Natural disasters and rising sea levels

The plan describes a climate emergency where climate catastrophes are already causing devastation, and demands ambitious environmental goals followed up with strict legislation and a robust society built to handle crises. It also establishes that redistribution from state to municipality must increase. The counter-proposal's demands for statutory time frames and a special financial allocation to municipalities' climate adaptation are therefore supported.

• climate emergencydecisive»Vi befinner oss i ett klimatnödläge.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We are in a climate emergency.”
• strict legislation for environmental goals»miljömål som följs upp med skarp lagstiftning och praktiskt arbete.« (party programme ↗)“environmental goals followed up with strict legislation and practical work.”
• increased state redistribution»Omfördelningen från stat till region och kommun måste öka« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Redistribution from state to region and municipality must increase”
• robust crisis preparedness»Vi vill se ett robust samhälle som är byggt för att klara olika« (party programme ↗)“We want to see a robust society that is built to handle different”

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 binds the party to strengthening preparedness against extreme weather and to continue the major investments so that municipalities can adapt to climate locally, which is exactly what the counter-proposal requests in the form of a financing addition. The plan moreover describes itself extreme weather and forest fires as an already occurring consequence that requires more resources. Clearer legislation with time frames is in line with the demand for state responsibility for equivalent conditions throughout the country.

• state financing of climate adaptationdecisive»Vi vill fortsätta de stora investeringarna så att kommunerna kan klimatanpassa lokalt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to continue the major investments so that municipalities can adapt to climate locally.”
• strengthened preparedness against extreme weather»Stärk beredskapen mot extremväder.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen preparedness against extreme weather.”
• ongoing climate consequences»Skogsbränder hotar folks hem. Skyfall svämmar över stadskärnor och torka slår ut skördar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Forest fires threaten people's homes. Cloudbursts flood city centres and drought destroys crops.”
• state responsibility for equivalence»Större statligt ansvar för likvärdiga förutsättningar i hela Sverige.« (party programme ↗)“Greater state responsibility for equivalent conditions throughout Sweden.”

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 party programme explicitly requires that the division of responsibility between state and municipalities be clarified and that climate adaptation measures receive stable financing, with the state and EU as primarily responsible for preventive work. This is precisely what the counter-proposal asks for in the form of clearer legislation and a separate financing increase to municipalities. The programme also emphasizes that failure to act will be more expensive.

• stable financing of climate adaptationdecisive»till att viktiga klimatanpassningsåtgärder får stabil finansiering. Staten och EU ska ta« (party programme ↗)“so that important climate adaptation measures receive stable financing. The state and EU should”
• clear division of responsibility»Vi vill tydliggöra ansvarsfördelningen mellan stat, kommuner och andra aktörer, och se« (party programme ↗)“We want to clarify the division of responsibility between state, municipalities and other actors, and”
• climate adaptation in planning»Miljöpartiet vill att klimatanpassning ska vara en självklar och integrerad del av« (party programme ↗)“The Green Party wants climate adaptation to be an obvious and integrated part of”
• investments in climate adaptation»investera i klimatanpassning för att möta effekterna av klimatförändringarna« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest in climate adaptation to meet the effects of climate change”

The election manifesto establishes that the climate challenge is acute and wants to halve the time it takes to get permission for green investments, thus clear timelines in decisions. The party programme warns that the consequences of climate undermine freedom and welfare for future generations. That municipal climate adaptation is given timelines and long-term co-financing follows from this, as does the promise of reliable public service throughout the country.

• timelines in decision processesdecisive»Det är dags att halvera tiden det tar att få tillstånd för gröna investeringar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is time to halve the time it takes to get permission for green investments”
• acute climate challenge»Klimatutmaningen är akut.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The climate challenge is acute.”
• climate threatens welfare»Dess konsekvenser riskerar att underminera frihet och välfärd för kommande generationer.« (party programme ↗)“Its consequences risk undermining freedom and welfare for future generations.”
• reliable service throughout the country»Offentlig service ska vara nära och pålitlig i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Public service shall be near and reliable throughout the country.”

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 societal planning to address the consequences of climate change, such as rising water levels, and views climate change as our generation's greatest environmental threat. Clearer rules and stable financing of municipalities' climate adaptation are means to precisely this. The plan also wants to strengthen civil defence at the same pace as military defence, but says nothing about financing arrangements, which makes the assessment uncertain.

• planning for climate adaptationdecisive»Det behövs samhällsplanering för att klara klimatförändringarnas« (party programme ↗)“Societal planning is needed to address the consequences of climate change”
• climate threat as priority»Klimatförändringarna är vår generations största miljöhot.« (party programme ↗)“Climate change is our generation's greatest environmental threat.”
• strengthened civil preparedness»det civila försvaret stärkas i samma takt som det militära« (2022 manifesto ↗)“civil defence is strengthened at the same pace as military defence”

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.

Stewardship requires according to the plan that the precautionary principle be applied when there is suspicion of threat or irreversible damage, and civil defence shall participate in preventive measures that limit risks of severe hardship. At the same time, the plan establishes that the financing principle must be respected when the state assigns tasks to municipalities and that the state shall support municipalities with weak tax bases. Clearer rules and targeted financing for climate adaptation follow from this.

• the financing principledecisive»Finansieringsprincipen måste respekteras när staten ålägger« (party programme ↗)“The financing principle must be respected when the state assigns”
• state support to weak municipalities»Det är en statlig uppgift att stödja kommuner som inte har ett tillräckligt skatteunderlag för« (party programme ↗)“It is a state task to support municipalities that do not have sufficient tax base to”
• the precautionary principle»Med detta menas att om misstanke finns om hot eller oåterkallelig« (party programme ↗)“By this is meant that if there is suspicion of threat or irreversible”
• prevention against disasters»förebyggande åtgärder för att begränsa riskerna för sådana« (party programme ↗)“preventive measures to limit risks of such”

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 order and clarity in the economy and that all new commitments are financed or fit within the surplus target, with the justice system, defence and welfare as the prioritised needs. A separate financial supplement to municipalities' climate adaptation and new legislation with time frames is a new state commitment that the plan does not make room for. Decisions should also be made at the lowest effective level.

• financed reformsdecisive»Alla nya löften och reformer – som till exempel våra inkomstskattesänkningar – behöver finansieras eller rymmas inom överskottsmålet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“All new commitments and reforms – such as our income tax reductions – need to be financed or fit within the surplus target.”
• hard prioritisations»De stora behoven inom rättsväsendet, försvaret och välfärden ställer stora krav på prioriteringar under åren som kommer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The major needs within the justice system, defence and welfare place great demands on prioritisations in the years to come.”
• order in public finances»I tuffa ekonomiska tider krävs ordning och reda i ekonomin.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In tough economic times, order and clarity in the economy are required.”
• decisions at lowest level»Det politiska systemet ska bygga på att beslut fattas på lägsta« (party programme ↗)“The political system shall be built on decisions being made at the lowest”

The plan requires special crisis legislation and that society's preparedness for all types of crises be strengthened, including analysis and planning for major crises and natural disasters. The counter-proposal's demands for clearer legislation with timeframes and additional funding for municipalities' work against landslides, avalanches and flooding fulfil this, and the plan explicitly wants to give municipalities increased support in environmental work.

• special crisis legislationdecisive»Ta fram en särskild krislagstiftning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Develop special crisis legislation”
• strengthened crisis preparedness»Sverigedemokraterna vill stärka samhällets beredskap för alla typer av kriser som kan uppstå.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to strengthen society's preparedness for all types of crises that may arise.”
• planning for natural disasters»Analysera och planera för olika typer av stora kriser« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Analyse and plan for different types of major crises”
• state support for municipalities»Kommunerna måste ges ökat stöd och hjälp i miljöarbetet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Municipalities must be given increased support and help in environmental work.”

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.