Publications and presentations

Annual reports from the Council

Each year in June the Environmental Objectives Council presents an evaluation of progress towards the objectives in its de Facto series. 

de Facto 2007. Progress report, Swedish Environmental Objectives Council.

Sweden's environmental objectives – Buying into av better future

de Facto 2006. Progress report, Swedish Environmental Objectives Council.

Sweden's environmental objectives – for the sake of our children

de Facto 2005. Progress Report, Swedish Environmental Objectives Council.

Sweden's environmental objectives – are we getting there?

de Facto 2004. Progress Report, Swedish Environmental Objectives Council.

Sweden's environmental objectives – will the interim targets be achieved?

de Facto 2003. Progress Report, Swedish Environmental Objectives Council.

The fifteen environmental objectives – are we on track?

de Facto 2002. Progress Report, Swedish Environmental Objectives Council.

Environmental objectives and fundamental principles

de Facto 2001. Progress Report, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.

Environmental objectives – our generation's responsibility

de Facto 2000. Progress Report, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.

Note: de Facto 2002–2007 were published by the Environmental Objectives Council, whereas de Facto 2000 and 2001 were published by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.

In-depth evaluations from the Council

Every four years the Environmental Objectives Council carries out an in-depth evaluation, assessing progress towards the 16 environmental quality objectives and proposing further measures. The Council has now presented its second evaluation to the Minister for the Environment, Andreas Carlgren, on 31 March 2008. The Council's first in-depth evaluation was presented in February 2004.

Sweden's Environmental Objectives: No Time to Lose

The Environmental Objectives Council's second comprehensive evaluation of the prospects of achieving Sweden’s environmental goals on time.

Sweden's Environmental Objectives: Appendices

A comprehensive listing of the measures and policy instruments proposed to achieve Sweden's environmental objectives, and presents impact assessments of these proposals.

Sweden's Environmental Objectives – a shared responsibility

The Environmental Objectives Council's first comprehensive evaluation of the prospects of achieving Sweden's environmental goals on time.

Other publications from the Council

Sweden's Environmental Objectives in Brief 2009

A brief account of the 16 objectives Sweden has adopted to guide action towards a sustainable environment, which are to be met within a generation. Sums up the Environmental Objectives Council's 2009 report on the prospects of achieving these goals.

Sweden's Environmental Objectives in Brief 2008

Accessible information about the environmental objectives and a summary of the Environmental Objectives Council's second comprehensive evaluation of them, Sweden's Environmental Objectives: No Time to Lose.

Other publications

Environmental Quality Objectives – A shared responsibility

Summary of Government Bill 2004/05:150.

A Swedish Strategy for Sustainable Development – Economic, Social and Environmental

Summary of Government Communication 2003/04:129.

Sweden's Environmental Policy. A brief overview

Ministry of the Environment, ref. no. M 2004.03.

The Swedish environmental objectives – interim targets and action strategies

Summary of Government Bill 2000/01:130.

Powerpoint presentations

Sweden's environmental objectives – general presentation

Sweden's environmental objectives – general presentation

All graphs in the in-depth evaluation 2008