Vision Zero

The plan wants cleaner big-city air and sees healthcare as part of a broader public health effort where society's design determines how long and healthy lives we live. The counter-proposal's demand that the zero vision also encompasses deaths from particles, noise and emissions follows from that holistic view. The plan also wants to direct heavy transport to rail and plan away car dependency, thus attacking the same emission sources.

• cleaner air in citiesdecisive»Renare storstadsluft, billig och fungerande tåg- och kollektivtrafik.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Cleaner big-city air, cheap and functioning rail and public transport.”
• broad public health view»Vården behöver ses som en del i det bredare arbetet med folkhälsa.« (party programme ↗)“Healthcare needs to be seen as part of the broader work with public health.”
• reduced transport emissions»Tunga transporter behöver styras till järnväg och hållbar sjöfart.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Heavy transport needs to be directed to rail and sustainable shipping.”
• planning away from car dependency»Vi vill se en samhällsplanering som så långt som möjligt undviker« (party programme ↗)“We want to see societal planning that as much as possible avoids”

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 a toxin-free environment with clean air throughout Sweden and equal public health, and climate perspective at all levels of decision-making. That the Vision Zero is broadened to also include deaths caused by particles, noise and emissions from traffic is an application of these goals to the traffic policy's objective formulation. The plan does not express itself on the Vision Zero's scope.

• clean air throughout Swedendecisive»Giftfri miljö med ren luft och rent vatten i hela Sverige.« (party programme ↗)“Toxin-free environment with clean air and clean water throughout Sweden.”
• equal public health»Jämlik och jämställd folkhälsa.« (party programme ↗)“Equal and gender-equal public health.”
• sustainable transport»Skyndsam och rättvis klimatomställning för att göra produktion, transporter och konsumtion mer hållbara.« (party programme ↗)“Swift and fair climate transition to make production, transport and consumption more sustainable.”
• climate perspective in all decisions»Klimatperspektiv på alla nivåer av beslut och beslutsfattande.« (party programme ↗)“Climate perspective at all levels of decision and decision-making.”

The party programme explicitly states that the problems of car traffic are not just traffic accidents and climate impact, but also exhaust, particles and noise that affect children particularly hard. Broadening the zero vision to encompass indirect deaths and illness from traffic emissions follows directly from that analysis. The plan also wants to reduce car driving and sees clean air as a prerequisite for welfare.

• traffic health damage beyond accidentsdecisive»Biltrafikens problem är inte bara trafikolyckorna och klimatpåverkan.« (party programme ↗)“The problems of car traffic are not just traffic accidents and climate impact.”
• exhaust, particles and noise»Biltrafiken bidrar också till övergödning, försurning, störda ekosystem och marknära ozon.« (party programme ↗)“Car traffic also contributes to eutrophication, acidification, disrupted ecosystems and ground-level ozone.”
• reduced car driving»minska bilåkandet i storstäderna och främja gång-, cykel- och kollektivtrafik.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“reduce car driving in major cities and promote walking, cycling and public transport.”
• clean air as a welfare prerequisite»En förutsättning för vår välfärd är en bra miljö med tillgång till ren luft och rent vatten« (party programme ↗)“A prerequisite for our welfare is a good environment with access to clean air and clean water”

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The election manifesto requires that transport emissions should go away and that cities become greener with emission-free transport, and the party programme wants the public health perspective to permeate the entire society. Broadening the zero vision to include premature deaths from particles, noise and emissions follows from these commitments. The plan does not address the zero vision's boundaries, so the coverage is derived.

• away with transport emissionsdecisive»Transporternas utsläpp ska bort och ny utsläppsfri infrastruktur ska komma på plats.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Transport emissions must go away and new emission-free infrastructure must be put in place.”
• public health permeates politics»Folkhälsoperspektivet måste genomsyra hela samhället för att ge resultat.« (party programme ↗)“The public health perspective must permeate the entire society to produce results.”
• clean air as a right»Tillgång till rent vatten, ren luft och giftfri miljö är en fundamental rätt för alla människor och en förutsättning för frihet i en vidare bemärkelse.« (party programme ↗)“Access to clean water, clean air and a toxin-free environment is a fundamental right for all people and a prerequisite for freedom in a broader sense.”
• greener cities»Sveriges städer ska bli grönare. Utsläppsfria transporter, cyklar, elbilar och kollektivtrafik ska bli smidigare och attraktivare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden's cities shall become greener. Emission-free transport, bicycles, electric cars and public transport shall become smoother and more attractive.”

The plan wants transport sector emissions to be combated with general and technology-neutral economic instruments and that all transport modes bear their own climate costs – not by broadening a traffic safety target. It also explicitly distances itself from symbolic politics and wants climate policy measured in actually reduced emissions. Expanding the vision to indirect deaths is therefore outside the plan's line, even if the goal of eliminating fossil emissions is shared.

• general economic instrumentsdecisive»såsom koldioxidskatt och handel med utsläppsrätter, är det mest effektiva redskapet« (party programme ↗)“such as carbon tax and emission trading, is the most effective tool”
• no to symbolic politics»Liberal miljöpolitik tar avstånd från symbolpolitik« (party programme ↗)“Liberal environmental policy distances itself from symbolic politics”
• transport bears its costs»Beroendet av fossila bränslen måste brytas och alla transportslag måste stå för sina« (party programme ↗)“Dependence on fossil fuels must be broken and all transport modes must stand for their”
• fossil-free transport»Fossilutsläppen från transportsektorn ska bort.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Fossil emissions from the transport sector shall be eliminated.”

The party programme explicitly counts health-damaging emissions and noise as part of traffic's burden on the human living environment and states that these negative impact factors must decrease. Supplementing the zero vision with indirect deaths from air pollution thus lies in the plan's direction, along with the requirement to reduce road traffic emissions. However, the plan does not connect this to the zero vision's scope, so the conclusion is derived.

• traffic's health impact should decreasedecisive»livsmiljö genom hälsovådliga utsläpp, intrång i naturmiljön, buller samt olyckor.« (party programme ↗)“living environment through health-damaging emissions, intrusion in the natural environment, noise and accidents.”
• the zero vision in traffic»Det är viktigt med en nollvision för dödsfall och svåra« (party programme ↗)“It is important to have a zero vision for deaths and serious”
• reduced emissions from transport»Fossilbränslena måste fasas ut från såväl energi- som« (party programme ↗)“Fossil fuels must be phased out from both energy and”
• reduced emissions»MINSKADE KLIMATUTSLÄPP« (2022 manifesto ↗)“REDUCED CLIMATE 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 counter-proposal wants to broaden the vision zero to include deaths from particles, noise and emissions. The plan handles transport emissions with its own tools, first and foremost electrification, charging infrastructure and fossil-free fuels, and warns in principle against environmental policy that becomes symbolic instead of effective and precise. To load air quality issues into the traffic safety goal does not follow from any commitment in the plan.

• electrification against emissionsdecisive»Vår politik syftar därför till att ställa om transportsektorn genom elektrifiering.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our policy therefore aims to switch the transport sector through electrification.”
• effective before symbolic policy»Klimatpolitiken får aldrig reduceras till dyrbar symbolpolitik« (party programme ↗)“Climate policy must never be reduced to expensive symbolic politics”
• safe roads as traffic safety»Laga Sveriges vägar så att du kan komma fram säkert och i tid« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Fix Sweden's roads so that you can get there safely and on time”
• charging infrastructure throughout the country»Bygga ut laddstolpar och laddstationer i hela landet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Roll out charging points and charging stations throughout the country”

Expanding the Vision Zero to encompass particulates, noise and emissions would turn the traffic safety target into a tool for restricting car traffic. The plan establishes that all modes of transport are needed and that the car is a freedom worth keeping, and it wants to stop symbolic politics that harms those without alternatives. According to the plan, emissions issues belong in effective climate policy with a global perspective, not in traffic safety targets.

• all transport modes neededdecisive»Sverigedemokraterna anser att samtliga transportslag, inklusive bil och flyg, är viktiga för att samhället ska fungera.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats believe that all modes of transport, including car and air, are important for society to function.”
• the car as freedom»Bilen är än idag en frihet som är värd att behålla.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The car is still today a freedom worth keeping.”
• stop symbolic politics»Stoppa symbolpolitik som går ut över möjligheten att bedriva industri och näring« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop symbolic politics that harms the ability to conduct industry and enterprise”
• emissions handled in climate policy»Bedriva en effektiv klimatpolitik med ett tydligt globalt perspektiv« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Conduct effective climate policy with a clear global perspective”