Weighing costs against benefits in climate policy - prioritising the environment

- A fixation on carbon dioxide hampers environmental efforts.

The environmental movement has become a power factor

Since the publication of Rachel Carson's book on pollution, Silent Spring, in 1962, a strong environmental movement has emerged. The tireless work of the environmental movement has raised awareness of the importance of caring for the environment.

Today, the environmental movement is making its voice heard in most countries and has become a powerful force. Many people want to represent the political ideology that advocates the green shift. Almost all Swedish parliamentary parties have therefore embraced this way of thinking, which has also become anchored as a state-supporting idea. The ideas surrounding the ”green shift” form an essential foundation for intergovernmental work within both the UN and the EU.

With the Brundtland Commission's report from 1987, a new perspective came into the work of protecting our earth. The Commission paired environmental and development concerns and presented the concept of sustainable development.

The report brought together two NGOs that had previously been active on opposite sides of the arena - the aid organisations and the environmental movement. It highlighted an environmental theme that had come to the fore in the 1980s: the idea that humans were affecting the Earth's climate through greenhouse gas emissions. The year after the Brundtland Commission report was published, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established.

A narrowed environmental debate

In the more than thirty years since these two reports were published, we have seen a narrowing of the environmental debate. It is now solely about the climate, with all environmental and development organisations participating. At the same time, politicians, government and the media have taken centre stage in the debate, with self-proclaimed experts such as Johan Rockström and Greta Thunberg. As a result, everything from changes in ecosystems to population variations of individual animal and plant species are claimed to be caused by climate change.

When most of the real and unreal environmental and development problems are claimed to be caused by man-made climate change, the political solution is simple: we must fight carbon emissions. If we fail to recognise the real problems, we lack the ability to solve them. Ambition Sverige (A) wants to change this!

Politics must become more scientific and science less political

In 1990, the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned that if a continued exponential increase in carbon dioxide emissions, CFCs and other greenhouse gases were to continue, the consequences for the Earth's climate by 2100 would be devastating. The latest report from the IPCC in 2022, on the other hand, shows that the development that was feared in 1990 will not occur at all. Nor is the development feared in the 2013 report considered likely anymore, and a global catastrophe is no longer predicted.

Despite this, the idea that ”climate science is settled” runs like a red thread through today's discussions in politics and the media. Unfortunately, this is based on an idea that is not even supported by the research it refers to. This has not only distorted our public and political debate on energy, the environment and greenhouse gas emissions - it has also hampered important scientific and political discussions on our future climate. Huge amounts of taxpayers” money have been ploughed into loss-making ”green investments'. This has had a major negative impact on the environment, without having any impact on the climate.

Sweden's carbon dioxide emissions are low

Sweden's emissions are among the lowest in the world. Sweden currently accounts for 0.1 per cent of the world's total carbon dioxide emissions - that is, one per mille. This is the gross figure. If you take into account the enormous amount of carbon dioxide that our forests bind - in line with the UN climate panel's recommendations to consider net emissions - Sweden's share drops to 0.01 per cent of global emissions, or one tenth of a per mille.

This means that Sweden is already one of the world's most climate-neutral industrialised countries. In this situation, continuing to pursue an extreme climate policy to ”lead the way” is not just symbolic politics, it is a waste of taxpayers' money. This calls for reflection and restraint. Sweden can contribute to global solutions, but it must do so in balance with our own welfare, energy security and competitiveness.

Unfortunately, the climate debate focuses on the alleged increase in climate disasters such as torrential rain, droughts and hurricanes caused by our emissions. This is despite the fact that the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has not been able to demonstrate any such link.

The global average temperature has increased by about 1.5 degrees (measured from a point in time that was extremely cold) - mainly due to less cold winter nights at our latitudes. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is necessary in the long term, but far from the most important thing for the climate in the foreseeable future. Sweden has already reduced its emissions by around 70 % since 1970 and can now sit tight. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), emissions are expected to fall from around 40 gigatonnes/year today to 10 gigatonnes/year by the end of the century. The reason why emissions are expected to fall is that China and India in particular are expected to reduce their coal-based electricity production after 2050.

We should focus on real problems

It is now important that we address the real problems of the world, and long-term solutions to them. Economics is about economising on scarce resources, something that should permeate all parts of society. Energy resources are something the world needs to optimise in the long term. For example, transporting biomass long distances to make emissions in Sweden ”greener” is counterproductive from a global perspective. The best economy is to use raw materials close to where they grow/are produced. The reduction obligation is another example. When biomass is converted into biodiesel, much of the energy content is lost. Global energy economy should be the topic of discussion at future COP meetings. If resource degradation can be reduced, the winners may outnumber the losers.

Environmental problems can no longer be ignored

In line with an increasingly alarmist view of the climate, traditional environmental problems have been largely neglected, not least when the effects of fossil-free energy are discussed, i.e. wind and solar power plants. Even when it comes to the focus on electric transport, there is largely no account of the environmental impact of anything other than ”climate emissions”.

In today's debate, meat, forestry and agriculture are being denigrated. For the meat issue and agriculture, there is now research that shows that agriculture contributes to reduced emissions of carbon dioxide. Grain, fields and pastures bind large amounts of carbon, which the IPCC and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency strangely enough do not credit agriculture.

In the case of meat, nothing other than methane and carbon dioxide emissions are ever reported as important factors in terms of environmental impact. The benefits of meat with its rich content of nutrients are not discussed. The cows' connection and contribution to open landscapes with all their biological added value is never highlighted in the media. Man's dependence on meat for thousands of years, especially in non-arable areas, is not heard about in the debate. What vegetable food and other substitutes for meat cause for environmental problems is also not heard.

Today, there is almost no debate about organic pollutants in air, water and food. Twenty or thirty years ago, that debate was alive.

A major source of emissions is municipal wastewater and sewage sludge, where PFAS, pharmaceutical residues and other environmental toxins are spread in large quantities to lakes, rivers and fields. Other sources of PFAS emissions include fire training sites, military facilities and airports.

Environmental and health problems caused by organic pollutants must be put back at the centre of attention.

A fifth purification step

Out of 290 municipalities in Sweden, only one municipality, Linköping, has implemented a fifth treatment stage to eliminate organic pollutants such as PFAS, pharmaceutical residues, etc. The Gothenburg wastewater treatment plant alone discharges around 500 million microparticles per hour, despite the fact that the treatment plant separates around 90 per cent of the billions of particles that enter.

In Switzerland, around 30 of the largest cities have installed advanced treatment with a fifth treatment stage. The cost for Linköping was around SEK 25 million in 2015. The corresponding cost today is estimated at around 32 million. The total cost of installing a fifth treatment stage in the 30 largest municipalities in Sweden can be estimated at around SEK 1 billion. This can be compared with Sweden's investment in wind power of around SEK 300 billion or the SEK 85 billion invested in Northvolt, without any result at all.

Environmental scandals are increasing

The fires in landfills in 2020-21 in Botkyrka and Upplands-Bro, revealed that the supervision by the authorities is not working. The fires caused the release of highly dangerous environmental toxins. In Botkyrka, high levels of dioxins, arsenic and heavy metals were found in the extinguishing water. The municipality kept the test results secret for a long time, as SVT reported on 29 January 2021.

The contamination with PFAS in drinking water in Kallinge in Ronneby and in Bäcklösa waterworks in Uppsala are other illustrative examples. In both cases, it is about the Armed Forces' inadequate handling of fire extinguishing agents. The incident with PFAS in Sweden alone is an environmental scandal.

According to the Swedish National Food Agency, as many as 5.8 million Swedes' municipal drinking water may be affected by PFAS. It is unacceptable that this environmental scandal has been allowed to continue for so many years without our supervisory authorities in municipalities, county administrative boards, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and the Swedish Chemicals Agency intervening.

The PFAS problem has been known for a long time, with production starting in the 1940s. Perhaps this is because more and more officials and managers have become preoccupied with the ”climate threat” and the fuzzy concept of ”sustainable development”? They have become ”climate coordinators” and therefore have no time to deal with the serious and urgent environmental issues.

Another major problem is the deposition of pollutants via precipitation. Virtually all known pollutants are present in precipitation. Deposition occurs every day, 24 hours a day, all year round.

No basis for decision - therefore a comprehensive report is needed

One problem is that politicians and other decision-makers currently lack an overall picture of trends and environmental impact. The Swedish EPA should therefore produce a regular report describing how much waste is generated, with a particular focus on hazardous waste: where the waste goes and how it is managed, emissions of various pollutants to air and water, and the quantities of environmentally hazardous chemicals managed. The report should also describe trends and changes over time (see also point 11 below).

As regards the timetable, implementation and project management of the proposed work, the Ministry of the Environment should decide how to proceed. The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency can be the formal coordinator, provided that it has access to competent consultancy resources and the necessary funding for the measures required.

Ambition Sverige will work for:

  • That the installation of a fifth treatment stage becomes a reality in the municipal wastewater treatment plants in the 30 largest municipalities, where the total annual emissions of organic pollutants including heavy metals are also measured, identified and reported.
  • That supplementary treatment is introduced in all PFAS-contaminated waterworks in Sweden to meet future limit values for PFAS.
  • Launching a programme to reduce emissions to air and water of so-called microplastics, including nanoparticles, from traffic, roads, industries, wastewater treatment plants, etc.
  • A monitoring programme is started for Sweden's 30 largest lakes, where, in addition to organic pollutants and heavy metals, the amount and number of microplastic particles are measured and reported.
  • In the wake of the Think Pink scandal, in which waste was allowed to spread unchecked in some 15 municipalities, to set up a monitoring project on waste management in general. The aim is to examine whether the control of waste is working satisfactorily.
  • That ongoing projects within Avfall Sverige dealing with emissions of PFAS from waste incineration, among other things, be given extra resources so that results can be obtained more quickly.
  • Initiate continuous random testing of organic pollutants in suspected imported consumer products, especially in products from China and Asia. A mandate should be given to the Swedish Chemicals Agency with the aim of stopping the import of the most toxic products - or influencing suppliers to supply non-toxic products.
  • That the Swedish Chemicals Agency be given the task of proposing a programme of measures to reduce emissions, leaks and spills of PFAS from various products.
  • That the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency initiate a project to report on the state of the environment in Sweden, as a guide for decision-makers/politicians.
  • That a monitoring project under the Environmental Code be started, where emissions of particles and other substances from rotor blades in onshore and offshore wind power are investigated and reported. Emissions from various types of malfunctions/breakdowns should also be reported.
  • Launch a project to provide an overview of the environmental impact and demand for rare earths in the manufacture, use and scrapping of electric vehicles, solar energy systems and wind turbines, using life cycle assessments (LCA).
  • addressing the most serious water and air pollutants, such as persistent and accumulative pollutants.
  • That the work of public authorities is based on facts - not on activism based on unrealistic projections of climate emissions.
  • Sweden leaving the Paris Agreement (from 2015).
  • Sweden to leave coalitions aiming for net zero carbon emissions by 2050, such as the UN Net Zero Coalition, the Carbon Neutrality Coalition (CNC), the EU Fit for 55 and the World Economic Forum's First Movers Coalition.
  • That Sweden abolishes the climate policy framework consisting of the Climate Act and the Climate Policy Council and renegotiates the Climate Goals.
  • That Sweden establishes a non-political climate science council that follows scientific developments in order to be able to give good advice to decision-makers. Those who are part of this council should be professors in the basic sciences on which the climate issue rests.
  • Cancelling all public involvement in the ”green transition”. Innovation and energy efficiency should take place in a free market without government interference.
  • The removal of subsidies and other special treatment for companies in the transition industry. For example, companies that want to engage in battery manufacturing, hydrogen production or underground storage of carbon dioxide can do so with their own resources and not with the public's pension funds or taxes.
  • That planned bans on the sale of petrol and diesel cars are removed. The same conditions will apply to vehicles with internal combustion engines as to electric cars and hybrids.

Our plan for Sweden

5

Ambition Sverige is based on five
universal principles that make up our
compass for freedom and governance.

Ambition Sweden's policies are always tested against these principles.

    1

    Power is under the law
    (Magna Carta)

    Politicians and civil servants should be held personally accountable for wrong decisions, abuse of power or negligence.

    2

    Protection against arbitrariness
    (Habeas Corpus)

    No person should be detained without a legal basis. The justice system should be fair, impartial and protect the people, not be used as a political tool.

    3

    The good of the people and the nation first
    (Virtue)

    Decisions should be made for the long-term good of the country, not for power plays or international pressure.

    4

    Self-determination and non-interference
    (International law)

    Sweden will respect the sovereignty of other states and demand respect for our own. No foreign power should control our politics, our security or our territory.

    5

    Freedom, security and dignity
    (Human rights)

    Every human being has the right to life, liberty, privacy and security.

Popular rule instead of supranationalism - leave the EU

Swedish citizens should not be governed by supranational agendas.

    Ambition Sverige will work for:

  • Moving away from the 2030 Agenda as the guiding framework, as well as the UN Pact for the Future and the Global Digital Compact; reclaiming national targets and budget governance.
  • Saying no to the WHO Pandemic Convention and binding IHR changes; leaving the WHO Global Digital Health Certification Network.
  • Stopping the ekrona and rejecting digital euro for the public; constitutional protection of cash and diversity in payments.
  • Say no to EUDI as a condition for civic participation; reject SOU 2023:61 and ban centralised logging of everyday use.
  • Rejecting SOU 2023:22 and all general access to electronic communications; defending strong encryption and privacy.
  • Reduce state media subsidies that favour agenda-driven giants; safeguard freedom of expression and pluralism.
  • Pulling the handbrake on DSA, EU Digital Travel Identity and WHO GDHC/GDHCN; no permanent digital access systems in Sweden.

An independent defence and security policy

Security through détente, diplomacy and military defence.

    Ambition Sverige will work for:

  • Sweden's security is safeguarded through non-alignment, diplomacy and détente.
  • Sweden is building a strong defence force.
  • Military aid to Ukraine is cancelled because it increases the threat to Sweden.
  • The DCA is cancelled immediately - Sweden will not have foreign troops on its territory.
  • Licensed gun owners should be allowed to use their weapons without government interference.
  • Sweden is taking control of the monopoly on violence in all "vulnerable areas".

Stop all immigration for 10 years

Taking back control to tackle social unrest and crime.

    Ambition Sverige will work for:

  • Impose a ten-year freeze on all new immigration. Deportation of persons without legal right to reside in the country, family immigration is stopped during the period.
  • Faster deportations and sentences to be served in the home country by agreement. Deportation as a general rule after sentencing.
  • Sweden will regain control at the border. We will expand detention centres, acquire our own transport resources and introduce fast-track identity checks.
  • Stopping the shadow society. Impose sanctions on illegal employers/landlords, carry out exit checks and require a unified ID flow.
  • The fact that temporary residence permits are subject to regular review where return to the country of origin, serious criminality or long-term dependency on benefits breaks the right to stay.
  • Introducing a qualifying period of at least five years before gaining full access to welfare and benefits.
  • Improving background checks through document research, biometrics, security interviews and information sharing.
  • Placing responsibility for language and integration on the individual. Abolition of home language teaching and SFI, interpreter support for a maximum of one year.
  • Conducting a national census to ensure that there is one personal/coordination number per person. Nullity in case of fraudulent citizenship.
  • Taxpayers' money should not go to organisations that make deportations more difficult.
  • Speaking plainly in the countries of origin - Sweden is not a welfare destination.
  • That honour crimes, forced marriages and parallel systems of norms are met with immediate protection for children and women. Tougher penalties and deportation of perpetrators.
  • Tackling clan crime through restraining orders, witness protection and deportation.

Weighing costs against benefits in climate policy - prioritising the environment

A fixation on carbon dioxide hampers environmental efforts.

    Ambition Sverige will work for:

  • That the installation of a fifth treatment stage becomes a reality in the municipal wastewater treatment plants in the 30 largest municipalities, where the total annual emissions of organic pollutants including heavy metals are also measured, identified and reported.
  • That supplementary treatment is introduced in all PFAS-contaminated waterworks in Sweden to meet future limit values for PFAS.
  • Launching a programme to reduce emissions to air and water of so-called microplastics, including nanoparticles, from traffic, roads, industries, wastewater treatment plants, etc.
  • A monitoring programme is started for Sweden's 30 largest lakes, where, in addition to organic pollutants and heavy metals, the amount and number of microplastic particles are measured and reported.
  • In the wake of the Think Pink scandal, in which waste was allowed to spread unchecked in some 15 municipalities, to set up a monitoring project on waste management in general. The aim is to examine whether the control of waste is working satisfactorily.
  • That ongoing projects within Avfall Sverige dealing with emissions of PFAS from waste incineration, among other things, be given extra resources so that results can be obtained more quickly.
  • Initiate continuous random testing of organic pollutants in suspected imported consumer products, especially in products from China and Asia. A mandate should be given to the Swedish Chemicals Agency with the aim of stopping the import of the most toxic products - or influencing suppliers to supply non-toxic products.
  • That the Swedish Chemicals Agency be given the task of proposing a programme of measures to reduce emissions, leaks and spills of PFAS from various products.
  • That the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency initiate a project to report on the state of the environment in Sweden, as a guide for decision-makers/politicians.
  • That a monitoring project under the Environmental Code be started, where emissions of particles and other substances from rotor blades in onshore and offshore wind power are investigated and reported. Emissions from various types of malfunctions/breakdowns should also be reported.
  • Launch a project to provide an overview of the environmental impact and demand for rare earths in the manufacture, use and scrapping of electric vehicles, solar energy systems and wind turbines, using life cycle analyses (LCA).
  • addressing the most serious water and air pollutants, such as persistent and accumulative pollutants.
  • That the work of public authorities is based on facts - not on activism based on unrealistic projections of climate emissions.
  • Sweden leaving the Paris Agreement (from 2015).
  • Sweden to leave coalitions aiming for net zero carbon emissions by 2050, such as the UN Net Zero Coalition, the Carbon Neutrality Coalition (CNC), the EU Fit for 55 and the World Economic Forum's First Movers Coalition.
  • That Sweden abolishes the climate policy framework consisting of the Climate Act and the Climate Policy Council and renegotiates the Climate Goals.
  • That Sweden establishes a non-political climate science council that follows scientific developments in order to be able to give good advice to decision-makers. Those who are part of this council should be professors in the basic sciences on which the climate issue rests.
  • That all public commitment to the "green transition" is suspended. Innovation and energy efficiency must take place in a free market without government interference.
  • The removal of subsidies and other special treatment for companies in the transition industry. For example, companies that want to engage in battery manufacturing, hydrogen production or underground storage of carbon dioxide can do so with their own resources and not with the public's pension funds or taxes.
  • That planned bans on the sale of petrol and diesel cars are removed. The same conditions will apply to vehicles with internal combustion engines as to electric cars and hybrids.

    Ambition Sverige will work for:

  • That the escalating violence and insecurity end up being the focus of the policy pursued.
  • That the victim's well-being should be prioritized - not the perpetrator's.
  • That protection and support for victims of crime increases.
  • That legislation and the scale of punishment are adapted to meet serious crime.
  • That system-threatening crime is noticed and counteracted.
  • That Sweden's inhabitants are protected against honour violence and honour oppression.
  • That legislative work is speeded up. The preparation requirement must be made more efficient and the independence of the Council on Legislation strengthened.
  • The introduction of on-call courts for cases where the evidence is obvious and indisputable.
  • The introduction of a constitutional court that can review laws that are interpreted by courts with politically controlled guidelines.
  • To reintroduce strict civil servant responsibility.
  • That EU directives are not automatically converted into Swedish law.
  • That Sweden's own legislation should take precedence over UN conventions, and that certain ratified UN conventions should be terminated.
  • That all forms of penalty discounts are removed.
  • That a civic advisory council replaces today's party-political representation in the relevant authorities.
  • To introduce the right to decisive referendums on matters of a national security nature.
  • To limit the government's power of appointment and base appointments on meritocracy.
  • That non-Swedish citizens and persons with dual citizenship are deported upon conviction for a serious crime.
  • That non-Swedish citizens' right to Swedish rights and freedoms is limited.
  • To create legal support for being able to buy prison places abroad.

Minimising the risks of digitalisation and AI

Personal privacy instead of digital dictatorship.

    Ambition Sverige will work for:

    Regarding digital IDs and central bank digital currencies:

  • Demand public debate and referendum before implementation of digital central bank currency and ID.
  • We demand that every individual is given full legal ownership and control over their own biometric data - including the right to consent, restriction, traceability and financial protection from commercial exploitation.
  • We call for an end to the mandatory link between ID systems and financial transactions.
  • Secure and preserve cash as a statutory, protected right.
  • Set legal limits on what digital currencies and ID systems can contain, record and control.
  • Build open, non-centrally controlled digital identity options.

    • As regards AI:

  • Without free access to information, there is no free thought - and without free thought, there is no democracy. Ambition Sweden therefore demands that access to information on the internet remains free, open and uncensored - because freedom of information is a prerequisite for democracy, freedom of expression and a free society. AI provided to Swedish citizens must therefore fulfil these requirements.
  • We call for a national AI infrastructure - Publicly funded and openly and transparently vetted AI models based on local laws, language, culture and ethics should be developed.
  • We demand that no AI can make decisions that affect people's lives without full transparency, legal accountability and human control - as in Danish law. It must be clear who is behind an AI decision, what data it is based on and what values have been prioritised. Automated decisions should always be appealable.
  • Data sovereignty - All sensitive data, especially from public authorities, schools and healthcare, must be stored and processed within Sweden's borders and by actors under democratic control (not the EU or global and private actors).
  • Digital literacy - Citizens and decision-makers should be educated about new technologies and AI.
  • Active regulation to prevent platform dependency and to promote open, interoperable options.
  • Ambition Sverige calls for work to identify and analyse risks linked to AI in military and civilian security systems to be initiated and for the protection of critical infrastructure from AI-driven attacks, sabotage or disinformation to be developed.
  • Finally, we call for developing our defence capabilities against autonomous weapons systems and digitally targeted attacks, and for strengthening international legal, ethical and technical safeguards against the use of AI against populations - by other states or by private actors.

    Ambition Sverige will work for:

  • phasing out the state income tax through a gradual process over a few years.
  • Increasing the basic deduction for both earned income and pension so that it corresponds to twice the price base amount, which for 2025 would be SEK 117,600.
  • Abolishing the general payroll tax for company employees numbered 2-6 and gradually removing it for all employees.
  • Reduce VAT on food to 6% and remove the VAT rate of 12% so that VAT on restaurants, hotels and catering is also reduced to 6%.
  • Halving the number of Swedish authorities and imposing a general efficiency requirement on other authorities.
  • Lowering the benefit ceiling so that a maximum of half a price base amount before tax is paid to benefit recipients.

    Ambition Sverige will work for:

  1. Reclaiming Sweden's role as a strong host country with a clear, safe and vibrant culture that permeates the whole of society.
  2. Restoring and safeguarding Swedish culture in schools, public institutions, the justice system and the public space.
  3. Recognising the role of culture in integration and cohesion, where new citizens are exposed not only to welfare, but also to the values that build society.
  4. Promoting Swedish traditions, language, history and community values through state and municipal initiatives.
  5. Ending public support for activities and schools that run counter to Swedish values, including gender-segregated and value-conflicting teaching.
  6. Reallocate resources to activities that strengthen Swedish identity, integration and social cohesion, especially among young people and new arrivals.
  7. To reinstate a clear social contract, where rights are balanced with obligations and where respect for Swedish law and norms is a prerequisite.
  8. Strengthening the place of culture in the construction of society to enable true diversity, based on respect and shared responsibility - not division and complacency.

Ensure a functioning energy system

Plan for nuclear power - build gas turbines and stop wind power.

    Ambition Sverige will work for:

  • Swedish energy production should primarily secure Sweden's energy needs. We continue to export our surplus to other countries via existing cables but are restrictive about new capacity that raises our electricity prices.
  • That Sweden should build new nuclear power and thus return to the well-functioning electricity system we had before 1999. In this way, Sweden can offer electricity at low, predictable prices for industry, societal functions and private individuals. Vattenfall should be tasked with ensuring the rapid expansion of nuclear power.
  • Transitional solutions pending new nuclear power should be increased power output from CHP and gas turbines, especially in southern Sweden. Increased capacity and electricity production in existing plants are encouraged on market terms. All restrictions on existing hydroelectric power due to environmental assessments will be cancelled.
  • That no more wind power is built, neither on land nor at sea.
  • That existing wind power industries are checked to ensure that they meet the requirements set in operation. Also investigate the environmental effects of wind power, for example with regard to the spread of microplastics and infrasound.
  • That all expansion of large solar power plants on agricultural land is put on hold while waiting for a new regulatory framework to be in place.
  • The governance of the state-owned utility Svenska Kraftnät (SVK) and the state-owned company Vattenfall should be reviewed. SVK should become the system operator for the entire electricity system.
  • That the number of bidding zones is reviewed with the aim of equalizing electricity prices across the country.
  • That no subsidies or special support are given for so-called green transition or electrification.
  • That energy storage in hydrogen and batteries is not subsidised by the state as these are not sustainable solutions for the energy system (not cost-effective).
  • That the consequences of increased use of biomass are carefully analysed, as much is currently imported into Sweden.

Protecting agriculture and forestry from bureaucracy and activism

Stop EU micromanagement and work towards greater self-sufficiency.

    Ambition Sverige will work for:

  • Increasing the profitability of agriculture by removing climate-related requirements and reducing the administrative burden.
  • That as long as we are in the EU, EU regulations should be interpreted strictly in Sweden's favour. In the event of an EU exit, we want national support for agriculture, with the aim of increasing our food self-sufficiency.
  • Strengthening ownership and utilisation rights for forest and agricultural land. The state's ability to stop deforestation and compulsory purchase of forests must be limited.
  • Sweden says no to the EU's deforestation regulation, carbon credit trading, ETS2 and plans for satellite monitoring of forest land.
  • To introduce strict civil servant responsibility and stop activism in government agencies. Government authorities and municipal officials must promote agricultural and forest production, not make it more difficult.
  • Removing the grazing requirement but favouring grazing. The farmer knows best what suits his farm.
  • Facilitating the sale of meat and milk directly from farms. The rules for small-scale food processing and sales need to be simplified.
  • Enabling pastoral farming and other grazing-based livestock production by authorising and facilitating wolf hunting (see chapter on rural areas).

    Ambition Sverige will work for:

  • To increase regional self-determination.
  • To introduce local management of state land.
  • Reducing petrol and diesel taxes.
  • Abolish all mandatory laws on expensive climate change adaptation in housing and construction.
  • Introducing a ban on forcing property owners with functioning individual sewerage solutions to connect to municipal networks - unless there are urgent health or environmental reasons.
  • Creating a level economic playing field for municipalities to provide education, health and elderly care in rural areas. Small schools and elderly care centres should not have to meet the same detailed conditions as large entities.
  • Dismantling the Sami Parliament. The same rights and obligations should apply regardless of ethnicity.
  • To extend section 28 of the Hunting Ordinance, i.e. to authorise and simplify wolf hunting. This is to enable pastoral farming and other pasture-based animal husbandry.
  • To simplify the permit processes for smaller visitor and tourist businesses such as cafés, bed & breakfasts and farm shops.
  • Replacing licensing requirements for activities with animals, such as horse riding and dog boarding, with a notification procedure.

More value for money and less political control

Organising for better healthcare and dental care across the country.

    Ambition Sverige will work for:

  • Reducing waiting lists through more resources, better coordination and increased efficiency. More beds, a care guarantee with real incentives and more patient time per doctor.
  • Ensuring access to emergency hospitals across the country. No one should have to risk their life because the hospital is too far away.
  • Guaranteeing a place in hospital at all times - there should be enough beds both in times of peace and crisis.
  • All families should have safe access to obstetric care. No one should have to give birth in a car.
  • Ambulance services should work across the country. When minutes make the difference between life and death, help must arrive on time.
  • Health care should be equal throughout the country. Everyone pays taxes, so everyone should have the right to the same care, regardless of where they live.
  • Streamlining and reducing the number of government agencies through mergers and the creation of a Health Services Board (HSS).
  • Radically reducing bureaucracy within the regions and increasing the autonomy and influence of healthcare units and their staff.
  • Taking greater national responsibility for training specialist doctors and nurses. More nurses need to be trained and nurse training should be improved.
  • Regions to facilitate more private, physician-led options. Public and private care should be treated equally.
  • Increasing knowledge about complex adverse drug reactions. This will help reduce misdiagnosis and unnecessary hospitalisation, especially among the elderly.
  • Reducing the indiscriminate prescription of medicines by requiring a more in-depth analysis of the cause of the disease.
  • Swedish dental care should be subject to the same fees and coverage as medical care.

Legal protection in elderly care

Safety, transparency and respect for the most vulnerable.

    Ambition Sverige will work for:

  • Care for the elderly should be based on security, dignity and respect for the individual.
  • That everyone working in elderly care should be checked against the criminal record.
  • All staff in elderly care should speak and understand Swedish.
  • Strengthening the right of both elderly people and their families to be involved in decisions related to care and housing.
  • The right to safe housing should be a given when the need arises.
  • Legalising the right to nutritious food and enjoyment of meals in elderly care.
  • To guarantee the right to an analogue life.
  • Reviewing the system of trusteeship and guardianship. The system should protect the elderly, not exploit them.
  • To recognise and hold accountable the way older people were treated during the pandemic.

    Ambition Sverige will work for:

  • Education should be characterised by objectivity and enlightenment; it should be free of political activity and values.
  • The state's influence over schools should be reduced. The autonomy of schools needs to be increased and teachers freed from administrative burdens. Home schooling and similar forms of education should be allowed.
  • That universities should be politically independent places for free thought and intellectual debate, not suppliers of politically commissioned ideological education.
  • Cherish rural schools and see them as a crucial part of a vibrant countryside.
  • To counteract political correctness, broaden the corridor of opinion and let merit decide when appointing.
  • That all pupils should have passed Swedish, English and maths after completing primary school.
  • More men to want to work in the education sector.
  • To counteract the cancel culture. Introduce guidelines for public institutions and workplaces that support diversity of opinion and protect employees from being penalized for private opinions.

Making a living from your pension

Better pensions through personal pension savings and higher basic deductions.

    Ambition Sverige will work for:

  • Transforming the public pension capital into a fully self-owned pension capital, far from being politically expedient.
  • Reducing taxes on pensions by increasing the basic deduction to two price base amounts.
  • Allowing spouses to freely distribute pension capital between them.
  • Increasing guaranteed pensions for those with the lowest pensions.

A healthy Sweden where diseases are prevented

Everyone has the right to bodily integrity.

    Ambition Sverige will work for:

  • Shifting the focus from healthcare to wellness, where ill health is naturally prevented and the whole person's health is at the centre.
  • Launching a public health reform to counter the trend of increasing chronic morbidity in the population.
  • Removing VAT on health care.
  • Launching programmes at universities and colleges on the prevention of ill health by promoting natural health and healing.
  • Promoting the return of health centres.
  • Including complementary medicine as part of health care.
  • Promoting alternative obstetric care.
  • Putting children's health at the centre - Safe school health services, parental responsibility with access to children's medical records and in-depth investigations.
  • Ensuring that food is nutritious in health, education, care and retail settings.
  • That authorities work to ensure that environmental toxins such as PFAS, Glyphosate, etc. are greatly reduced and that substances such as Bovaer are not allowed in animal feed.
  • Sweden leaving the WHO, whose mandate invites abuse of power. The WHO can give advice, but should not have power over Sweden and/or its citizens.
  • Sweden to urgently conduct an investigation into pandemic management, including the risks and side effects of mRNA technology.
  • Strengthening the principle of informed consent in legislation - especially when using new or experimental medical technologies (Nuremberg Code).
  • Authorities should be free from industry influence.
  • Protecting freedom of expression in science, medicine and public health.
  • Conducting an independent review of 5G and WiFi radiation and revising guidelines based on new research and criticism.
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