Comprehensive measures for a circular economy

The plan requires that reuse and recycling increase and points out the shift to circular economy as a key part of the transition. A national target with sub-targets and regular evaluation aligns with the plan's requirement that climate targets be linked to concrete, quantified proposals. A law on public disposal follows from the fact that publicly owned activities should lead the way and use their purchases strategically according to the plan.

• increased reusedecisive»Återanvändning och återvinning av material behöver öka.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reuse and recycling of materials need to increase.”
• circular economy as key part»Det är en nyckeldel i ett bredare skifte till cirkulär ekonomi och« (party programme ↗)“It is a key part of a broader shift to circular economy and”
• quantified targets»klimatmålen med konkreta, siffersatta förslag.« (party programme ↗)“climate targets to concrete, quantified proposals.”
• away from throwaway consumption»produkter som håller och lätt kan återanvändas och delas istället för slit- och släng« (2022 manifesto ↗)“products that last and can easily be reused and shared instead of wear and tear and disposal”

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.

Transition to circular economy for better use of existing resources is an explicit goal in the party programme, and the election manifesto binds the party to net-zero emissions in 2045 and a firm climate policy framework. A national goal for circular economy with interim targets that align with the climate goal is that combination implemented in governance. That public procurement actors shall be forerunners also carries the proposal about public divestment.

• transition to circular economydecisive»Omställning till cirkulär ekonomi, för bättre användning av befintliga resurser.« (party programme ↗)“Transition to circular economy, for better use of existing resources.”
• climate neutrality 2045»År 2045 ska Sverige inte ha några nettoutsläpp av växthusgaser till atmosfären, för att därefter uppnå negativa utsläpp.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In 2045 Sweden shall have no net emissions of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, to thereafter achieve negative emissions.”
• firm climate policy framework»Det klimatpolitiska ramverket ska ligga fast.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The climate policy framework shall stand firm.”
• public procurement as forerunner»offentliga arbetsgivare och upphandlare ska vara föredömen i att verka för en sund konkurrens« (2022 manifesto ↗)“public employers and procurement actors shall be forerunners in working for sound competition”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan wants a climate policy framework with binding caps and a Swedish emissions budget that ensures climate targets are met, that is time-limited and verifiable targets of the same type as the counter-proposal requests for the circular economy. The goal is closed loops. The demand for a law on public disposal aligns with the plan's requirement that environmental aspects be weighted more heavily in public procurement.

• binding climate frameworkdecisive»För att klara klimatmålen krävs ett klimatpolitiskt ramverk med bindande tak för vår klimatpåverkan såväl i Sverige som internationellt.« (party programme ↗)“To meet climate targets, a climate policy framework with binding caps for our climate impact is required both in Sweden and internationally.”
• closed loops»Målet är slutna kretslopp.« (party programme ↗)“The goal is closed loops.”
• time-bound climate targets»ta fram en svensk utsläppsbudget som gör att vi når klimatmålen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“draw up a Swedish emissions budget that ensures we meet climate targets.”
• public sector as model»Vid offentliga upphandlingar ska miljö- och kvalitetsaspekterna viktas betydligt tyngre än i dag.« (party programme ↗)“In public procurement, environmental and quality aspects should be weighted considerably more heavily than today.”

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 sets the goal that Sweden shall become the world's most resource-efficient country with a more circular economy and that recycling and reuse shall be facilitated. A national goal with interim targets and an investigation into reuse of public property are concrete expressions of the same commitment. The party programme establishes that climate policy should be based on what science requires and that high ambitions strengthen environmental technology and entrepreneurship.

• circular economy as a goaldecisive»Sverige ska bli världens mest resurseffektiva land och ekonomin mer cirkulär. Med rätt stöd och regelförenklingar kan vi återvinna och återbruka allt från kläder till mineral och metaller.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall become the world's most resource-efficient country and the economy more circular. With the right support and regulatory simplifications, we can recycle and reuse everything from clothes to minerals and metals.”
• science-driven climate goals»Klimatpolitiken ska utgå från vad vetenskapen visar är nödvändigt för att undvika farliga förändringar.« (party programme ↗)“Climate policy should be based on what science shows is necessary to avoid dangerous changes.”
• high ambitions strengthen business»Höga ambitioner stärker entreprenörskap, utveckling av miljöteknik och initiativ inom civilsamhället.« (party programme ↗)“High ambitions strengthen entrepreneurship, development of environmental technology and initiatives within civil society.”
• climate first»Centerpartiet sätter klimatet först, för att framtiden måste vara grön.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Centre Party puts climate first, so that the future must be green.”

The plan sets a timetabled climate target for 2045 and establishes as a goal that all basic raw materials shall circulate in the production system, which is precisely the ambition the counter-proposal wants to timetable. It also wants public procurement to set clear environmental requirements and reward long-term sustainable products, which carries the requirement for increased reuse of public assets. A national target with interim targets thus follows from the plan's commitments.

• circular material flows as goaldecisive»grundläggande råvaror, såsom växtnäring och mineraler, ska cirkulera i produktionssystemet« (party programme ↗)“basic raw materials, such as plant nutrients and minerals, shall circulate in the production system”
• timetabled climate target 2045»Vi ska nå klimatmålen – inga nettoutsläpp av växthusgaser senast 2045 och därefter negativa utsläpp – inom ramen för en växande ekonomi.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall reach the climate targets – no net greenhouse gas emissions by 2045 at the latest and thereafter negative emissions – within the framework of a growing economy.”
• environmental requirements in procurement»offentlig upphandling ska tydliga miljö-, klimat- och hälsoskyddskrav kunna ställas« (party programme ↗)“public procurement clear environmental, climate and health protection requirements can be imposed”
• reuse and recycling»Avfallets miljöpåverkan ska minskas genom fungerande återanvändning och återbruk.« (party programme ↗)“The environmental impact of waste shall be reduced through functioning reuse and recycling.”

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 a circular economy adapted development with extended producer responsibility and a waste hierarchy where waste is first prevented and then recycled, and points out environmentally friendly procurement as a strategic instrument. A national goal for circular economy with milestones and a law on public disposal are means for precisely this. The plan does not specify year targets, so the requirement for time-bound targets is derived from stewardship's requirement for long-term thinking.

• circular economy adapted developmentdecisive»anpassad utveckling, bland annat genom ett utökat producentansvar.« (party programme ↗)“adapted development, among other things through extended producer responsibility.”
• waste hierarchy»Avfallshantering ska främst utgå från att förebygga avfall, sedan« (party programme ↗)“Waste management should primarily be based on preventing waste, then”
• policy instruments in environmental policy»Lagstiftning med förbud och gränsvärden, en ekologiskt« (party programme ↗)“Legislation with prohibitions and limit values, an ecological”
• stewardship and long-term thinking»Miljön och naturresurserna måste förvaltas ansvarsfullt, så att goda livsbetingelser inte äventyras och så att kommande generationer också får del av dem.« (party programme ↗)“The environment and natural resources must be managed responsibly, so that good living conditions are not jeopardized and so that future generations also benefit from them.”

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 set a national year-on-year target for circular economy and investigate a special law on public disposal. The plan opposes Sweden imposing its own national requirements beyond the EU level and wants instead to reduce red tape and bureaucracy significantly. The plan's climate commitment is net zero by 2045 through technology and electrification, not through new separate target systems and legal requirements for authorities' disposal.

• no national separate requirementsdecisive»Minska regelkrånglet och onödig byråkrati, bland annat genom att motverka överimplementering i Sverige av EU-beslut« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce red tape and unnecessary bureaucracy, among other things by counteracting over-implementation in Sweden of EU decisions”
• reduced regulatory burden»Ta bort en tredjedel av företagens administrationskostnader och en tredjedel av regelkrånglet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove a third of businesses' administrative costs and a third of red tape”
• net zero 2045 as target»Vi ska som land ta fullt ansvar här hemma och nå nettonollutsläpp senast år 2045.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We as a country shall take full responsibility here at home and reach net zero emissions by 2045 at the latest.”
• effectiveness before target symbolism»Klimatpolitiken får aldrig reduceras till dyrbar symbolpolitik« (party programme ↗)“Climate policy must never be reduced to expensive symbolic politics”

The plan establishes that Swedish targets should be adapted to EU level so that Sweden does not go further than necessary at the expense of living standards and competitiveness. A separate national deadline for circular economy with milestone targets is precisely such a national special course. The plan instead wants to direct resources to measures that deliver the greatest emissions reduction per invested crown and requires clear results from every public initiative.

• adaptation to EU leveldecisive»De svenska klimatmålen bör anpassas till den klimatlagstiftning som finns på EU-nivå för att inte kraven på andra länder ska bli lägre som en konsekvens av att vi gör mer än nödvändigt på bekostnad av vår levnadsstandard och konkurrenskraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Swedish climate targets should be adapted to the climate legislation that exists at EU level so that requirements on other countries do not become lower as a consequence of us doing more than necessary at the expense of our living standards and competitiveness.”
• most emissions per crown»Satsa på åtgärder som minskar utsläppen mest per satsad krona som t ex internationella klimatinvesteringar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in measures that reduce emissions the most per invested crown, such as international climate investments”
• 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”
• performance requirements for initiatives»Begära tydliga resultat för varje offentlig satsning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Demand clear results for every public initiative”