Central

The central government, in particular the Ministry of Environment, is responsible for:

• The legal and regulatory framework of the environmental policy,
• Adopting policy goals (to be achieved by 2020-2050), and
• International cooperation.     

Regional

County administrative boards have responsibility for:

• Environment protection and conservation;
• Environmental quality objectives and relevant activities, including developing and adapting regional goals, action programmes and strategies, and
• Regional adjustments of the national environment objectives.
  

County councils have responsibility for:

• The implementation of regional environmental quality objectives, and
• The definition of own local objectives and action programmes.      

Local

Municipal authorities are responsible for:

• Environmental protection, including the implementation of local environmental quality objectives, the definition of own local objectives, as well as action programmes;
• Local adjustments of the national environment objectives;
• Refuse and waste management, and
• Water and sewage.

Responsible ministries/bodies

Ministry for the Environment and Energy

Sources

Environmental Quality Objectives – A shared responsibility, Summary of Government Bill 2004/05:150 (10.07.2006)

Förordning (2017:868) med länsstyrelseinstruktion [Ordinance (2017:868) with the County instructions]. Entered into force 1 November 2017, Amended through SFS 2019:1125.

Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, Startpage/Municipalities, County councils and Regions/The role of the Municipalities

The Swedish Environmental Code (2000:61), entered into force 1.1.1999