Accessibility and mapping

The election manifesto demands that the state increase its control over the resources needed to carry out the climate transition and that investments in green technology and expanded energy capacity be made with strengthened governance. A mapping mandate for which critical minerals the transition requires is a tool for precisely a planned and state-controlled transition. The plan simultaneously emphasizes increased recycling and that environmental considerations are paramount, which conditions how extraction may take place.

• state control over transition resourcesdecisive»Staten måste öka sin kontroll över infrastruktur och resurser som behövs för att genomföra klimatomställningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The state must increase its control over infrastructure and resources needed to carry out the climate transition.”
• strengthened transition governance»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 governance based on new, stricter climate goals are needed.”
• recycling before new extraction»Återanvändning och återvinning av material behöver öka.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reuse and recycling of materials need to increase.”
• environmental considerations paramount»de långsiktiga miljöhänsynen måste vara överordnade« (party programme ↗)“the long-term environmental considerations must be paramount”

The plan makes climate transition the state's responsibility and wants to increase the pace of industrial transition through state investments, with battery factories and fossil-free steel as concrete examples. A mapping of which critical minerals the transition requires is a direct part of that steering, and the party programme requires that natural resources be used more efficiently. The plan does not mention SGU, but the direction is unambiguous.

• the state drives industrial transitiondecisive»Politiken måste ta ett större ansvar. Det klimatpolitiska ramverket ska ligga fast. Genom statliga investeringar kan vi öka takten i industrins omställning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Policy must take greater responsibility. The climate policy framework shall remain fixed. Through state investments we can increase the pace of industrial transition”
• green industry in Sweden»Nu tillverkar vi fossilfritt stål i Sverige, vi bygger elbilar och vi ser hur nedlagda industrier blir till batterifabriker.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Now we manufacture fossil-free steel in Sweden, we build electric cars and we see how closed industries become battery factories.”
• efficient resource use»Naturtillgångarna måste användas mer effektivt och energiproduktionen ställas om.« (party programme ↗)“Natural resources must be used more efficiently and energy production must be transformed.”
• investment in green technology»Vi vill satsa på grön teknik, digitalisering och utbildning så att företagsklimatet stärks och kompetensförsörjningen förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to invest in green technology, digitalisation and education so that the business environment is strengthened and skills supply is improved.”

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 establishes that the mining industry should be based on long-term stewardship of mineral resources and that environmental considerations should outweigh exploitation interests. A mapping of which critical minerals the transition requires is precisely the knowledge foundation such stewardship presupposes, and the pace of the transition in the election manifesto makes the need urgent. The counter-proposal's demand for sustainable mining aligns with the plan.

• long-term mineral stewardshipdecisive»Gruvnäringen i Sverige ska bygga på långsiktig hushållning med mineraltillgångar. Miljöhänsyn ska väga tyngre än kortsiktiga exploateringsintressen.« (party programme ↗)“The mining industry in Sweden should be based on long-term stewardship of mineral resources. Environmental considerations should outweigh short-term exploitation interests.”
• stewardship of finite resources»minska användningen av ändliga resurser, sluta slösa med energi och material och i ökad utsträckning återanvända och återvinna« (party programme ↗)“reduce the use of finite resources, stop wasting energy and materials and increasingly reuse and recycle”
• rapid climate transition»investera minst 100 miljarder per år i att ställa om så att Sverige blir ett fossilfritt välfärdsland senast år 2030.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest at least 100 billion per year in the transition so that Sweden becomes a fossil-free welfare state by 2030 at the latest.”

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 establishes that Sweden should extract more minerals and metals itself rather than import them from countries with greater climate footprint and worse working conditions, and that the transition requires precisely these metals. A mapping of which critical minerals are needed and available is a direct means to that commitment. The plan does not however mention SGU or mapping assignments as such, so the support is derived.

• increased domestic mineral extractiondecisive»Det är bättre att Sverige tar ansvar och utvinner mer mineral och metaller istället för att fortsätta importera dem från länder med större klimatavtryck och sämre arbetsvillkor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is better for Sweden to take responsibility and extract more minerals and metals instead of continuing to import them from countries with greater climate footprint and worse working conditions.”
• minerals for green transition»Med rätt reformer kommer nya jobb att skapas på landsbygden inom allt från produktion av biobränslen till utvinning av de mineral och metaller som krävs för den gröna omställningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“With the right reforms, new jobs will be created in the countryside from everything from biofuel production to extraction of the minerals and metals needed for the green transition.”
• resource efficiency and circularity»Sverige ska bli världens mest resurseffektiva land och ekonomin mer cirkulär.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall become the world's most resource-efficient country and the economy more circular.”

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 bases environment and climate policy on knowledge and new technology, and the transition presupposes access to critical metals. A mapping of which critical minerals are needed and available is a knowledge activity entirely in line with this. The plan also sees strategic dependencies on undemocratic states as a security policy issue, which further speaks for the need to be mapped.

• knowledge-based environmental policydecisive»Liberal miljöpolitik handlar om ansvarstagande utifrån kunskap och marknadsekonomiskt tänkande.« (party programme ↗)“Liberal environmental policy is about taking responsibility based on knowledge and market economy thinking.”
• technology in climate transition»ny teknik och nya lösningar är en del av lösningen på klimatutmaningen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“new technology and new solutions are part of the solution to the climate challenge”
• strategic dependencies as security issue»odemokratiska eller rentav totalitära stater förvärvar strategiska tillgångar i demokratiska länder« (party programme ↗)“undemocratic or outright totalitarian states acquire strategic assets in democratic countries”

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 stewardship principle means not passive preservation but responsible use and enhancement of assets, which requires knowledge of which minerals exist and are needed. The plan also demands that Sweden in principle be able to meet the population's energy supply and be in the forefront of research. A mapping of critical minerals is thus compatible with the plan, even if the task as such is not addressed.

• active stewardshipdecisive»Förvaltarskapsprincipen innebär inget passivt bevarande, utan ett ansvarsfullt brukande och förädlande av tillgångarna.« (party programme ↗)“The stewardship principle means not passive preservation but responsible use and enhancement of assets.”
• secure supply»kunna svara för befolkningens livsmedels- och energi« (party programme ↗)“be able to meet the population's food and energy”
• knowledge and research in the forefront»ligga i främsta ledet när det gäller satsningar på forskning och utbildning.« (party programme ↗)“be in the forefront when it comes to investments in research and education.”

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 establishes that Sweden's rich mineral resources can be extracted responsibly and that vulnerability should decrease through higher self-sufficiency. An assignment to report which critical minerals are needed and available is a knowledge base for precisely this. The plan also maintains that science and facts should be leading in environmental policy.

• responsible mineral extractiondecisive»Våra rika mineraltillgångar ska kunna utvinnas ansvarsfullt och långsiktigt hållbart.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our rich mineral resources shall be able to be extracted responsibly and sustainably long-term.”
• reduced vulnerability, 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 rate.”
• knowledge-based environmental policyweak support»Vetenskap och fakta ska vara ledande i klimat- och miljöpolitiken.« (party programme ↗)“Science and facts should be leading in 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 wants it to become easier and faster to open mines for the minerals needed, that rural areas' mineral values be made use of and that self-sufficiency in critical goods increases. A mapping mandate to SGU (Geological Survey of Sweden) about which critical minerals exist and are needed serves this purpose directly. The plan's objections to expensive climate policy concern costly measures, not knowledge base about domestic mineral resources.

• open more minesdecisive»Det behöver också bli enklare och gå snabbare att öppna gruvor för de mineraler som behövs för exempelvis tillverkning av batterier.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It also needs to become easier and faster to open mines for the minerals needed for, for example, battery manufacturing.”
• increased self-sufficiency»Öka den svenska självförsörjningsgraden av kritiska produkter och varor« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase Sweden's self-sufficiency rate in critical products and goods”
• make use of mineral values»Värdet på mineraler i marken, på skogar och potentialen för rekreation och turism är enorm på landsbygden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The value of minerals in the ground, forests and the potential for recreation and tourism are enormous in rural areas.”
• industry first»Prioritera svensk industri och konkurrenskraft« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Prioritise Swedish industry and 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.