Peat issues

The plan explicitly demands that drained wetlands that leak emissions shall be restored and highlights wetlands as particularly important for reducing climate emissions. The counter-proposal instead wants to simplify drainage, condition re-wetting and increase extraction of peat and energy peat. This is in direct conflict with the plan's commitment, which therefore speaks against the demand.

• re-wetting of wetlandsdecisive»Skogens roll att naturligt minska och lagra utsläpp behöver stärkas och torrlagda våtmarker som läcker utsläpp ska återställas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The forest's role in naturally reducing and storing emissions needs to be strengthened and drained wetlands that leak emissions shall be restored.”
• preserved carbon sink»Att bevara skog och återställa våtmarker betyder också mycket.« (party programme ↗)“Preserving forests and restoring wetlands also means a lot.”
• wetlands reduce emissions»en särskild roll för att sänka klimatutsläppen.« (party programme ↗)“a special role in reducing climate emissions.”
• ambitious environmental goals»miljömål som följs upp med skarp lagstiftning och praktiskt arbete.« (party programme ↗)“environmental goals followed up with strict legislation and practical work.”

The plan's decisive commitment is net-zero emissions by 2045 with a fixed climate policy framework, and that renewable energy shall replace fossil fuels. Increased extraction of plant and energy peat and a simplified exemption process for ditching increases emissions from peatland and thus counteracts this, as does the protection of biological diversity. Peat is not explicitly treated in the plan, so the conclusion is derived.

• net-zero emissions 2045decisive»År 2045 ska Sverige inte ha några nettoutsläpp av växthusgaser till atmosfären, för att därefter uppnå negativa utsläpp.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“By 2045 Sweden shall have no net greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere, and thereafter achieve negative emissions.”
• fixed climate framework»Det klimatpolitiska ramverket ska ligga fast.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The climate policy framework shall be fixed.”
• renewables replace fossils»Vårt energisystem måste ställas om. Miljövänlig och förnybar energi måste ersätta såväl de« (party programme ↗)“Our energy system must be transformed. Environmentally friendly and renewable energy must replace both the”
• protect biological diversity»biologiska mångfalden måste skyddas.« (party programme ↗)“biological diversity must be protected.”

The party programme establishes that peat should be considered a fossil fuel and that protection of wetlands must be expanded and strengthened, and the election manifesto wants to restore drained wetlands at a faster pace. The counter-proposal instead wants to simplify ditch construction, condition re-wetting and investigate increased extraction of plant and energy peat. This goes directly against the plan's commitments.

• peat is fossil fueldecisive»Torv ska betraktas som ett fossilt bränsle.« (party programme ↗)“Peat shall be considered a fossil fuel.”
• faster re-wetting»återställa våtmarker som torrlagts i snabbare takt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“restore wetlands that have been drained at a faster pace.”
• strengthened wetland protection»Skyddet av hav, skogar, våtmarker, stränder och flera andra biotoper måste utvidgas och skärpas.« (party programme ↗)“The protection of seas, forests, wetlands, shores and several other biotopes must be expanded and strengthened.”
• no new fossil exploitation»Internationellt vill vi verka för ett moratorium mot all nyexploatering av fossila bränslen.« (party programme ↗)“Internationally we want to work for a moratorium against all new exploitation of fossil fuels.”

The election manifesto explicitly commits to doing more to restore wetlands and to phasing out fossil fuels, and the party programme aims for a society completely free from fossil energy. The counter-proposal's demand for increased extraction of peat and energy peat and for slowing rewetting pulls in the opposite direction. The fact that the plan also wants to facilitate for landowners does not outweigh the substantial commitment to wetlands and phase-out.

• restore wetlandsdecisive»Mer måste göras för att restaurera våtmarker, bekämpa invasiva arter och underlätta för markägare att bidra, då frivillighet och äganderätt är grunden för en bättre naturvård.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More must be done to restore wetlands, combat invasive species, and facilitate for landowners to contribute, as voluntariness and property rights are the foundation for better nature conservation.”
• phase-out of fossil fuels»Vi vill stoppa all energihandel med Ryssland och fasa ut fossila bränslen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to stop all energy trade with Russia and phase out fossil fuels.”
• fully renewable energy»Sverige har både möjlighet och skyldighet att inom mindre än en generation bli ett samhälle med hundra procent förnybar energi, helt fritt från fossil energi« (party programme ↗)“Sweden has both the opportunity and the obligation to within less than one generation become a society with one hundred per cent renewable energy, completely free from fossil energy”
• polluter pays»Det ska alltid vara lönsamt att vara miljövårdande och olönsamt att agera miljöförstörande.« (party programme ↗)“It must always be profitable to be environmentally responsible and unprofitable to act in an environmentally destructive way.”

The plan's decisive commitment is that natural carbon sequestration shall be strengthened by restoring more previously wetted areas and that negative emissions are urgent. The counter-proposal's requirement for simplified ditch drainage permits, obstacles to rewetting and increased extraction of peat and energy peat go in the opposite direction. The plan moreover maintains that the polluter pays and that waste-based bioenergy comes before extraction from land with nature values.

• restored wetlandsdecisive»Den naturliga koldioxidinlagringen ska stärkas genom att fler tidigare våtmarker återställs.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Natural carbon sequestration shall be strengthened by restoring more previously wetted areas.”
• negative emissions urgent»Det brådskar att ta hand om den koldioxid som finns i atmosfären samtidigt som utfasningen sker« (party programme ↗)“It is urgent to deal with the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere while the phase-out happens”
• polluter pays»Principen att förorenaren betalar ska upprätthållas.« (party programme ↗)“The principle that the polluter pays shall be maintained.”
• nature conservation prioritized»Naturvården måste få en renässans.« (party programme ↗)“Nature conservation must have a renaissance.”

The election manifesto promises regulatory changes and cost reductions for agriculture to increase self-sufficiency, and the party programme makes stewardship the guiding principle for a secure food supply where property rights are protected. Simplified exemptions for cleaning old ditches and careful carbon balance studies before rewetting follow from this. However, the plan's requirement that wetlands be preserved and, if necessary, restored pulls in the opposite direction.

• regulatory relief for agriculturedecisive»Regeländringar och kostnadslättnader för svenskt lantbruk för att öka Sveriges självförsörjning och stärka lantbrukets konkurrenskraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Regulatory changes and cost reductions for Swedish agriculture to increase Sweden's self-sufficiency and strengthen agriculture's competitiveness.”
• secure food supply»Förvaltarskapsprincipen ska vara vägledande vid utformandet av en säker livsmedelsförsörjning.« (party programme ↗)“The stewardship principle should be guiding in the design of a secure food supply.”
• protected property rights»äganderätten över skogen hotas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“property rights to the forest are threatened”
• wetlands preserved»Våtmarker behöver bevaras och vid behov återställas« (party programme ↗)“Wetlands need to be preserved and, if necessary, restored”

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 support and not control agriculture and forestry: fewer rules, shorter processing times for environmental permits and strengthened ownership and usage rights. It also makes clear that more forest should be managed, not less, and that science and facts should guide environmental policy. A simplified dispensing procedure for drainage, careful carbon balance studies before rewetting and increased peat extraction align with these commitments.

• fewer regulations for agriculturedecisive»Minska antalet regler för jordbruket och korta handläggningstider för miljötillstånd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce the number of regulations for agriculture and shorten processing times for environmental permits”
• strengthened usage rights»Stärka ägande- och brukanderätten för jordbrukare« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen ownership and usage rights for farmers”
• more land should be managed»Idag är närmare 30 procent av skogsmarken tagen ur produktion. Det är dåligt för Sverige och för klimatet – mer skog ska brukas, inte mindre.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Today nearly 30 percent of forest land is taken out of production. It is bad for Sweden and for climate – more forest should be managed, not less.”
• science guides environmental 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 plan commits to protecting landowners' right to work their land, strengthening property rights and simplifying the regulations within forest and agriculture, and that agricultural land should be worked rather than left to grow wild. Easier permits for ditch clearing and increased peat extraction are precisely such relief for the user. The plan also requires that environmental policy rests on research and facts, which supports the demand for thorough carbon balance studies before rewetting.

• the right to work the landdecisive»Värna skogsägarnas rätt att bruka sina skogar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Protect forest owners' right to work their forests”
• strengthened property rights»Reglerna inom skog och jord måste även ses över för fungerande avvägningar och äganderätten bör stärkas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The regulations within forest and agriculture must also be reviewed for functioning assessments and property rights should be strengthened.”
• evidence-based environmental policy»Miljöpolitiken måste alltid stämmas av mot nya rön i forskningen och baseras på fakta framför känslor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Environmental policy must always be tested against new findings in research and be based on facts rather than feelings.”
• worked land»Att jordbruksmarken brukas och att igenväxning motverkas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That agricultural land is worked and that overgrowth is counteracted”