Fairway charges, port charges and pilotage

The plan wants to direct heavy transport to rail and sustainable shipping and requires strengthened control based on stricter climate goals. It also establishes that the costs for emissions need to increase long-term and predictably, which is exactly the logic that a climate-differentiated fairway fee is based on. A broad review with bonus malus for shipping therefore aligns with the plan.

• shift to shippingdecisive»Tunga transporter behöver styras till järnväg och hållbar sjöfart.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Heavy transport needs to be directed to rail and sustainable shipping.”
• rising emission costs»Kostnaderna för utsläpp behöver öka långsiktigt« (party programme ↗)“The costs for emissions need to increase long-term”
• strengthened climate control»Investeringar i grön teknik, industri och infrastruktur, utbyggd energikapacitet och stärkt styrning utifrån nya, skärpta klimatmål behövs.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Investments in green technology, industry and infrastructure, expanded energy capacity and strengthened control based on new, stricter climate goals are needed.”
• socio-economic goals for infrastructure»Vi ser el och värme som en del av Sveriges infrastruktur, där« (party programme ↗)“We see electricity and heat as part of Sweden's infrastructure, where”

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 the principle that the polluter pays be applied in full and that climate-smart travel be the cheaper alternative, which sustains the counter-proposal's demands for powerful climate differentiation of fairway charges and a bonus malus model. That electric vessels today face increased charges goes against both principles. Fairway charges are not explicitly addressed in the documents.

• the polluter paysdecisive»Principen om att förorenaren betalar tillämpas fullt ut.« (party programme ↗)“The principle that the polluter pays is applied in full.”
• climate-smart alternative must pay off»Klimatsmart resande som det billigare alternativet.« (party programme ↗)“Climate-smart travel as the cheaper alternative.”
• priced emissions»Vi ska verka för att ett globalt koldioxidpris införs med principen att förorenaren betalar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall work for a global carbon price to be introduced with the principle that the polluter pays.”
• climate considerations in instruments»Klimatperspektiv på alla nivåer av beslut och beslutsfattande.« (party programme ↗)“Climate perspective on all levels of decision-making and decision-taking.”

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 price maritime transport emissions and shift cargo from highways to railways and shipping, and asserts that policy should make sustainable alternatives cheaper so that doing right is easy. That fairway charges that penalise electric vessels are climate-differentiated is a direct application. The plan also emphasises that the purpose of climate policy instruments is to reduce emissions, not to strengthen state finances.

• price shipping emissionsdecisive»inkludera utsläpp från flyg och sjöfart i systemet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“include emissions from aviation and shipping in the system”
• sustainable alternatives should become cheaper»hållbara alternativen blir billigare och att det är lätt att göra rätt.« (party programme ↗)“sustainable alternatives become cheaper and that it is easy to do right.”
• cargo to shipping»överflyttning från landsväg till järnväg och sjöfart.« (party programme ↗)“shift from highways to railways and shipping.”
• policy instruments should reduce emissions»Syftet med klimatskatter är att minska utsläppen – inte att stärka« (party programme ↗)“The purpose of climate taxes is to reduce emissions – not to strengthen”

The plan is based on it costing more to pollute and always being unprofitable to act in an environmentally damaging way, while at the same time transport emissions should be eliminated and shipping transition to renewable fuels. Fees that are raised even for electric vessels do the opposite. A climate differentiation of fairway fees therefore follows directly from the plan's instrument logic.

• the polluter paysdecisive»Det ska kosta mer att smutsa ner.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It should cost more to pollute.”
• instruments that reward transition»Det ska alltid vara lönsamt att vara miljövårdande och olönsamt att agera miljöförstörande.« (party programme ↗)“It should always be profitable to be environmentally caring and unprofitable to act in an environmentally damaging way.”
• shipping's transition»Mer behöver göras för att flyget, sjöfarten och jordbruket ska kunna ställa om till förnybara drivmedel med stärkt konkurrenskraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More must be done for aviation, shipping and agriculture to be able to transition to renewable fuels with strengthened competitiveness.”
• emission-free transports»Transporternas utsläpp ska bort och ny utsläppsfri infrastruktur ska komma på plats.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Transport emissions should be eliminated and new emission-free infrastructure should be put in place.”

The plan requires that dependence on fossil fuels is broken and that all forms of transport bear their own climate costs, with the polluter pays as the underlying principle. Climate-differentiated fairway charges are precisely such a policy instrument, and the plan also wants to accelerate electrification. That the charges are reviewed so that electric vessels are not penalized therefore aligns with the plan's line.

• transports bear climate costsdecisive»Beroendet av fossila bränslen måste brytas och alla transportslag måste stå för sina« (party programme ↗)“Dependence on fossil fuels must be broken and all forms of transport must bear their”
• the polluter pays»Principen att förorenaren betalar ska upprätthållas.« (party programme ↗)“The principle that the polluter pays shall be upheld.”
• accelerated electrification»Elektrifieringen av transportsektorn ska påskyndas.« (party programme ↗)“Electrification of the transport sector shall be accelerated.”
• shift to shipping»Goda möjligheter till sjötransporter är ett viktigt inslag i infrastrukturen.« (party programme ↗)“Good opportunities for sea transport are an important part of the infrastructure.”

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 economic and legal policy instruments be designed so that the most economically and environmentally efficient communication systems are stimulated, which is precisely what climate differentiation of fairway charges aims at. It also establishes that goods transport shall first and foremost take place using environmentally friendly and energy-efficient transport methods, which argues against charges that obstruct shift to shipping. The principle that the polluter pays and that economic incentives shall be created for environmentally sound action bears the same conclusion.

• policy instruments for efficient transportdecisive»ska utformas så att de samhällsekonomiskt och miljömässigt mest effektiva kommunikationssystemen stimuleras.« (party programme ↗)“shall be designed so that the most economically and environmentally efficient communication systems are stimulated.”
• shift of goods»godstransporterna i första hand sker med miljövänliga och energieffektiva transportslag.« (party programme ↗)“goods transport first and foremost takes place using environmentally friendly and energy-efficient transport methods.”
• the polluter pays»Miljöpolitiken ska bygga på principen att förorenaren ska betala« (party programme ↗)“Environmental policy shall be based on the principle that the polluter shall pay”
• economic incentives for environmental benefit»ekonomiska motiv att agera miljövänligt för så väl konsumenter som producenter.« (party programme ↗)“economic incentives to act in an environmentally friendly way for both consumers and producers.”

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 says nothing about fairway and pilot fees. The closest principle is the tax-increase cap and that overall charges shall not increase, which argues against powerful climate differentiation with raised fees for certain vessels. The plan's way of reducing transport emissions is electrification and new fuels, not steering fees.

• inga höjda samlade pålagordecisive»Införa ett skattehöjarstopp under den kommande mandatperioden som innebär att de samlade skatterna inte höjs« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce a tax-increase cap during the coming mandate period that means overall taxes will not be raised”
• elektrifiering framför avgiftsstyrning»Vår politik syftar därför till att ställa om transportsektorn genom elektrifiering.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our policy therefore aims to transform the transport sector through electrification.”
• kostnadseffektiv klimatpolitik»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.”

The counter-proposal's central demands are powerful climate differentiation of fairway fees and a developed bonus malus model to reach climate targets. The plan requires that evidence, results and Swedish competitiveness guide the implementation of climate targets and that symbolic politics that harms industry is stopped, and that climate measures are chosen based on most emission reduction per kronor spent. The review of piloting costs, however, aligns with the plan's goal of strengthening shipping.

• competitiveness guides climate targetsdecisive»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 should guide the implementation of climate targets to a greater extent than politicians' desire to go first and furthest.”
• stop symbolic politics»Stoppa symbolpolitik som går ut över möjligheten att bedriva industri och näring« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop symbolic politics that harms the ability to conduct industry and business”
• emission reduction per kronor»Satsa på åtgärder som minskar utsläppen mest per satsad krona som t ex internationella klimatinvesteringar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in measures that reduce emissions most per kronor spent, such as international climate investments”
• strengthened shipping»Stärka svensk sjöfart« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen Swedish shipping”