Ülevaade erakondade keskkonnaalastest lubadustest valimisplatvormides kohalike omavalitsuste volikogude valimistel 2021. aastal

The report examines the environmental platforms of seven political parties and one electoral alliance for the 2021 Estonian local elections. It finds a significant increase in the volume and specificity of environmental promises compared to 2017, with a shift in focus toward climate, energy, and mobility. In Tallinn, mobility dominated the discourse, while Tartu platforms emphasized nature and parks. The analysis highlights that Eestimaa Rohelised (Greens) provided the most comprehensive environmental programs across all levels, while EKRE's platforms were the most modest and occasionally opposed the 'green transition'. The document also assesses the alignment of these promises with the UN SDGs and the criteria for Tallinn's bid as a European Green Capital.

• Environmental promises in 2021 national platforms shifted from a 2017 focus on environmental awareness and agriculture toward climate, energy, and mobility.
• Eestimaa Rohelised (Greens) produced the most detailed and comprehensive environmental programs at the national, Tallinn, and Tartu levels.
• In Tallinn, mobility and transport were the dominant themes, with all parties promising a continuous bicycle path network, though most (except Isamaa and KE) specified that these paths must be separated from other traffic.
• Tartu's platforms focused heavily on nature and parks, with a specific point of contention being the location of the City Center Culture Center (SÜKU), which RE and SDE proposed for the Central Park, while other parties opposed this.
• EKRE's platforms were the least ambitious regarding environmental goals and explicitly opposed the 'green transition' as a costly imposition from Brussels.
• Several parties proposed ambitious climate targets for Tallinn, with RE, EER, and Eesti 200 promising to make the city climate-neutral by 2050, and EER aiming for climate-negativity.
• Eesti 200 set a highly ambitious goal to make Estonian cities waste-free by 2035 through the creation of circular economy funds and joining the Zero Waste program.
• The report identifies potential contradictions in party promises, such as KE promising to increase the number of driver's licenses in schools while simultaneously promoting sustainable mobility, or parties promoting car-free zones while proposing new parking garages.

APA

Tool, B., & Peterson, K. (2021). Ülevaade erakondade keskkonnaalastest lubadustest valimisplatvormides kohalike omavalitsuste volikogude valimistel 2021. aastal. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/keskkonnaalased-valimislubadused-kov-valimised-2021.pdf

Chicago

Tool, Brigita, and Kaja Peterson. Ülevaade erakondade keskkonnaalastest lubadustest valimisplatvormides kohalike omavalitsuste volikogude valimistel 2021. aastal. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2021. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/keskkonnaalased-valimislubadused-kov-valimised-2021.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{tool2021levaade, author = {Tool, Brigita and Peterson, Kaja}, title = {{Ülevaade erakondade keskkonnaalastest lubadustest valimisplatvormides kohalike omavalitsuste volikogude valimistel 2021. aastal}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2021}, month = sep, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/keskkonnaalased-valimislubadused-kov-valimised-2021.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }