2026-04-292025/26:MJU20 · p.1MJUEnvironment & agriculture
Government's work with documentation and evaluation within the climate policy framework
Transparency and evaluation of the government's climate-policy evidence base
What's at stake: The quality and transparency of the evidence base affects how well grounded decisions on emissions cuts and climate targets are, which in turn concerns Sweden's ability to meet its national climate targets and international commitments, as well as trust in climate policy.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether the ongoing work of developing and evaluating the evidence behind climate accounting and climate action plans - scenarios, assumptions and uncertainties - is adequate as currently conducted, or whether Parliament should formally direct the government to strengthen the work of producing accurate evidence and ensure the responsible agency has sufficient resources.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee welcomes the audit by the National Audit Office and shares the government's view that the work of producing scenarios and impact assessments is continuously evaluated and developed, and that the description of the assumptions used in the scenarios should be reviewed. The committee agrees with the government that the climate accounts and action plans could usefully be supplemented with sensitivity analyses, especially for key sectors, but sees no need for a formal parliamentary statement beyond the ongoing development work and therefore rejects the motion.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 1 (V, C, MP)
The reservation (V, C, MP) agrees with the National Audit Office's criticism of insufficient transparency and clarity in the evidence behind climate accounts and action plans, and calls for Parliament to formally direct that the work of producing accurate evidence be strengthened, that the responsible agency receive sufficient resources for high-quality evidence, and that uncertainties and assumptions in calculations and future scenarios be clearly disclosed - since major decisions on cutting emissions, meeting climate targets and complying with EU legislation rest on this evidence.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 1 by V, C, MP.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
What each plan points to — and how the party voted
For each party: the vote its own election manifesto and party programme point to in this case, next to how the party actually voted. A plan can only point to Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| Plan | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | No 0/13/0/8 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| S | No | Yes 91/1/0/14 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| MP | No | No 0/15/0/3 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| C | No | No 0/20/0/4 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| L | No | Yes 9/0/0/7 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| KD | No | Yes 16/0/0/3 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| M | No | Yes 57/0/0/9 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| SD | No | Yes 60/0/0/10 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
Broke with the party line
| SDenis Begic (S, Örebro län) | No — party line: Yes |
MPs whose vote differs from their party's majority position in this division. Marked with a dark ring in the chamber view.
Committee proposal
Parliament rejects the motion 2025/26:3924 by Katarina Luhr et al. (MP) demands 1-3.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motion 2025/26:3924 av Katarina Luhr m.fl. (MP) yrkandena 1-3.
Riksdag decision: Parliament has considered a letter from the Government. It concerns the National Audit Office's examination of whether the Government and public agencies have conducted effective work with documentation and evaluations within the climate policy framework. The National Audit Office's overall conclusion is that the handling has several shortcomings, particularly concerning the Environmental Protection Agency's work in preparing comprehensive documentation for the Government's climate reports and climate action plans. The National Audit Office also provided a number of recommendations to the Government, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Energy Agency, and the Climate Policy Council. In its letter, the Government welcomes the National Audit Office's examination and largely agrees with the National Audit Office's problem description but makes partly a different assessment of what measures should be taken. In its letter, the Government emphasizes that it is conducting ongoing work to evaluate and develop the documentation within the climate policy framework in order to improve the quality and clarity of the climate report and climate action plan. The Government also notes that in recent years, measures have also been taken to improve the public agencies' work with documentation within the climate policy framework. Parliament, like the Government, welcomes the National Audit Office's examination and views positively the Government's work to improve the quality and clarity of the climate reports and climate action plans and assumes that this work continues. Parliament referred the letter to the records, that is to say, closed the matter.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants the government to strengthen work on accurate climate foundations and clearly describe uncertainties and assumptions in climate reports and action plans. (V, C, MP) — Reservation 1
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The plan requires the government to work with an emissions budget that links climate targets with concrete, numbered proposals, which presupposes thorough and reliable evidence.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires the government to work with an emissions budget that links climate targets with concrete, numbered proposals, which presupposes thorough and reliable evidence. The counter-proposal's requirement for strengthened work with accurate evidence, sufficient resources to the responsible authority and reported uncertainties is the practical prerequisite for that. The plan also affirms that transition strategies shall be based on research.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att regeringen arbetar med en utsläppsbudget som knyter ihop klimatmålen med konkreta, siffersatta förslag, vilket förutsätter genomlysta och tillförlitliga underlag. Motförslagets krav på stärkt arbete med träffsäkra underlag, tillräckliga resurser till ansvarig myndighet och redovisade osäkerheter är den praktiska förutsättningen för det. Planen slår också fast att omställningsstrategier ska utgå från forskning.
- emissions budget with numbered proposalsdecisive»Vi vill att regeringen arbetar med en utsläppsbudget som knyter ihop klimatmålen med konkreta, siffersatta förslag.« (party programme ↗)“We want the government to work with an emissions budget that links climate targets with concrete, numbered proposals.”
- research-based climate strategy»Det behövs strategier som utgår från forskning« (party programme ↗)“Strategies need to be based on research”
- follow-up of environmental targets»Vi vill se ambitiösa miljömål som följs upp med skarp lagstiftning och praktiskt arbete.« (party programme ↗)“We want to see ambitious environmental targets that are followed up with sharp legislation and practical work.”
- solid knowledge base»En framgångsrik rörelse för ett bättre samhälle behöver bygga på stabil forskning« (party programme ↗)“A successful movement for a better society needs to be built on solid research”
The election manifesto states that the climate policy framework must remain stable and that policy must take greater responsibility; the party programme demands climate considerations at all levels of decision-making.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto states that the climate policy framework must remain stable and that policy must take greater responsibility; the party programme demands climate considerations at all levels of decision-making. The counter-proposal's requirements for accurate evidence, sufficient resources for the responsible authority and clearly disclosed uncertainties are a prerequisite for monitoring the framework and international commitments. Therefore the demand is supported.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet slår fast att det klimatpolitiska ramverket ska ligga fast och att politiken måste ta ett större ansvar; partiprogrammet kräver klimatperspektiv på alla nivåer av beslutsfattande. Motförslagets krav på träffsäkra underlag, tillräckliga resurser till ansvarig myndighet och tydligt redovisade osäkerheter är en förutsättning för att ramverket och de internationella åtagandena ska kunna följas upp. Därför stöds kravet.
- the climate framework is stabledecisive»Det klimatpolitiska ramverket ska ligga fast.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The climate policy framework shall remain stable.”
- climate perspective in all decisions»Klimatperspektiv på alla nivåer av beslut och beslutsfattande.« (party programme ↗)“Climate perspective at all levels of decision and decision-making.”
- international climate commitments»Sverige ska vara en stark kraft i FN och EU för att världens länder ska öka sina åtaganden för att göra verklighet av Parisavtalets ambitioner.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall be a strong force in the UN and EU for the world's countries to increase their commitments to realize the Paris Agreement's ambitions.”
- Swedish climate leadership»Svenskt ledarskap i klimatomställningen genom stark industri och innovationskraft.« (party programme ↗)“Swedish leadership in the climate transition through strong industry and innovation capacity.”
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 wants to see legally binding climate targets in line with research and a Swedish emissions budget that enables the targets to be reached — which requires accurate and transparent decision-making basis.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants to see legally binding climate targets in line with research and a Swedish emissions budget that enables the targets to be reached — which requires accurate and transparent decision-making basis. The Greens also emphasize knowledge as a tool to understand the long-term consequences of decisions, and that Sweden shall take a leading role in international climate negotiations. The counter-proposal's requirement for strengthened basis, sufficient authority resources and clearly stated assumptions is thereby supported by the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill se juridiskt bindande klimatmål i linje med forskningen och en svensk utsläppsbudget som gör att målen nås — vilket förutsätter träffsäkra och transparenta underlag. Miljöpartiet framhåller också kunskap som verktyg för att förstå de långsiktiga konsekvenserna av besluten, och att Sverige ska vara pådrivande i internationella klimatförhandlingar. Motförslagets krav på stärkta underlag, tillräckliga myndighetsresurser och tydligt redovisade antaganden stöds därmed av planen.
- science-based binding climate targetsdecisive»Vi vill därför se juridiskt bindande klimatmål som ligger i linje med forskningen.« (party programme ↗)“We therefore want to see legally binding climate targets that align with research.”
- emissions budget for climate targets»ta fram en svensk utsläppsbudget som gör att vi når klimatmålen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“develop a Swedish emissions budget that enables us to reach climate targets.”
- knowledge as decision-making basis»Det ger oss verktyg att förstå historien, nå våra visioner och förstå de långsiktiga konsekvenserna av våra beslut.« (party programme ↗)“It gives us tools to understand history, reach our visions and understand the long-term consequences of our decisions.”
- international climate commitments»Sverige ska ha en pådrivande roll i internationella klimatförhandlingar och utveckla globalt klimatsamarbete mellan länder.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall have a leading role in international climate negotiations and develop global climate cooperation between countries.”
The plan establishes that climate policy should be based on what science shows is necessary and that effective measures should be prioritized over symbolic politics, which requires accurate and well-researched foundations.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that climate policy should be based on what science shows is necessary and that effective measures should be prioritized over symbolic politics, which requires accurate and well-researched foundations. The party also wants Sweden to become even more transparent. The counter-proposal's requirement for strengthened work on the foundations, sufficient resources for the responsible agency and clearly disclosed assumptions and uncertainties thus aligns with the plan's climate leadership.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att klimatpolitiken ska utgå från vad vetenskapen visar är nödvändigt och att effektiva åtgärder ska prioriteras framför symbolpolitik, vilket förutsätter träffsäkra och genomlysta underlag. Partiet vill också att Sverige blir ännu mer transparent. Motförslagets krav på stärkt arbete med underlagen, tillräckliga resurser till ansvarig myndighet och tydligt redovisade antaganden och osäkerheter ligger därmed i linje med planens klimatledarskap.
- science-based climate policydecisive»Klimatpolitiken ska utgå från vad vetenskapen visar är nödvändigt för att undvika farliga förändringar.« (party programme ↗)“Climate policy should be based on what science shows is necessary to avoid dangerous changes.”
- effective measures before symbolic politics»Ett ledarskap som prioriterar effektiva åtgärder framför symbolpolitik eller passivitet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A leadership that prioritizes effective measures over symbolic politics or passivity.”
- increased transparency»Sverige ska bli ännu mer transparent.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden should become even more transparent.”
- effective climate leadership»Sverige behöver ett handlingskraftigt klimatledarskap som gör skillnad på riktigt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden needs an effective climate leadership that makes a real difference.”
The plan demands climate policy that is effective and long-term and is measured in actual emission reductions, and it explicitly distances itself from symbolic politics.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan demands climate policy that is effective and long-term and is measured in actual emission reductions, and it explicitly distances itself from symbolic politics. Accurate, transparent data where assumptions and uncertainties are disclosed is a prerequisite for precisely such a policy, as well as for climate goals to be able to be monitored. The counter-proposal's demands thus align with the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver en klimatpolitik som är effektiv och långsiktig och som mäts i faktiska utsläppsminskningar, och den tar uttryckligen avstånd från symbolpolitik. Träffsäkra, transparenta underlag där antaganden och osäkerheter redovisas är en förutsättning för just en sådan politik, liksom för att klimatmålen ska kunna följas upp. Motförslagets krav ligger därmed i linje med planen.
- effective climate policydecisive»Klimatpolitiken måste vara effektiv och långsiktig samtidigt som den fungerar i« (party programme ↗)“Climate policy must be effective and long-term while it functions in”
- effective policy instruments over symbols»En klimatpolitik som ersätter den symbolpolitik där bidrag betalas ut till klimatångest i stället för det vi vet är allra viktigast: mer ny teknik, mer internationellt samarbete och fler effektiva styrmedel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A climate policy that replaces symbolic politics where subsidies are paid out for climate anxiety instead of what we know is most important: more new technology, more international cooperation and more effective policy instruments.”
- against symbolic politics»Liberal miljöpolitik tar avstånd från symbolpolitik« (party programme ↗)“Liberal environmental policy distances itself from symbolic politics”
- climate goals must 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 must reach the climate goals – zero net greenhouse gas emissions by 2045 at the latest and thereafter negative emissions – within the framework of a growing economy.”
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 establishes that evaluation, cost monitoring and quality control are important political tasks and that all political decisions shall be made according to the stewardship principle, with consequences considered in a future perspective.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that evaluation, cost monitoring and quality control are important political tasks and that all political decisions shall be made according to the stewardship principle, with consequences considered in a future perspective. It also wants to complement national accounts with environmental accounts to make visible the link between economy and environment. Requirements for accurate, transparent climate evidence with documented uncertainties follow from this.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att utvärdering, kostnadsuppföljning och kvalitetskontroll är viktiga politiska uppgifter och att alla politiska beslut ska fattas enligt förvaltarskapsprincipen, med konsekvenserna beaktade i ett framtidsperspektiv. Den vill också komplettera nationalräkenskaperna med miljöräkenskaper för att synliggöra sambandet mellan ekonomi och miljö. Krav på träffsäkra, transparenta klimatunderlag med redovisade osäkerheter följer av detta.
- evaluation and quality controldecisive»kostnadsuppföljning och kvalitetskontroll är därför viktiga politiska uppgifter.« (party programme ↗)“cost monitoring and quality control are therefore important political tasks.”
- stewardship and long-term thinking»Alla politiska beslut bör fattas i enlighet med förvaltarskapsprincipen, vilket innebär att« (party programme ↗)“All political decisions should be made in accordance with the stewardship principle, which means that”
- environmental accounts make the link visible»välfärdsbegreppet, beräknat som bruttonationalprodukten (BNP), kompletteras med« (party programme ↗)“the concept of welfare, calculated as gross domestic product (GDP), is complemented with”
- integrated sustainability assessment»Hållbar utveckling förutsätter att ekologi, ekonomi« (party programme ↗)“Sustainable development requires that ecology, economy”
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 that science and facts lead climate and environmental policy and that the policy is clear and effective, with high demands for precision.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that science and facts lead climate and environmental policy and that the policy is clear and effective, with high demands for precision. The counter-proposal's requirements for accurate evidence, sufficient resources to the responsible authority and clearly documented uncertainties and assumptions are precisely what makes such a policy possible. The plan also warns that climate policy is reduced to expensive symbolic politics, which insufficient evidence risks leading to.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att vetenskap och fakta är ledande i klimat- och miljöpolitiken och att politiken är tydlig och effektiv, med höga krav på precision. Motförslagets krav på träffsäkra underlag, tillräckliga resurser till ansvarig myndighet och tydligt redovisade osäkerheter och antaganden är precis det som gör en sådan politik möjlig. Planen varnar också för att klimatpolitiken reduceras till dyrbar symbolpolitik, vilket bristfälliga underlag riskerar att leda till.
- science leads climate policyweak support»Vetenskap och fakta ska vara ledande i klimat- och miljöpolitiken.« (party programme ↗)“Science and facts shall lead climate and environmental policy.”
- clear and effective climate policydecisive»Klimatpolitiken ska vara tydlig och effektiv.« (party programme ↗)“Climate policy shall be clear and effective.”
- against symbolic politics»Klimatpolitiken får aldrig reduceras till dyrbar symbolpolitik« (party programme ↗)“Climate policy must never be reduced to expensive symbolic politics”
- net zero target 2045»Vi ska som land ta fullt ansvar här hemma och nå nettonollutsläpp senast år 2045.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall as a nation take full responsibility here at home and reach net zero emissions no later than 2045.”
flags: citat_svagt
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 demands that evidence and results, not political will, drive the implementation of climate targets and that environmental policy is based on facts ahead of emotions.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan demands that evidence and results, not political will, drive the implementation of climate targets and that environmental policy is based on facts ahead of emotions. The counter-proposal wants precisely that the basis for climate reporting becomes more accurate and that uncertainties and assumptions are reported clearly. The plan also demands clear results for every public investment, which presupposes scrutinised decision-making basis.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att evidens och resultat, inte politisk vilja, styr genomförandet av klimatmålen och att miljöpolitiken baseras på fakta framför känslor. Motförslaget vill just att underlagen för klimatredovisningar blir mer träffsäkra och att osäkerheter och antaganden redovisas tydligt. Planen kräver dessutom tydliga resultat för varje offentlig satsning, vilket förutsätter genomlysta beslutsunderlag.
- evidence-driven climate policydecisive»Evidens, resultat och svensk konkurrenskraft ska styra genomförandet av klimatmål i högre utsträckning än politikers vilja att gå först och längst.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Evidence, results and Swedish competitiveness shall to a higher degree drive the implementation of climate targets rather than politicians' will to go first and furthest.”
- facts ahead of emotions»Miljöpolitiken måste alltid stämmas av mot nya rön i forskningen och baseras på fakta framför känslor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Environmental policy must always be checked against new findings in research and be based on facts ahead of emotions.”
- results demands on investments»Begära tydliga resultat för varje offentlig satsning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Demand clear results for every public investment”
- effective climate policy»Bedriva en effektiv klimatpolitik med ett tydligt globalt perspektiv« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Conduct effective climate policy with a clear global perspective”
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.
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2025/26:MJU20)
- Committee report full text (HD01MJU20)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2025/26:3924 — med anledning av skr. 2025/26:122 Riksrevisionens rapport om statens arbete med underlag och utvärdering inom det klimatpolitiska ramverket av Katarina Luhr m.fl. (MP)
- Regeringens skrivelse 2025/26:122 — Riksrevisionens rapport om statens arbete med underlag och utvärdering inom det klimatpolitiska ramverket
Source: The Swedish Parliament