Styrmedel och andra insatser för att minska svensk konsumtions påverkan på hälsa och miljö i andra länder

This research paper, produced by the Stockholm Environment Institute for the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket), examines policy instruments and interventions to reduce the negative impacts of Swedish consumption on health and the environment in other countries. It focuses on the international dimension of Sweden's 'generational goal' (generationsmålet), identifying key 'hotspots' such as electronics from China and soy from Brazil, and proposing a mix of economic, administrative, informative, and collaborative measures to drive systemic change toward sustainable consumption.

• Sweden's 'generational goal' is described as unique internationally, aiming to solve major environmental problems within Sweden without causing increased environmental or health problems outside its borders.
• Swedish imports of goods and services increased to 41% of GDP in 2009, with the import of goods being more than twice as large as the import of services in monetary value.
• The report identifies electronics from China and soy from Brazil as significant 'hotspots' of negative environmental and health impacts resulting from Swedish consumption.
• The authors argue that relying solely on individual consumer choices or improving production methods in other countries is insufficient; instead, long-term systemic change in the economic system is required to avoid exceeding planetary boundaries.
• Proposed economic instruments to drive systemic change include adjusting the tax system to internalize external costs, such as introducing differentiated value-added tax (VAT) for resource-intensive sectors or new excise taxes on high-impact goods like meat.
• The report suggests expanding existing EU administrative requirements, specifically the RoHS directive (Restriction of Hazardous Substances), to include more substances or apply to other product groups like textiles and toys.
• To improve the implementation of the generational goal, the report recommends that the Government Offices create a clear action plan with a rotating responsibility between the Ministries of Finance, Industry, Foreign Affairs, Justice, and Environment and Energy.
• The report emphasizes the importance of bilateral cooperation with producer countries to reduce the 'implementation gap' of existing national environmental laws and to support the export of Swedish environmental technology.
• The PRINCE research project (2015-2017), funded by Naturvårdsverket and led by Statistics Sweden (SCB), aims to develop indicators to systematically measure and monitor the effects of Swedish consumption in other countries using Multi-Regional Input-Output (MRIO) analysis.

APA

Persson, L., Persson, Å., & Nykvist, B. (2015). Styrmedel och andra insatser för att minska svensk konsumtions påverkan på hälsa och miljö i andra länder. Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/sei-2015-workingpaperswedishconsumption.pdf

Chicago

Persson, Linn, Åsa Persson, and Björn Nykvist. Styrmedel och andra insatser för att minska svensk konsumtions påverkan på hälsa och miljö i andra länder. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2015. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/sei-2015-workingpaperswedishconsumption.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{persson2015styrmedel, author = {Persson, Linn and Persson, Åsa and Nykvist, Björn}, title = {{Styrmedel och andra insatser för att minska svensk konsumtions påverkan på hälsa och miljö i andra länder}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2015}, month = feb, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/sei-2015-workingpaperswedishconsumption.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }