PFAS

The plan demands ambitious environmental goals followed up with strict legislation and deliberate, comprehensive work for good conditions for ecosystems. It also sees healthcare as part of broader public health work where the entire society's environment plays a role. A broad PFAS ban, phase-out within government agencies and national ban in pesticides address these commitments, and the plan defends EU environmental regulations as a way forward.

• strict environmental legislationdecisive»miljömål som följs upp med skarp lagstiftning och praktiskt arbete.« (party programme ↗)“environmental goals followed up with strict legislation and practical work.”
• comprehensive environmental work»Sverige behöver också ett medvetet och heltäckande arbete med att« (party programme ↗)“Sweden also needs deliberate and comprehensive work to”
• broad public health perspective»Vården behöver ses som en del i det bredare arbetet med folkhälsa.« (party programme ↗)“Healthcare needs to be seen as part of broader public health work.”
• defend EU environmental regulations»utbyte mellan länder och vissa klimat- och miljöregleringar.« (party programme ↗)“exchange between countries and certain climate and environmental regulations.”

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 a poison-free environment with clean air and clean water throughout Sweden, which supports the counter-proposal's demand for a comprehensive PFAS ban and phase-out in government agencies. The plan sees EU cooperation as the foundation for solving cross-border environmental problems and wants Sweden to push internationally. The principle that the polluter pays supports placing responsibility on the one who disperses the substances, not on those affected.

• poison-free environmentdecisive»Giftfri miljö med ren luft och rent vatten i hela Sverige.« (party programme ↗)“Poison-free environment with clean air and clean water throughout Sweden.”
• EU as a tool for environmental protection»Vi är övertygade om att EU-samarbetet är grunden för att lösa många av vår tids svåraste problem.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We are convinced that EU cooperation is the foundation for solving many of our time's most difficult problems.”
• protection of water environments»Värn av biologisk mångfald och Sveriges värdefulla natur och vattenmiljöer.« (party programme ↗)“Protection of biological diversity and Sweden's valuable nature and water environments.”
• the polluter pays»Principen om att förorenaren betalar tillämpas fullt ut.« (party programme ↗)“The principle that the polluter pays is fully applied.”

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 explicitly establishes that the entire PFAS group should be prohibited, because these forever chemicals never break down. A broad ban within the EU, phase-out in state authorities and a national ban on pesticides is precisely that line. The plan also wants to phase out toxic substances immediately and strengthen legislation against pollution spread, as well as agriculture independent of chemical pesticides.

• ban the entire PFAS groupdecisive»Miljöpartiet anser att hela gruppen bör« (party programme ↗)“The Green Party believes that the entire group should”
• phase out toxic substances»fasa ut giftiga ämnen omgående, speciellt från produkter för barn.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“phase out toxic substances immediately, especially from children's products.”
• strengthened chemical legislation»Lagstiftningen mot spridning av föroreningar i miljön måste skärpas.« (party programme ↗)“Legislation against pollution spread in the environment must be strengthened.”
• agriculture without pesticides»Jordbruket ska vara oberoende av fossila bränslen, kemiska bekämpningsmedel och« (party programme ↗)“Agriculture shall be independent of fossil fuels, chemical pesticides and”

The plan requires that children must be able to swim without being exposed to poisons and establishes that access to a poison-free environment is a fundamental right. The party programme explicitly warns about chemicals whose effects on humans and nature are harmful or unknown and argues that low international standards must not prevent countries from taking the lead with stricter standards. A broad PFAS ban and national phase-out follows from this.

• water free from poisonsdecisive»Rädda Sveriges sjöar, vattendrag och hav. Våra barn ska kunna bada utan att utsättas för gifter, nedskräpning eller algblomning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Save Sweden's lakes, waterways, and seas. Our children must be able to swim without being exposed to poisons, litter, or algal blooms.”
• poison-free environment as right»Tillgång till rent vatten, ren luft och giftfri miljö är en fundamental rätt för alla människor och en förutsättning för frihet i en vidare bemärkelse.« (party programme ↗)“Access to clean water, clean air, and a poison-free environment is a fundamental right for all people and a prerequisite for freedom in a broader sense.”
• caution regarding chemicals»Dagligen används kemikalier och tekniker vars effekter på människan och naturen är skadliga eller okända.« (party programme ↗)“Daily, chemicals and techniques whose effects on humans and nature are harmful or unknown are used.”
• take the lead with stricter standards»eller lågt satta krav, får inte hindra nationer och regioner från att gå före och tillämpa skärpta krav.« (party programme ↗)“or low standards, must not prevent nations and regions from taking the lead and applying stricter standards.”

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 chemical legislation is based on the precautionary principle and that European chemical legislation is strengthened. It also requires global cooperation within the UN to eliminate the use of the most dangerous chemicals. A broad EU ban on PFAS and faster international work is precisely what these commitments entail.

• precautionary principle governsdecisive»Kemikalielagstiftningen ska utgå från försiktighetsprincipen. Den europeiska« (party programme ↗)“Chemical legislation shall be based on the precautionary principle. European”
• strengthened EU chemical legislation»kemikalielagstiftningen behöver skärpas, och särskild hänsyn tas till barn och ungas« (party programme ↗)“chemical legislation needs to be strengthened, and special consideration is given to children and young people's”
• globally away with most dangerous chemicals»Det behövs ett globalt samarbete inom FN för att få bort användningen av de farligaste« (party programme ↗)“Global cooperation within the UN is needed to eliminate the use of the most dangerous”
• protection of drinking water»Alla har rätt till rent vatten.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone has the right to clean water.”

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 makes the substitution principle an important tool and points to legislation with prohibitions and limit values as a strategic instrument that should be used, which supports the demand for a broad PFAS prohibition and for state agencies to phase out use. Since environmental problems are transboundary in nature, the EU is according to the plan often the most appropriate level, which corresponds to the counter-proposal's focus on an EU prohibition. The precautionary principle strengthens the conclusion when there is suspicion of irreversible harm.

• the substitution principledecisive»Substitutionsprincipen, som innebär att mindre farliga ämnen så långt möjligt ska ersätta farliga, är också ett viktigt verktyg.« (party programme ↗)“The substitution principle, which means that less dangerous substances as far as possible should replace dangerous ones, is also an important tool.”
• prohibitions as environmental instrument»Lagstiftning med förbud och gränsvärden, en ekologiskt färgad« (party programme ↗)“Legislation with prohibitions and limit values, an ecologically coloured”
• the EU as environmental policy level»Då miljöproblemen är gränsöverskridande till sin natur är EU i många fall den mest lämpliga« (party programme ↗)“Since environmental problems are transboundary in nature, the EU is in many cases the most appropriate”
• the precautionary principle»skada på miljön, måste extra försiktighet tillämpas.« (party programme ↗)“damage to the environment, extra caution must be exercised.”

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 commits to reducing emissions of hazardous substances and to strengthening efforts for cleaner water and seas, and sees the EU as the right level for problems Sweden cannot solve alone. A broad PFAS ban within the EU thus aligns with the plan's direction. A specific national ban and requirements on the defence, however, go further than what the plan pledges.

• reduce emissions of hazardous substancesdecisive»Vi ska slå vakt om allemansrätten och minska övergödning, försurning, utsläpp av farliga ämnen och nedskräpning, inte minst i Östersjön.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall protect the right to public access to nature and reduce eutrophication, acidification, emissions of hazardous substances and littering, especially in the Baltic Sea.”
• the EU solves cross-border problems»EU:s fokus ska ligga på att lösa problem som Sverige inte kan hantera ensamt, till exempel handel, klimat, migration och säkerhet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The EU's focus should be on solving problems that Sweden cannot handle alone, such as trade, climate, migration and security.”
• clean water from hazardous substances»Satsa på forskning om vattenrening samt utbyggnad av avancerad vattenrening« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in research on water purification and expansion of advanced water purification”
• science-based chemical policyweak support»Vetenskap och fakta ska vara ledande i klimat- och miljöpolitiken.« (party programme ↗)“Science and facts shall guide climate and environmental policy.”

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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 a broad PFAS ban within the EU and internationally and a national ban on pesticides. The plan points to toxins in the aquatic environment as a serious problem, prioritizes remediation of contamination and bases environmental policy on stewardship and caution, which speaks for measures against long-lived toxins. That the demands are partly national exceptions stand in tension with the plan's opposition to stricter Swedish requirements than the rest of the world, which makes the conclusion uncertain.

• toxins in the aquatic environment are seriousdecisive»Situationen vad gäller övergödning och gifter i Östersjön är allvarligt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The situation regarding eutrophication and toxins in the Baltic Sea is serious.”
• remediation of contamination»Ökad prioritet i arbetet med att återställa förorenade områden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increased priority in work to restore contaminated areas.”
• environmentally efficient measures»Sträva efter miljöeffektivitet och hitta de åtgärder som ger mest miljö per krona« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strive for environmental efficiency and find the measures that provide the most environment per crown”
• avoid Swedish exceptions»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 ↗)“Stricter environmental and emission requirements in Sweden compared to the rest of the world often risk eliminating Swedish industries and producing globally counterproductive results when it comes to the goals the requirements aim to achieve.”

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.