Food production's relationship to environmental and climate goals

The plan requires that all political decisions take into account the acute climate crisis and wants to see ambitious environmental goals that are monitored with strict legislation and practical work. That the government must quickly clarify how increased food production should fit within climate and environmental goals follows directly from this, as does the plan's demands for investments in sustainable food production and sufficient self-sufficiency.

• climate considerations in all decisionsdecisive»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 into account the acute crisis we are in.”
• ambitious environmental goals»miljömål som följs upp med skarp lagstiftning och praktiskt arbete.« (party programme ↗)“environmental goals that are monitored with strict legislation and practical work.”
• sustainable food production»En annan viktig del i den gröna omställningen är satsningar på hållbar livsmedelsproduktion.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Another important part of the green transition is investments in sustainable food production.”
• food self-sufficiency»se till att landet är tillräckligt självförsörjande med livsmedel.« (party programme ↗)“ensure that the country is sufficiently self-sufficient with food.”

The party programme requires climate perspective at all levels of decision-making and the election manifesto that the climate policy framework remains fixed. A goal of increased food production that does not specify how the increase is to fit within climate and environmental goals conflicts with that order, and the counter-proposal's demand for rapid clarification is therefore in line with the plan. At the same time, the plan wants to see viable Swedish food production, which does not stand in opposition to the 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.”
• the climate framework remains fixed»Det klimatpolitiska ramverket ska ligga fast.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The climate policy framework shall remain fixed.”
• environmental and climate goals shall be reached»Sverige som ledande kraft i världen för att överenskomna internationella miljö- och« (party programme ↗)“Sweden as a leading force in the world for agreed international environmental and”
• viable food production»Livskraftig svensk livsmedelsproduktion som stärker landets självförsörjningsförmåga.« (party programme ↗)“Viable Swedish food production that strengthens the country's self-sufficiency 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 asserts that all activity shall keep itself within nature's limits and that agriculture shall become independent of fossil fuels, chemical pesticides and artificial fertilizers. An increased food production must therefore according to the plan fit within the climate and environment goals, which is exactly the clarification the counter-proposal requires. The plan wants to strengthen agriculture, but through environmental benefit and transition support rather than competitiveness as an overriding goal.

• production within nature's limitsdecisive»All verksamhet ska hålla sig inom de ramar som naturen sätter.« (party programme ↗)“All activity shall keep itself within the limits that nature sets.”
• sustainable agriculture»Jordbruket ska vara oberoende av fossila bränslen, kemiska bekämpningsmedel och« (party programme ↗)“Agriculture shall be independent of fossil fuels, chemical pesticides and”
• strengthened Swedish agriculture»Miljöpartiet vill stärka det svenska jordbruket och skapa bättre villkor för fler bönder.« (party programme ↗)“The Green Party wants to strengthen Swedish agriculture and create better conditions for more farmers.”
• support for environmental transition in agriculture»ge mer stöd till lantbruket för omställning till ekologisk odling, återskapande av naturbetesmarker och andra miljöinsatser.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“give more support to farming for transition to organic cultivation, restoration of natural pastures and other environmental measures.”

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 wants both food production to increase and agriculture to be alive, sustainable and climate-smart, and states that growth and ambitious climate work must in practice go hand in hand. The counter-proposal's requirement for a clarification of how the production increase shall take place within climate and environmental targets is exactly that connection. The party programme's requirement to better protect agricultural land points in the same direction.

• production and climate targets simultaneouslydecisive»Ekonomisk tillväxt och ett ambitiöst miljö- och klimatarbete måste i praktiken gå hand i hand, och med rätt politiska reformer går det att skapa jobb, öka välståndet och samtidigt sänka utsläppen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Economic growth and ambitious environmental and climate work must in practice go hand in hand, and with the right political reforms it is possible to create jobs, increase prosperity and at the same time reduce emissions.”
• sustainable and climate-smart agriculture»Vi ska arbeta för mer närodlad och klimatsmart mat och ett levande, hållbart jordbruk som bidrar till den biologiska mångfalden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall work for more locally produced and climate-smart food and a thriving, sustainable agriculture that contributes to biological diversity.”
• increased food production»Matproduktionen måste öka, på kort och lång sikt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Food production must increase, in the short and long term.”
• protect agricultural land»Åkermarken är en begränsad tillgång som måste skyddas bättre.« (party programme ↗)“Agricultural land is a limited resource that must be better protected.”

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 states that agricultural and food policy shall have a clear consumer and sustainability perspective and that agriculture, like other sectors, shall bear its own environmental and climate costs. The election manifesto binds the party to achieving climate goals within the framework of a growing economy, that is, that increased production and climate goals shall be reconciled. A prompt clarification of how production increases should fit within climate and environmental goals is therefore in line with the plan.

• sustainable food policydecisive»Jordbruks- och livsmedelspolitiken ska ha ett tydligt konsument- och hållbarhetsperspektiv.« (party programme ↗)“Agricultural and food policy shall have a clear consumer and sustainability perspective.”
• agriculture bears climate costs»Jordbruket ska i likhet med andra sektorer bära sina egna miljö- och klimatkostnader« (party programme ↗)“Agriculture shall, like other sectors, bear its own environmental and climate costs”
• climate goals within growing economy»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 climate goals—no net greenhouse gas emissions no later than 2045 and thereafter negative emissions—within the framework of a growing economy.”
• agriculture central to climate»För att stabilisera klimatet är transportsystemet, energisystemet och jord- och skogsbruket särskilt viktiga utmaningar.« (party programme ↗)“To stabilize the climate, the transport system, energy system and agriculture and forestry are particularly important challenges.”

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 the stewardship principle guiding in designing secure food supply and requires that Sweden utilize its prerequisites for environmentally friendly and safe production of high-quality food. According to the plan, sustainable development presupposes that ecology and economy are integrated. A clarification of how production increases should be achieved within climate and environmental goals aligns with this, even though the election manifesto simultaneously emphasizes relief for agriculture and increased self-sufficiency.

• stewardship in food policydecisive»Förvaltarskapsprincipen ska vara vägledande vid utformandet av en säker« (party programme ↗)“The stewardship principle shall be guiding in designing a secure”
• environmentally friendly food production»förutsättningar för miljövänlig och säker produktion av högkvalitativa livsmedel« (party programme ↗)“prerequisites for environmentally friendly and safe production of high-quality food”
• integrated sustainability»Hållbar utveckling förutsätter att ekologi, ekonomi« (party programme ↗)“Sustainable development presupposes that ecology, economy”
• increased self-sufficiency»Regeländringar och kostnadslättnader för svenskt lantbruk för att öka Sveriges självförsörjning och stärka lantbrukets konkurrenskraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Regulatory changes and cost relief for Swedish agriculture to increase Sweden's self-sufficiency and strengthen agriculture's 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.

The plan's commitment is to strengthen agriculture to increase domestic food production and to support, not direct, with fewer rules and shorter permit times as the method. A requirement that the government quickly clarify how production increases can fit within climate and environmental goals effectively imposes a new constraint on the production goal. The plan sets self-sufficiency and reduced vulnerability as the priority instead.

• increase food productiondecisive»Stärka jordbruket för att öka den inhemska produktionen av livsmedel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen agriculture to increase domestic food production”
• support not direct»Vi ska stötta, inte styra, jord- och skogsbruket« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall support, not direct, agriculture and forestry”
• increased self-sufficiency»Det nya säkerhetsläget i Europa gör att vi som land måste minska vår sårbarhet och öka vår självförsörjningsgrad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The new security situation in Europe means that as a country we must reduce our vulnerability and increase our self-sufficiency.”
• fewer rules for agriculture»Minska antalet regler för jordbruket och korta handläggningstider för miljötillstånd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce the number of rules for agriculture and shorten processing times for environmental permits”

The counter-proposal wants to shift forest management from protected area designation toward landscape planning together with landowners and base decisions on systematic national inventory. This aligns with the election manifesto's commitments that adapted forest management is prioritized over protected area designation, that goals can be achieved without extensive development of protected areas and that environmental policy should be calibrated against research and based on facts. The plan also emphasizes voluntariness and cooperation with landowners.

• management before protected areasdecisive»Evidens, resultat och svensk konkurrenskraft ska styra genomförandet av klimatmål i högre utsträckning än politikers vilja att gå först och längst.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That adapted forest management is prioritized over protected area designation”
• diversity through active forestry»Strängare miljö- och utsläppskrav i Sverige jämfört med i omvärlden riskerar ofta att slå ut svenska näringar och få globalt kontraproduktiva resultat när det kommer till de mål kraven syftar till att uppnå.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Biological diversity goes hand in hand with active and productive forestry where one can achieve the goals through new technology and smart methods without costly and extensive development of protected areas.”
• knowledge-based environmental policy»Öka det svenska jordbrukets konkurrenskraft och Sveriges självförsörjning av livsmedel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Environmental policy must always be calibrated against new findings in research and based on facts rather than feelings.”
• cooperation with landowners»Bidra till minskade utsläpp genom att öka exporten av mat, varor och tjänster« (2022 manifesto ↗)“authorities' work needs to be better adapted to work in community of interest with landowners”