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Closing remarks
17/9 The yes of the moderates to Preem pushes the Paris agreement down
9/11 Preem expansion is important for both the economy and the climate
It is very gratifying to see the great and rapid climate change that the automotive industry is experiencing, where Swedish companies are leading development in many ways. We must support and accelerate this. But Sweden will not solve the problem on its own and definitely not in the short term. Petroleum products must be produced for the foreseeable future, whether we like it or not. This idea shows the irrationality of the stubborn Green Party opposition to Preem’s expansion plans. If fuels for the transportation sector are not manufactured in Lysekil, they will be produced elsewhere. What indicates that you would be in a country with better environmental and climate protection than Sweden?
If the production of a certain amount of fuel can take place with less emissions in Sweden than elsewhere, then of course it is better for the global climate if we allow that production here.
Less emissions in Sweden
However, I am glad that David Ling (MEP) agrees with me that broadcasting knows no national borders, but must also be reflected in the policy that they implement. When the need for petroleum products exists, and will exist for the foreseeable future, then the need must be met in a way that involves the least amount of global emissions. If production can take place with less emissions in Sweden than elsewhere, then of course it is better if we allow production here. For every liter produced by Preemraff in Lysekil, carbon dioxide emissions are 17 percent lower, nitrogen oxides 60 percent lower, and sulfur oxides nearly 90 percent lower than the average among the Western European refineries. The figures are even better when compared to countries outside of Europe.
The oldest and poorest refineries can be phased out and the content will be a reduction in emissions per liter produced, a step forward in the global climate fight. It doesn’t bode well that a Swedish ruling party doesn’t see such a simple connection.
The handling is criticized
David Ling also erroneously asserts that the government’s review of the approval of impartial courts would be part of a jurisprudence that has been of great use to Sweden. Nothing could be more wrong. Several high-ranking lawyers have criticized the handling, emphasizing that no previous government has been involved in a lawsuit this late, when a court has already approved the plans. An unfortunate sign for Swedish industrial companies, who need long-term rules of the game and to be able to feel safe being treated fairly on the basis of the law, not by political arbitrariness.
Stopping the expansion of Preem would be bad for western Swedish companies and counterproductive in the climate fight. For MP it may be important to have the best words on the posters in Sweden, but for us, moderates, it is efficiency and a good bottom line that counts.
Jörgen Warborn (M), EU MP from West Sweden
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