Research and Innovation

The plan requires major joint investments in technology development and views public procurement as a strategic tool to carry out socially and economically significant shifts and establish standards. The election manifesto already sets requirements at public procurement. The counter-proposal's demands for higher priority for research and binding sustainability requirements in procurement, for instance for climate-smart cement, follow directly from this.

• procurement as a steering tooldecisive»Deras inköp av varor och tjänster är ett viktigt« (party programme ↗)“Their procurement of goods and services is an important”
• joint technology investments»Vi vill se stora gemensamma satsningar på den teknikutveckling« (party programme ↗)“We want to see major joint investments in technology development”
• binding requirements in procurement»Vänsterpartiet ställer krav på kollektivavtal vid offentliga upphandlingar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party sets requirements for collective agreements at public procurement.”
• stringent environmental requirements»miljömål som följs upp med skarp lagstiftning och praktiskt arbete.« (party programme ↗)“environmental goals followed up with strict legislation and practical 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.

The plan demands a climate perspective at all levels of decision-making and Swedish leadership in climate transformation through strong industry and innovation capacity. Binding sustainability requirements in public procurement, for example for climate-smart cement and concrete, is such a policy instrument, and the plan establishes that public procurers shall be foremost. That research is given higher priority in planning accords with the demand for cooperation between research, business and society.

• climate perspective in all decisionsdecisive»Klimatperspektiv på alla nivåer av beslut och beslutsfattande.« (party programme ↗)“Climate perspective at all levels of decisions and decision-making.”
• the public as foremost in procurement»offentliga arbetsgivare och upphandlare ska vara föredömen i att verka för en sund konkurrens« (2022 manifesto ↗)“public employers and procurers shall be foremost in working for fair competition”
• leadership in climate transformation»Svenskt ledarskap i klimatomställningen genom stark industri och innovationskraft.« (party programme ↗)“Swedish leadership in climate transformation through strong industry and innovation capacity.”
• cooperation on research»Samverkan mellan forskning, näringsliv och samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“Cooperation between research, business and society.”

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 clearer sustainability requirements shall be set in public procurement, precisely to stimulate innovation and climate transition. It also wants to invest in free and independent research and sees new technical innovations as a prerequisite for solving societal problems, meanwhile industry shall phase out fossil fuels. The counter-proposal's demands for higher priority for research and binding sustainability requirements, for example for climate-smart cement and concrete, follow from this. The demand is supported.

• sustainability requirements in procurementdecisive»ska det ställas tydligare hållbarhetskrav.« (party programme ↗)“clearer sustainability requirements shall be set.”
• investment in research»Miljöpartiet vill satsa på fri och oberoende forskning med både bredd och spets.« (party programme ↗)“The Green Party wants to invest in free and independent research with both breadth and excellence.”
• fossil-free industry»införa en omställningslag så att all industri fasar ut kol, olja och fossilgas till senast 2030.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“introduce a transition law so that all industry phases out coal, oil and fossil gas by no later than 2030.”
• innovation solves societal problems»Nya tekniska innovationer är en förutsättning för att lösa många av de problem som vi« (party programme ↗)“New technical innovations are a prerequisite for solving many of the problems that we”

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 is based on the idea that companies' and research's innovation capacity is necessary to handle the climate transition and requires investments in research and development. It is also prepared to set stronger environmental and climate requirements in agreements to drive development. Prioritizing research higher and setting basic sustainability requirements in procurement therefore aligns with the plan, even if derived from general commitments.

• innovation against the climate threatdecisive»Företagens innovationskraft är nödvändig för att Sverige och resten av världen ska bli kvitt sitt beroende av fossil energi och övervinna klimathotet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Companies' innovation capacity is necessary for Sweden and the rest of the world to free themselves from their dependence on fossil energy and overcome the climate threat.”
• investments in research and development»För att Sveriges företag även fortsättningsvis ska kunna leverera produkter, tjänster och jobb i världsklass krävs en pålitlig infrastruktur i hela landet, satsningar på forskning och utveckling och krafttag mot brott emot företag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“For Swedish companies to continue to be able to deliver world-class products, services and jobs requires reliable infrastructure across the country, investments in research and development and action against crime against companies.”
• stricter climate requirements in agreements»Ställ hårdare krav på arbetsvillkor, miljö och klimat i handelsavtal.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Set stricter requirements on working conditions, environment and climate in trade agreements.”
• resource-efficient economy»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 states that clear environmental and climate requirements can be set in public procurement and that long-term sustainable products can be prioritized. It also sees technological development as a central part of the solution and requires continued high research ambitions. The counter-proposal's requirements for higher prioritized research and sustainability requirements in procurement thereby align with the plan.

• climate requirements in procurementdecisive»Vid offentlig upphandling ska tydliga miljö-, klimat- och hälsoskyddskrav kunna ställas och långsiktigt hållbara produkter kunna premieras.« (party programme ↗)“In public procurement, clear environmental, climate and health protection requirements can be set and long-term sustainable products can be prioritized.”
• technology solves environmental problems»Teknisk utveckling är en central del av lösningen på dagens miljöproblem.« (party programme ↗)“Technological development is a central part of the solution to today's environmental problems.”
• new technology in climate policy»Medan andra gröna partier grundades för att stoppa tillväxten vet vi att ny teknik och nya lösningar är en del av lösningen på klimatutmaningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“While other green parties were founded to stop growth, we know that new technology and new solutions are part of the solution to the climate challenge.”
• high research funding»Fortsatt höga statliga forskningsanslag är nödvändiga.« (party programme ↗)“Continued high state research funding is necessary.”

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 party programme requires that Sweden be in the forefront of investment in research and education and points to environmentally friendly procurement as a strategic tool that shall be used. The counter-proposal's requirements for higher priority for research in national planning and for fundamental sustainability requirements in public procurement therefore lie within the plan's commitments. The plan's warning against complicated rules for business is a counterweight but does not strike at the core.

• forefront in researchdecisive»Sverige måste därför ligga i främsta ledet när det gäller satsningar på forskning och utbildning.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden must therefore be in the forefront when it comes to investment in research and education.”
• environmentally friendly procurement»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 tools that shall be used.”
• sufficient research resources»För vår välfärd är det viktigt att Sverige ligger långt framme när det gäller forskning och det måste finnas tillräckliga resurser för att vi ska hålla en hög internationell nivå inom området.« (party programme ↗)“For our welfare it is important that Sweden is far ahead when it comes to research and there must be sufficient resources so that we maintain a high international level in the field.”
• rules tested for small business»Byråkrati och krångliga regler ska motverkas. Direkta företagssubventioner avvisas. Tillkommande lagar bör prövas ur ett småföretagarperspektiv.« (party programme ↗)“Bureaucracy and complicated rules shall be countered. Direct company subsidies are rejected. New laws should be tested from a small business perspective.”

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 protect free research from political interference and substantially reduce red tape for companies. The counter-proposal instead wants to steer research prioritization in national planning and impose binding sustainability requirements in public procurement, that is, more political micro-management and more rules. The plan's climate line is based on technology development in a free business sector rather than on expensive symbolic measures.

• research free from political steeringdecisive»Värna den fria forskningen från politiska pekpinnar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Protect free research from political interference”
• reduced red tape»Ta bort en tredjedel av företagens administrationskostnader och en tredjedel av regelkrånglet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove a third of companies' administrative costs and a third of red tape”
• innovation in free business sector»Svenska företag är i framkant för nya gröna innovationer« (party programme ↗)“Swedish companies are at the forefront of new green innovations”
• no expensive symbolic politics»Klimatpolitiken får aldrig reduceras till dyrbar symbolpolitik eller snäv klimatnationalism.« (party programme ↗)“Climate policy must never be reduced to expensive symbolic politics or narrow climate nationalism.”

The election manifesto warns that unnecessarily strict conditions in industry standards and procurement shut out smaller actors and that Swedish specific requirements eliminate industries without global climate benefit. Binding sustainability requirements in public procurement, for example for cement and concrete, are exactly such requirements. That the plan at the same time wants to invest more in research and development is not sufficient to support the counter-proposal's requirements in their entirety.

• no unnecessary procurement requirementsdecisive»Onödigt stränga villkor i branschstandarder och i upphandlingar gör det ofta svårt för mindre aktörer att slå sig in på marknaden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Unnecessarily strict conditions in industry standards and in procurement often make it difficult for smaller actors to break into the market.”
• no Swedish specific requirements»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 emissions requirements in Sweden compared to the rest of the world risk often eliminating Swedish industries and producing globally counterproductive results when it comes to the goals the requirements aim to achieve.”
• stop symbolic politics»Stoppa symbolpolitik som går ut över möjligheten att bedriva industri och näring« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop symbolic politics that goes against the possibility of conducting industry and business.”
• investment in research»Fokusera mer på forskning och utveckling för att göra fossilfrienergi lönsammare« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Focus more on research and development to make fossil-free energy more profitable.”