Climate Issues in Planning and Green Area Planning

The plan wants housing to be built as part of a larger urban planning with protective greenery, and requires that all political decisions take into account the acute climate situation. Requirements for stormwater management, green factor and permeable ground are precisely such measures against cloudbursts and heat waves. The plan calls for ambitious goals monitored by sharp legislation, not merely guidance.

• greenery in residential environmentsdecisive»Bostäderna behöver vara en del av ett större samhällsbygge, där vi skapar goda boendemiljöer med skyddande grönska, mötesplatser,« (party programme ↗)“Housing needs to be part of larger urban planning, where we create good living environments with protective greenery, meeting places,”
• climate consideration in all decisions»Omställningen behöver ske omgående och alla politiska beslut behöver ta hänsyn till den akuta kris som vi befinner oss i.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The transition needs to happen immediately and all political decisions need to take account of the acute crisis we are in.”
• sharp environmental legislation»Vi vill se ambitiösa miljömål som följs upp med skarp lagstiftning och praktiskt arbete.« (party programme ↗)“We want to see ambitious environmental goals monitored by sharp legislation and practical work.”
• comprehensive ecosystem work»Sverige behöver också ett medvetet och heltäckande arbete med att skapa goda villkor för rika ekosystem, bland annat genom att återställa natur och kompensera för förlorade naturvärden.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden also needs a conscious and comprehensive effort to create good conditions for rich ecosystems, including by restoring nature and compensating for lost natural values.”

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 commits to strengthening preparedness against extreme weather and continuing major investments so municipalities can adapt locally to climate change, and the party programme requires that environmental considerations be built in from the start and forward-looking urban development. Requirements for stormwater management on the owner's property, green space factor and permeable ground are concrete expressions for the same line against cloudbursts and heat waves. The individual instruments are not mentioned in the documents.

• municipal climate adaptationdecisive»Vi vill fortsätta de stora investeringarna så att kommunerna kan klimatanpassa lokalt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to continue major investments so municipalities can adapt locally to climate change.”
• preparedness for extreme weather»Stärk beredskapen mot extremväder.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen preparedness against extreme weather.”
• environmental requirements from the start»Hänsynen till miljöns krav ska byggas in i produktionsprocesserna redan från början.« (party programme ↗)“Environmental considerations shall be built into production processes from the start.”
• forward-looking urban development»framtidsinriktat stadsbyggande som skapar integrerade, variationsrika och transportsnåla« (party programme ↗)“forward-looking urban development that creates integrated, varied and transport-efficient”

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 invest in more nature and greenery in cities and towns and requires more greenery and open water in built-up areas precisely to cope with cloudburst flooding, and climate adaptation of buildings for cloudburst and heat. The counter-proposal's requirements for local stormwater management, green space factor at new production and regulated permeable ground are the same thing in substance. Therefore, the plan supports the requirement.

• greenery against cloudburstdecisive»tätorterna mer grönska och öppet vatten.« (party programme ↗)“built-up areas more greenery and open water.”
• more urban greenery»investera i mer natur och grönska i städer och tätorter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest in more nature and greenery in cities and towns.”
• climate-adapted buildings»anpassa äldreboenden, skolor och förskolor för att klara skyfall och hetta.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“adapt elderly homes, schools and preschools to cope with cloudbursts and heat.”
• invest 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 plan wants greener cities with more green areas close to people and cleaner water, and is based on the principle that those who pollute the environment should bear the cost — which the counter-proposal's requirement that property owners manage their own stormwater is an expression of. Green space factor and permeable ground are measures in the same direction ahead of heavy rainfall and heat waves. The plan's warning against costly and complicated regulations points in the opposite direction, but the substance direction weighs more heavily. The plan therefore supports the requirement.

• greener cities and cleaner waterdecisive»Vi vill se fler grönområden nära där människor bor, renare vatten och mer biologisk mångfald.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to see more green areas near where people live, cleaner water and more biodiversity.”
• the polluter pays»Det ska alltid vara lönsamt att vara miljövårdande och olönsamt att agera miljöförstörande.« (party programme ↗)“It should always be profitable to be environmentally caring and unprofitable to act as an environmental destroyer.”
• fast climate action pays off»Snabba, konkreta åtgärder för klimatet lönar sig« (party programme ↗)“Fast, concrete climate action pays off”
• avoid complicated regulations»Klimatet kan inte vänta på dyra och krångliga regelverk.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Climate cannot wait for costly and complicated regulations.”

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 green spaces must have an obvious place in urban densification and that future societies shall be built in an environmentally sustainable way. The counter-proposal's demand for local stormwater management and more urban greenery is in line with that, as is the commitment to clean water. At the same time the plan wants to simplify building regulations, which pulls in the opposite direction and makes the assessment uncertain.

• green spaces in densificationdecisive»Vid förtätning av städer måste grönområden få en självklar plats.« (party programme ↗)“In urban densification, green spaces must have an obvious place.”
• sustainable society building»Framtidens samhällen måste byggas på ett miljömässigt hållbart sätt.« (party programme ↗)“Future societies must be built in an environmentally sustainable manner.”
• clean water and water management»Alla har rätt till rent vatten.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone has a right to clean water.”
• simplified building regulations»Byggnormerna bör förenklas« (party programme ↗)“Building regulations should be simplified”

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 unnecessary rules must not stand in the way of building and that the rule system must not create unnecessary obstacles to housing construction or to using one's property; legal requirements for stormwater management on one's own property and green space factor in all new construction are just such new obstacles. The plan instead wants to reach the goals through environmentally adapted architecture and the value of urban greenery, which makes the stance uncertain.

• unnecessary rules hinder buildingdecisive»och onödiga regler får inte stå i vägen för en kommun« (party programme ↗)“and unnecessary rules must not stand in the way of a municipality”
• no obstacles to building»inte skapa onödiga hinder för bostadsbyggande och« (party programme ↗)“not create unnecessary obstacles for housing construction and”
• environmentally adapted architecture»Miljöanpassad arkitektur spelar en viktig roll för« (party programme ↗)“Environmentally adapted architecture plays an important role in”
• green areas for health»Även små grönytor i städerna fyller en viktig« (party programme ↗)“Even small green areas in cities serve an important”

The counter-proposal requires new legislation on stormwater management on private property, a mandatory green space factor in all new construction and regulation of permeable land. The plan goes in the opposite direction: the building regulations should be simplified with simpler building plans and red tape reduced, and the owner's right to use their property as they see fit should be guiding. Water problems in the plan are met with investments in water treatment, not with new requirements on property owners. The plan therefore rejects the requirement.

• simplified building processdecisive»Ersätta avancerade detaljplaner med enklare byggplaner« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Replace advanced detailed plans with simpler building plans”
• strong property rights»rätt att använda sitt ägande efter eget huvud ska vara vägledande.« (party programme ↗)“the owner's right to use their property as they see fit should be guiding.”
• reduced red tape»Ta bort en tredjedel av företagens administrationskostnader och en tredjedel av regelkrånglet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove one-third of companies' administrative costs and one-third of red tape”
• technology instead of new requirements»Satsa på forskning om vattenrening samt utbyggnad av avancerad vattenrening« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in research on water treatment and expansion of advanced water treatment”

The plan wants to facilitate residential construction by simplifying processes and reviewing the extensive regulations and requirements that govern construction, and strengthen property rights. Legislating on stormwater management within own property, making green space factor mandatory in all new construction and regulating the share of permeable land instead add new requirements and costs to construction and property owners. The plan wants to achieve environmental benefit primarily through technical development and measures that provide most environment per krona.

• fewer building requirementsdecisive»Sverigedemokraterna vill underlätta bostadsbyggande genom att förenkla och snabba på beslutsprocesser och se över de omfattande regelverk och krav som styr bostadsbyggande.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to facilitate residential construction by simplifying and speeding up decision processes and reviewing the extensive regulations and requirements that govern residential construction.”
• strengthened property rights»Stärka äganderätten« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen property rights”
• technology before requirements»Målet om ett miljövänligare samhälle bör primärt uppnås genom teknisk utveckling,« (party programme ↗)“The goal of a more environmentally friendly society should primarily be achieved through technical development,”
• environment per krona»Sträva efter miljöeffektivitet och hitta de åtgärder som ger mest miljö per krona« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strive for environmental efficiency and find the measures that provide most environment per krona”