, modernize the regulations and pay nuclear power for always being available.”
• full participation in EU»Sverige ska delta fullt ut i Europasamarbetet« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall participate fully in European cooperation”
• common European energy policy»EU:s gemensamma energipolitik ska utvecklas.« (party programme ↗)“The EU's common energy policy shall be developed.”

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 long-term energy policy with fixed rules and that the rules the state sets for businesses are long-term and predictable, so that business and households dare to invest. Late and unclear implementation of the EU directive with unclear timescale violates this. The counter-proposal's demands for a disclosed timescale and better coordination with the national permit reforms therefore follow from the plan.

• long-term energy policydecisive»Sveriges energiförsörjning ska tryggas genom långsiktig energipolitik med fasta spelregler.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden's energy supply shall be secured through long-term energy policy with fixed rules.”
• long-term rules for businesses»Det är viktigt att de regler staten ställer upp för företagen är långsiktiga.« (party programme ↗)“It is important that the rules the state sets for businesses are long-term.”
• predictable investment conditions»Långsiktiga förutsägbara spelregler och villkor måste gälla för att näringsliv och« (party programme ↗)“Long-term foreseeable rules and conditions must apply for business and”
• oppose complicated rules»Byråkrati och krångliga regler ska« (party programme ↗)“Bureaucracy and complicated rules shall”

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 permit processes and to setting an outer time limit for government agencies' processing, and wants EU decisions to be implemented correctly and as a general rule at minimum level. The counter-proposal's demand for a clear timetable and better coordination between EU implementation and national reforms of permit processes follows directly from these commitments. A late and incomplete implementation is precisely what the plan wants to avoid.

• shorten permit processesdecisive»Investera i det svenska elnätet och korta tillståndsprocesserna för elnätsutbyggnad« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in the Swedish electricity grid and shorten permit processes for grid expansion”
• correct EU implementation»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 preventing overimplementation in Sweden of EU decisions – as a general rule EU directives should be implemented at minimum level”
• simplified permit processes»Utöver det vill vi förkorta och förenkla tillståndsprocesser för industrier som satsar på omställning och få på plats en storskalig satsning på tekniker för att fånga in och lagra koldioxid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Beyond that we want to shorten and simplify permit processes for industries investing in transition and get in place a large-scale initiative on technologies to capture and store carbon dioxide.”
• outer time limit»Korta myndigheternas handläggningstider genom en bortre tidsgräns« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Shorten government agencies' processing times through an outer time limit”

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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 makes more efficient and more predictable permit processes an explicit commitment and points out that long and unpredictable processes harm industry's investment willingness. The counter-proposal's demands for a clear timetable and better coordination between EU implementation and national reforms serve precisely that predictability. The plan also calls for coordination in the implementation of EU directives.

• efficient permit processesdecisive»Effektivisera och öka förutsägbarheten i tillståndsprocesserna för gruvnäring, elnätsutbyggnad och industri« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Make permit processes more efficient and increase predictability for mining, electrical grid expansion, and industry”
• predictability for industry»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.”
• coordinated EU implementation»Verka för nordisk koordinering vid införande av EU-direktiv« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work for Nordic coordination in the implementation of EU directives”
• Swedish competitiveness»Prioritera svensk industri och konkurrenskraft« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Prioritize Swedish industry and competitiveness”

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.