Legislation on exemptions for dumping of dredged materials

The plan requires ambitious environmental goals that are followed up with sharp legislation and comprehensive work for rich ecosystems, which argues that exemptions from the dumping ban should be exceptions and that ecological effects should explicitly be weighed in. The election manifesto points out that over-use of nature depletes biological diversity. Relying on existing control measures is not sufficient according to the plan's demands for sharp regulation.

• sharp environmental legislationdecisive»Vi vill se ambitiösa« (party programme ↗)“We want to see ambitious”
• comprehensive ecosystem work»Sverige behöver också ett medvetet och heltäckande arbete med att« (party programme ↗)“Sweden also needs conscious and comprehensive work with”
• stop over-exploitation of nature»Ett ständigt överutnyttjande av naturens resurser leder till kraftig utarmning av den biologiska mångfalden och växthusgasutsläpp.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Constant over-exploitation of nature's resources leads to severe depletion of biological diversity and greenhouse gas emissions.”

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 protection of biological diversity and Sweden's valuable water environments and states that the Baltic Sea has become a sea in crisis. A stricter exemption review where ecological effects and spread risk are explicitly weighed follows from that commitment and from the principle that the polluter pays. The plan does not directly address the dumping regulations.

• protected water environmentsdecisive»Värn av biologisk mångfald och Sveriges värdefulla natur och vattenmiljöer.« (party programme ↗)“Protection of biological diversity and Sweden's valuable nature and water environments.”
• Baltic Sea in crisis»Östersjön har blivit ett hav i kris.« (party programme ↗)“The Baltic Sea has become a sea in crisis.”
• toxin-free environment»Giftfri miljö med ren luft och rent vatten i hela Sverige.« (party programme ↗)“A toxin-free environment with clean air and clean water throughout Sweden.”
• 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 demands that protection of marine areas and ecosystems be expanded and strengthened and that the precautionary principle be applied to a higher degree already when damage can be assumed. Making an exception from the dumping ban and writing in ecological effects in the law's detriment concept is exactly such a sharpening. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal.

• strengthened marine protectiondecisive»Skyddet av marina områden och ekosystem behöver utökas och stärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Protection of marine areas and ecosystems needs to be expanded and strengthened.”
• the precautionary principle»För att skydda människor och miljön ska försiktighetsprincipen tillämpas i högre utsträckning och försiktighetsmått ska vidtas redan om det kan antas att en verksamhet kan skada människors hälsa och miljön.« (party programme ↗)“To protect people and the environment the precautionary principle shall be applied to a higher degree and precautionary measures shall be taken already if it can be assumed that an activity can harm people's health and the environment.”
• tightened pollution legislation»Lagstiftningen mot spridning av föroreningar i miljön måste skärpas.« (party programme ↗)“Legislation against pollution spread in the environment must be tightened.”
• save coastal ecosystems»rädda kustens ekosystem — återskapa förstörda miljöer .« (2022 manifesto ↗)“save coastal ecosystems — restore damaged environments.”

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The election manifesto promises to save Sweden's lakes, waterways and seas and that harmful activity should not be allowed to damage the marine environment, and the party programme makes it a principle that it should be unprofitable to act environmentally destructively. That dumping of dredged material is strictly reviewed and that ecological effects are explicitly weighed in is an application of that principle. Environmental considerations are according to the plan never a special interest that can be deprioritized.

• protect marine and water environmentsdecisive»Rädda Sveriges sjöar, vattendrag och hav. Våra barn ska kunna bada utan att utsättas för gifter, nedskräpning eller algblomning. Skadlig bottentrålning ska inte få förstöra för varken havsmiljön, den småskaliga fiskenäringen eller sportfisket.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Save Sweden's lakes, waterways and seas. Our children should be able to bathe without being exposed to toxins, pollution or algal blooms. Harmful bottom trawling should not be allowed to harm the marine environment, small-scale fishing or sport fishing.”
• the polluter shall bear the cost»Det ska alltid vara lönsamt att vara miljövårdande och olönsamt att agera miljöförstörande.« (party programme ↗)“It shall always be profitable to be environmentally responsible and unprofitable to act environmentally destructively.”
• protection of biological diversity»Att skydda den biologiska mångfalden är nödvändigt för att ekosystemen ska kunna fortleva.« (party programme ↗)“Protecting biological diversity is necessary for ecosystems to survive.”
• the environment is not a special interest»För Centerpartiet är omsorg om miljö och klimat en central del av politiken, aldrig en nedprioritering eller ett särintresse.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“For the Centre Party, care for the environment and climate is a central part of policy, never a deprioritization or a special interest.”

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 states that the marine environment is seriously damaged, that the most valuable marine areas shall be protected and that more protected areas are needed also in water. That dumping of dredged material shall be an exception and that assessment explicitly covers ecological effects and impact on local ecosystems is an application of that commitment and of the precautionary principle. The plan therefore speaks in favour of the counter-proposal's requirements.

• protected marine areasdecisive»Våra hav och vatten är i dåligt skick. Kampen mot övergödningen ska fortsätta, industrifisket ska begränsas och de mest värdefulla havsområdena skyddas som marina reservat.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our seas and waters are in poor condition. The fight against eutrophication shall continue, industrial fishing shall be limited and the most valuable marine areas protected as marine reserves.”
• sanctions for maritime violations»Sverige omges av hav som behöver skyddas genom avtal mellan alla kuststater. Det behövs tydliga sanktioner vid överträdelser av bestämmelser gällande utsläpp, vattenrening, transportsäkerhet och fiske.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden is surrounded by seas that need to be protected through agreements between all coastal states. Clear sanctions must be imposed for violations of provisions on emissions, water treatment, transport safety and fishing.”
• protection of biological diversity»För att bevara och utveckla den biologiska mångfalden i form av olika naturtyper och arter behövs ökade restaureringsinsatser och fler skyddade sammanhängande områden både på land och i vatten.« (party programme ↗)“To preserve and develop biological diversity in the form of different nature types and species, increased restoration efforts and more protected contiguous areas are needed both on land and in water.”
• the precautionary principle»Kemikalielagstiftningen ska utgå från försiktighetsprincipen.« (party programme ↗)“Chemical legislation shall be based on the precautionary principle.”

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 and precautionary principles are central to the party programme: when there is suspicion of threat or irreversible damage to the environment, extra caution must be applied. Making exemption from the dumping prohibition an exception and explicitly including ecological effects, spread risk and impact on local ecosystems in the assessment is a direct application of that principle. The plan also identifies legislation with prohibitions and limit values as a strategic instrument. The counter-proposal's requirements are supported.

• extra caution in environmental threatsdecisive»Med detta menas att om misstanke finns om hot eller oåterkallelig skada på miljön, måste extra försiktighet tillämpas.« (party programme ↗)“By this is meant that if there is suspicion of threat or irreversible damage to the environment, extra caution must be applied.”
• protect biological diversity»Att slå vakt om den biologiska mångfalden är viktigt av många skäl.« (party programme ↗)“Protecting biological diversity is important for many reasons.”
• legislation as environmental policy tool»Lagstiftning med förbud och gränsvärden, en ekologiskt färgad skattepolitik, miljöledningssystem och miljövänlig upphandling är exempel på strategiska instrument som ska användas.« (party programme ↗)“Legislation with prohibitions and limit values, an ecologically-oriented tax policy, environmental management systems and environmentally friendly procurement are examples of strategic instruments that should be used.”
• the polluter pays»Miljöpolitiken ska bygga på principen att förorenaren ska betala för de miljökostnader som uppstår.« (party programme ↗)“Environmental policy shall be based on the principle that the polluter shall pay for the environmental costs that arise.”

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 promises strong measures to improve the marine and water environment and to reduce emissions of hazardous substances and litter, especially in the Baltic Sea. That exemption from the dumping ban shall be exceptional and that environmental detriment explicitly encompasses ecological effects follows from that commitment. The plan also wants to salvage environmentally hazardous waste from the seas and tighten the rules on environmental crimes.

• better marine environmentdecisive»Moderaterna vill vidta kraftfulla åtgärder för att förbättra havs- och vattenmiljön.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Moderates want to take strong measures to improve the marine and water environment.”
• reduced emissions in the Baltic Sea»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 of public access and reduce eutrophication, acidification, emissions of hazardous substances and litter, not least in the Baltic Sea.”
• remediate hazardous waste in seas»Bärga miljöfarligt avfall som hittats i haven« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Salvage environmentally hazardous waste found in the seas”
• tightened environmental crime rules»Skärpa straffen för miljöbrott och nedskräpning och ge ordningsvakter befogenhet att dela ut böter för småskräp« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tighten penalties for environmental crimes and littering and give security guards the authority to issue fines for minor litter”

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 marine and aquatic environment be prioritised more clearly and that the pace of work to restore the marine environment in the Baltic Sea increase, with reference to the situation with eutrophication and toxins being serious. The counter-proposal's requirement that exemptions from the dumping ban shall be exceptions and that environmental harm explicitly includes ecological effects follows from this prioritisation. The plan does not however mention dredge spoils.

• prioritised marine environmentdecisive»Vår havs- och vattenmiljö måste prioriteras tydligare framför ett allt för intensivt fiske och omfattande vindkraftsutbyggnad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our marine and aquatic environment must be prioritised more clearly than overly intensive fishing and extensive wind power expansion.”
• restored marine environment»Öka takten i arbetet med att återställa havsmiljön i Östersjön« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase the pace of work to restore the marine environment in the Baltic Sea.”
• serious situation in the Baltic Sea»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 the work to restore contaminated areas.”

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.