Motion for a motion of no confidence
Translated from Swedish by AI; the translation may contain errors. The Swedish text is the original.
Summary AI, written in advance
The debate concerns a motion of no confidence against the Minister for Climate and Environment, Romina Pourmokhtari. C considers that the government makes Sweden more dependent on Russia, threatens jobs, and increases emissions despite the climate crisis 1. C argues that the government violates the Climate Act and that the minister should be dismissed because the action plan does not reduce emissions in a decisive way 1. MP also considers that the minister should be dismissed as the policy significantly increases greenhouse gas emissions and that the action plan delays the climate transition. MP argues that the government does not take the climate crisis seriously and that the presented measures lack concrete tools to reduce emissions in the near term.
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Rickard Nordin (C)
Madam Speaker! Swedish citizens! The government has today presented its climate action plan. The conclusions are clear. In the most serious security policy situation in decades, the government chooses to make us more dependent on oil nations such as Russia. In the midst of an economic winter, the government chooses to reject tens of thousands of new jobs and threaten existing ones. After the warmest recorded year ever, the government chooses to actively increase emissions, even though we are in the midst of a climate crisis.
The EU Commission has evaluated the Swedish climate policy and issued very sharp criticism. In the government's own action plan, there is also nothing that reduces emissions in any decisive way. The government's actions are not only deeply irresponsible. They are also a threat to Sweden, to our competitiveness, and to our climate.
Centerpartiet has shown that there is another way. With cheap green fuel from the Swedish forest, emissions can fall and tens of thousands of jobs can be created. With rapid electrification and renewable fuels, we make ourselves independent of rogue states like Russia. With support for those affected by new establishments or who have low incomes, everyone can transition, become more energy-efficient, and become winners in a popular movement for the climate transition. With our policy, emissions fall, and Sweden can reclaim the lead.
The government's actions have seriously damaged Sweden's reputation. Business representatives testify that it is beginning to become more difficult to do business with other countries. Experts warn that our influence is decreasing. Worst of all is that researchers are sounding the alarm that our emissions are increasing sharply when they should instead be decreasing.
Climate Minister Romina Pourmokhtari was in Dubai at the climate summit and signed on to that fossil fuels must be phased out, that renewable energy must be tripled, and that the rate of energy efficiency must be doubled. Above all, she signed on to that all countries must increase the pace and reduce their emissions during this crucial decade. All of this is now being violated. The minister who led the negotiations and is responsible for the climate policy and the presentation of the proposals for the government's decision is Climate Minister Romina Pourmokhtari.
Sweden's Climate Act states: "The Government shall conduct climate policy work that is aimed at reducing emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases and at preserving and creating functions in the environment that counteract climate change and its harmful effects."
Due to the government's announced policy, which is instead expected to increase carbon dioxide emissions, we in the Center Party, in accordance with Chapter 13, Section 4 of the Instrument of Government, move that the Riksdag shall declare that Minister for Climate and Environment Romina Pourmokhtari no longer has the confidence of the Riksdag.
Elin Söderberg (MP)
Madam Speaker! Today I wish to move a motion of no confidence against the Minister for Climate and Environment, Romina Pourmokhtari. A motion of no confidence is a tool that must be used very carefully. We in Miljöpartiet have considered this very carefully.
For a period of one and a half years, the minister responsible for climate policy has pursued a policy that significantly increases greenhouse gas emissions in Sweden. All questions regarding how the government intends to handle the serious consequences of this have been referred to the upcoming climate action plan.
On several occasions, the Minister has made statements that are grossly misleading or directly incorrect regarding climate policy. Now that the action plan has been presented, we can see that it does not measure up. It is open to all criticism.
What the government has presented is a plan that delays the climate transition and thus fails at it. With bold courage, they push the responsibility for the climate transition ahead of them. Those who have to bear the consequences are the Swedish people and our companies.
I am neither surprised nor disappointed. The government parties have in no way shown themselves to be taking the climate crisis seriously. But I am sincerely outraged. The government parties are, of course, aware of the extremely serious consequences and risks that climate change entails.
Ultimately, climate policy is about protecting the entire population and future generations from extremely serious risks resulting from global warming. Climate change leads to both security policy risks and economic risks, as well as risks of avalanches, landslides, and floods here in Sweden and risks to people's lives and health. It is not sufficient to first tear up existing climate policy tools and then present a memorandum on a climate action plan that does not contain concrete measures to reduce emissions in the near term but primarily announces future investigations.
Sweden's Climate Act states that the government shall pursue a policy that reduces emissions. But the government's policy increases greenhouse gas emissions enormously, and nothing in this climate action plan shows that one succeeds in repairing the damage. We see that it is time for Sweden's Riksdag to declare that it no longer has confidence in Minister for Climate and Environment Romina Pourmokhtari. This is what I therefore move for, Madam Speaker.
In this speech, Daniel Helldén, Katarina Luhr and Jacob Risberg (all MP) concurred.
Communications with the following content had been received:
The Swedish Climate Act (2017:720) stipulates that the government shall conduct climate policy work aimed at reducing emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases and at preserving and creating functions in the environment that counteract climate change and its harmful effects.
In view of the fact that the government's announced policy is expected to increase carbon dioxide emissions, we move, in accordance with Chapter 13, Section 4 of the Instrument of Government, that the Riksdag shall declare that Minister for Climate and Environment Romina Pourmokhtari does not have the confidence of the Riksdag.
Rickard Nordin (C) Daniel Helldén (MP)
Muharrem Demirok (C) Jan Riise (MP)
Anders Ådahl (C) Leila Ali Elmi (MP)
Niels Paarup-Petersen (C) Rebecka Le Moine (MP)
Jonny Cato (C) Katarina Luhr (MP)
Anna Lasses (C) Ulrika Westerlund (MP)
Malin Björk (C) Janine Alm Ericson (MP)
Catarina Deremar (C) Emma Berginger (MP)
Anne-Li Sjölund (C) Linus Lakso (MP)
Ulrika Heie (C) Camilla Hansén (MP)
Martina Johansson (C) Jacob Risberg (MP)
Helena Vilhelmsson (C) Rasmus Ling (MP)
Christofer Bergenblock (C) Annika Hirvonen (MP)
Martin Ådahl (C) Elin Söderberg (MP)
Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist (C) Emma Nohrén (MP)
Ulrika Liljeberg (C) Amanda Lind (MP)
Stina Larsson (C) Märta Stenevi (MP)
The other Deputy Speaker announced that during the House's meeting, Rickard Nordin, C, and Elin Söderberg, MP, had submitted a motion of no confidence against Minister Romina Pourmokhtari, L.
It appeared from the submitted documents that the requirement in the Instrument of Government that at least 35 members should support the motion had been fulfilled.
Source: The Swedish Parliament. The speeches come from the open data of the Riksdag, translated into English by AI, which may contain errors.