Effects on greenhouse gas emissions

The plan demands that the government work with an emissions budget that ties climate goals to concrete, quantified proposals and that environmental goals be followed up sharply. The counter-proposal's demand for a comprehensive report of the reforms' emissions effects is precisely such follow-up against the commitments. That trade only be a complement aligns with the plan seeing pricing and taxes as a complementary tool that needs to increase the cost of emissions over time, not as a replacement for other policy instruments.

• emissions budget with quantified targetsdecisive»Vi vill att regeringen arbetar med en utsläppsbudget som knyter ihop« (party programme ↗)“We want the government to work with an emissions budget that ties together”
• sharp follow-up of environmental goals»miljömål som följs upp med skarp lagstiftning och praktiskt arbete.« (party programme ↗)“environmental goals that are followed up with sharp legislation and practical work.”
• pricing as complement»Kostnaderna för utsläpp behöver öka långsiktigt« (party programme ↗)“The costs of emissions need to increase in the long term”
• climate emergency guides decisions»Omställningen behöver ske omgående och alla politiska beslut behöver ta hänsyn till den akuta kris som vi befinner oss i.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The transition needs to happen immediately and all political decisions need to take account of the acute crisis we are in.”

The election manifesto binds the party to the climate policy framework and to net zero emissions by 2045, and states that the pace of emissions reduction must increase. The counter-proposal wants emissions trading to be used only as a complement to other policy instruments and that the combined emissions effects be reported so that commitments are reached. This follows the plan's commitment that Sweden be a leader in its own national climate policy, and the plan therefore supports the requirement.

• net zero emissions by 2045decisive»År 2045 ska Sverige inte ha några nettoutsläpp av växthusgaser till atmosfären, för att därefter uppnå negativa utsläpp.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In 2045, Sweden shall have no net emissions of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, after which to achieve negative emissions.”
• climate framework is fixed»Det klimatpolitiska ramverket ska ligga fast.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The climate policy framework shall remain fixed.”
• increased emission reduction pace»Redan nu minskar utsläppen i vårt land, men takten måste öka.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Already now emissions are falling in our country, but the pace must increase.”
• leader in climate policy»vara en föregångare i den egna, nationella klimatpolitiken.« (party programme ↗)“be a leader 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 plan requires a climate policy framework with binding caps on climate impact and a Swedish emissions budget that ensures climate targets are met — which is exactly the basis the counter-proposal requests when it wants to see total emissions effects reported. The plan also retains energy and carbon taxes as central policy instruments and wants to complement with a transition law, which aligns with emissions trading being only a complement. Thereby the plan supports the counter-proposal's demand.

• binding caps on climate impactdecisive»För att klara klimatmålen krävs ett klimatpolitiskt ramverk med bindande tak för vår klimatpåverkan såväl i Sverige som internationellt.« (party programme ↗)“To meet climate targets, a climate policy framework with binding caps on our climate impact both in Sweden and internationally is required.”
• emissions budget ensures target achievement»ta fram en svensk utsläppsbudget som gör att vi når klimatmålen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“develop a Swedish emissions budget that ensures we meet climate targets.”
• carbon tax retained»Hit hör ekonomiska styrmedel som energi- och koldioxidskatter« (party programme ↗)“Economic policy instruments such as energy and carbon taxes belong here”
• complementary transition law»införa en omställningslag så att all industri fasar ut kol, olja och fossilgas till senast 2030.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“introduce a transition law so that all industry phases out coal, oil and fossil gas by 2030 at the latest.”

The plan requires climate leadership prioritizing effective measures over symbolism and a climate policy based on what science shows is necessary. Reporting the combined emissions effects in affected sectors is one way to ensure emissions commitments are met and is therefore supported by the plan. At the same time, the plan sees emissions trading as one of the most effective tools, which provides some resistance to viewing it as merely complementary.

• effective measures over symbolismdecisive»Ett ledarskap som prioriterar effektiva åtgärder framför symbolpolitik eller passivitet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Leadership that prioritizes effective measures over symbolism or inaction.”
• science-based climate policy»Klimatpolitiken ska utgå från vad vetenskapen visar är nödvändigt för att undvika farliga förändringar.« (party programme ↗)“Climate policy must be based on what science shows is necessary to avoid dangerous changes.”
• pricing emissions»Det ska kosta mer att smutsa ner.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It must cost more to pollute.”
• ambitious emissions trading»EU:s system för handel med utsläppsrätter är bland de mest effektiva verktyg vi har, och vi vill göra det ännu mer ambitiöst och öppna upp det för fler länder som vill ansluta sig.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The EU's emissions trading system is among the most effective tools we have, and we want to make it even more ambitious and open it up to more countries that want to join.”

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 climate policy measured by how much it actually reduces emissions, which directly supports the counter-proposal's demand that total emissions effects be reported. The party programme sees carbon tax and emissions trading as the most effective tools, which fits that the trading system should complement and not replace the carbon tax. The plan does not state this position about the trading system, why coverage is derived.

• measure actual emissions effectsdecisive»Och nu behövs en klimatpolitik som inte mäts i hur många skatter som höjs eller hur mycket den kostar skattebetalarna utan i hur mycket den på riktigt får ner utsläppen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“And now we need a climate policy not measured by how many taxes are raised or how much it costs taxpayers but by how much it actually reduces emissions.”
• both carbon tax and emissions trading»såsom koldioxidskatt och handel med utsläppsrätter, är det mest effektiva redskapet« (party programme ↗)“such as carbon tax and emissions trading, is the most effective instrument”
• climate goals shall be reached»Vi ska nå klimatmålen – inga nettoutsläpp av växthusgaser senast 2045 och därefter negativa utsläpp – inom ramen för en växande ekonomi.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall reach the climate goals – no net greenhouse gas emissions by 2045 and thereafter negative emissions – within the framework of a growing economy.”
• EU as climate arena»EU-samarbetet är vårt viktigaste instrument för att driva på miljöarbetet.« (party programme ↗)“EU cooperation is our most important instrument to drive environmental 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 plan wishes that the relationship between economy and environment is made visible and that national accounts are supplemented with environmental measures, which argues that the combined emission effects of the reforms are reported. The principle that the polluter pays and the requirement to phase out fossil fuels supports pricing as a policy instrument, but presupposes that emission commitments are actually achieved. The counter-proposal's requirement for reporting is thus in line with the plan.

• makes environmental effects visibledecisive»Nationalräkenskaperna bör utöver ekonomiska« (party programme ↗)“National accounts should in addition to economic”
• environmental accounts»räkenskaper för att synliggöra sambandet mellan ekonomi och miljö.« (party programme ↗)“accounts to make visible the relationship between economy and environment.”
• the polluter pays»upprätthålla principen att förorenaren ska betala och att« (party programme ↗)“maintain the principle that the polluter shall pay and that”
• phase-out of fossil fuels»Fossilbränslena måste fasas ut från såväl energi- som« (party programme ↗)“Fossil fuels must be phased out from both energy and”

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 counter-proposal wants emissions trading to only become a complement and not replace, for example, carbon dioxide tax, and to add a special emissions disclosure. The plan goes in the opposite direction in substance: fuel prices should be lowered, total taxes must not be raised and emission reductions should occur where they are cheapest. A line that secures continued high Swedish tax levels on fuel contradicts these commitments. Therefore the demand is rejected, with low certainty because the system's design is not addressed in the plan.

• lower fuel taxdecisive»Sänka priset på bensin och diesel så att du klarar din vardagsekonomi« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Lower the price of petrol and diesel so you can manage your everyday economy”
• no tax rises»Införa ett skattehöjarstopp under den kommande mandatperioden som innebär att de samlade skatterna inte höjs« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce a tax rise cap during the coming term of office which means that total taxes are not raised”
• cost-effective emission reduction»Samtidigt är kostnaden för att minska utsläppen genom internationella klimatinsatser ofta mycket lägre än för att minska utsläppen i Sverige« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Meanwhile, the cost of reducing emissions through international climate initiatives is often much lower than reducing emissions in Sweden”
• no symbolic politics»Klimatpolitiken får aldrig reduceras till dyrbar symbolpolitik eller snäv klimatnationalism.« (party programme ↗)“Climate policy shall never be reduced to expensive symbolic politics or narrow climate nationalism.”

The counter-proposal wants emissions trading to be used only as a complement to national policy tools such as carbon dioxide tax and wants the combined emissions effects reported to secure the commitments. The plan's decisive commitment is that Swedish climate targets shall be adapted to the EU level and that Sweden should not go further than necessary at the expense of competitiveness, which speaks against building on top with national burdens. The plan's demand for clear results pulls partly towards the reporting part, but does not carry the requirement.

• climate targets adapted to EU leveldecisive»De svenska klimatmålen bör anpassas till den klimatlagstiftning som finns på EU-nivå för att inte kraven på andra länder ska bli lägre som en konsekvens av att vi gör mer än nödvändigt på bekostnad av vår levnadsstandard och konkurrenskraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Swedish climate targets should be adapted to the climate legislation existing at EU level so that the requirements on other countries do not become lower as a consequence of us doing more than necessary at the expense of our living standard and competitiveness.”
• against new taxes and burdens»Svensk klimatpolitik har istället kommit att förvandlas till en kostsam plakatpolitik där det är viktigare att spendera mycket skattemedel, införa nya skatter och införa överdimensionerade regelverk än att göra skillnad på riktigt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Swedish climate policy has instead come to be transformed into costly poster politics where it is more important to spend a lot of tax money, introduce new taxes and implement oversized regulations than to make a real difference.”
• global perspective»Bedriva en effektiv klimatpolitik med ett tydligt globalt perspektiv« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Conduct effective climate policy with a clear global perspective”
• results reporting»Begära tydliga resultat för varje offentlig satsning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Demand clear results for every public investment”