Environmental requirements

The plan establishes that jointly owned activities' procurement of goods and services is an important strategic tool for implementing socio-economically significant changes and establishing standards. It also requires that all political decisions take into account the climate crisis and that recycling increases. Stricter base requirements, climate-smart materials and increased circularity in state procurement are exactly the use of procurement that the plan advocates.

• public procurement as a policy instrumentdecisive»också i privata företag. Deras inköp av varor och tjänster är ett viktigt« (party programme ↗)“also in private companies. Their procurement of goods and services is important”
• jointly owned drive change»Gemensamt ägda verksamheter kan användas för att driva förändring« (party programme ↗)“Jointly owned activities can be used to drive change”
• all decisions should be climate-tested»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 the acute crisis we are in into account.”
• increased circularity»Återanvändning och återvinning av material behöver öka.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reuse and recycling of materials need to increase.”

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 demands a climate perspective in all decisions and that Sweden should become the world's first fossil-free welfare state, and that those with the greatest opportunity to transition go first. The state as a purchaser is then an obvious tool, and tightened sustainability and circularity requirements are in line with the goal of a circular economy. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's requirement.

• climate perspective in all decisionsdecisive»Klimatperspektiv på alla nivåer av beslut och beslutsfattande.« (party programme ↗)“Climate perspective at all levels of decision and decision-making.”
• fossil-free welfare state»Sverige ska bli världens första fossilfria välfärdsnation.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall become the world's first fossil-free welfare state.”
• circular economy»Omställning till cirkulär ekonomi, för bättre användning av befintliga resurser.« (party programme ↗)“Transition to a circular economy, for better use of existing resources.”
• those who can go first»De som har större möjligheter att ställa om går före och tar större ansvar.« (party programme ↗)“Those with greater opportunities to transition go first and take greater responsibility.”

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 party programme explicitly requires that clearer sustainability requirements be set in public procurement and that shared resources be used to stimulate climate transition. The counter-proposal's basic requirements, increasing proportion of advanced requirements and stepwise strengthened circularity requirements are precisely the use of procurement that the plan specifies. The plan furthermore wants to drive the transition to a circular economy with clear rules and accelerate the shift to renewable aviation fuels.

• strengthened sustainability requirementsdecisive»Vid offentlig upphandling ska det ställas tydligare hållbarhetskrav.« (party programme ↗)“In public procurement, clearer sustainability requirements should be set.”
• instruments for circularity»Det är en politisk uppgift att med ekonomiska styrmedel och tydliga regler driva på omställningen till en resurseffektiv och cirkulär ekonomi.« (party programme ↗)“It is a political task to drive the transition to a resource-efficient and circular economy using economic instruments and clear rules.”
• renewable aviation fuels»minska flygets utsläpp — höja flygskatten, minska flygresandet och skynda på omställningen till förnybara bränslen, elektrobränslen och elflyg för de flygresor som inte kan ersättas på annat sätt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“reduce aviation emissions — raise aviation tax, reduce air travel and accelerate the shift to renewable fuels, electrofuels and electric aviation for the flights that cannot be replaced in other ways.”
• rapid industrial transition»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 no later than 2030.”

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 wants to make Sweden the world's most resource-efficient country with a more circular economy and is prepared to make stricter demands on environment and climate in agreements. Tightened sustainability and circularity requirements in government procurement is one way to make it cost more to pollute. At the same time, the plan warns against symbolic politics, which makes the conclusion uncertain.

• circular economydecisive»Sverige ska bli världens mest resurseffektiva land och ekonomin mer cirkulär.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall become the world's most resource-efficient country and the economy more circular.”
• stricter environmental demands in agreements»Ställ hårdare krav på arbetsvillkor, miljö och klimat i handelsavtal.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Make stricter demands on working conditions, environment and climate in trade agreements.”
• the polluter pays»Det ska kosta mer att smutsa ner.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It should cost more to pollute.”
• effective measures above symbolic politics»Ett ledarskap som prioriterar effektiva åtgärder framför symbolpolitik eller passivitet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A leadership that prioritizes effective measures above symbolic politics or passivity.”

The party programme explicitly establishes that clear environmental, climate, and health protection requirements should be able to be set in public procurement and that long-term sustainable products should be able to be prioritized. The counter-proposal's basic requirements for sustainability, tightened circularity requirements, and procurement of fossil-free aviation fuel are applications of that commitment, in line with the goal that raw materials should circulate. The plan's requirements for low costs and competition set the frame but do not argue against the requirements in substance.

• environmental requirements in procurementdecisive»Vid offentlig upphandling ska tydliga miljö-, klimat- och hälsoskyddskrav kunna ställas och långsiktigt hållbara produkter kunna premieras.« (party programme ↗)“In public procurement, clear environmental, climate, and health protection requirements should be able to be set and long-term sustainable products should be able to be prioritized.”
• circular material flows»Målet ska vara att alla grundläggande råvaror, såsom växtnäring och mineraler, ska cirkulera i produktionssystemet« (party programme ↗)“The goal should be that all basic raw materials, such as nutrients and minerals, should circulate in the production system”
• fossil-free air travel»Fler flygresor ska göras fossilfria« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More air trips should be made fossil-free”
• cost-effective procurement»Offentlig upphandling ska ske på sätt som ger skattebetalarna låga kostnader, hög kvalitet, säkrar likabehandling och stimulerar konkurrens.« (party programme ↗)“Public procurement should take place in ways that give taxpayers low costs, high quality, ensure equal treatment, and stimulate competition.”

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 party programme explicitly identifies environmentally friendly procurement as a strategic instrument that shall be used, together with the substitution principle and the principle that the polluter pays. Tightened sustainability and circularity requirements in government procurement are precisely such a policy instrument. That the requirements shall be verifiable and coordinated with EU regulations does not contradict this.

• environmentally friendly procurement as a policy instrumentdecisive»skattepolitik, miljöledningssystem och miljövänlig upphandling« (party programme ↗)“tax policy, environmental management systems and environmentally friendly procurement”
• the substitution principle»Substitutionsprincipen, som innebär att mindre farliga ämnen« (party programme ↗)“The substitution principle, which means that less hazardous substances”
• the polluter pays»principen att förorenaren ska betala« (party programme ↗)“the principle that the polluter shall pay”
• the EU as an environmental arena»Då miljöproblemen är gränsöverskridande till sin natur är EU i många fall den mest lämpliga« (party programme ↗)“Since environmental problems are cross-border in nature, the EU in many cases is the most appropriate”

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 wants to counteract over-implementation and implement EU rules at minimum level and significantly reduce regulatory red tape, which speaks against a floor of mandatory basic requirements and gradually tightened circularity requirements in government procurement. The plan also believes that emission reductions should be pursued where they are cheapest and warns against expensive symbolic politics. Support for biofuels is in the plan, but as a production initiative – not as a procurement requirement.

• EU rules at minimum leveldecisive»Minska regelkrånglet och onödig byråkrati, bland annat genom att motverka överimplementering i Sverige av EU-beslut« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce regulatory red tape and unnecessary bureaucracy, including by counteracting over-implementation in Sweden of EU decisions”
• cost-effective climate policy»Samtidigt är kostnaden för att minska utsläppen genom internationella klimatinsatser ofta mycket lägre än för att minska utsläppen i Sverige – därför kommer Moderaterna också att rikta om biståndet för att minska utsläppen i andra länder.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“However, the cost of reducing emissions through international climate initiatives is often much lower than reducing emissions in Sweden – therefore Moderates will also redirect aid to reduce emissions in other countries.”
• no to expensive symbolic politics»Klimatpolitiken får aldrig reduceras till dyrbar symbolpolitik eller snäv klimatnationalism.« (party programme ↗)“Climate policy must never be reduced to expensive symbolic politics or narrow climate nationalism.”
• biofuels via production support»Satsa på tillverkning av biodrivmedel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in the manufacture of biofuels”

The plan explicitly warns that unnecessarily strict procurement conditions exclude smaller actors and wants to stop symbolic politics that is detrimental to industry. The counter-proposal's demands for mandatory minimum requirements, gradually tightened circularity and material requirements and procured biofuels for aviation are precisely such a tightening of the requirements framework. The plan's environmental line is furthermore to seek the most environmental benefit per krona rather than more rules, and it wants to reduce the use of expensive biofuels.

• against strict procurement requirementsdecisive»Onödigt stränga villkor i branschstandarder och i upphandlingar gör det ofta svårt för mindre aktörer att slå sig in på marknaden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Unnecessarily strict requirements in industry standards and in procurement often make it difficult for smaller actors to enter the market.”
• stop symbolic politics»Stoppa symbolpolitik som går ut över möjligheten att bedriva industri och näring« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop symbolic politics that is detrimental to the ability to conduct industry and business”
• cost-effective environmental policy»Sträva efter miljöeffektivitet och hitta de åtgärder som ger mest miljö per krona« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strive for environmental efficiency and find the measures that deliver the most environmental benefit per krona”
• against expensive biofuels»Minska användningen av miljöskadliga och dyra biodrivmedel från utlandet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce the use of environmentally harmful and expensive biofuels from abroad”