How can the authorities promote environmental technology?Cooperation between China and Norway

Rune Opheim

Norwegian Pollution Control Authority (SFT)

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- Hazardous products & waste- Hazardous products & waste- Air, water and soil pollutionAir, water and soil pollution- Lost resourcesLost resources

Our common Our common challenge…challenge…

3Because of PCBs, he may not be Because of PCBs, he may not be able to breed...able to breed...

Human created climate change Human created climate change gives more extreme weather...gives more extreme weather...

...rising sea level...rising sea level

...and other environmental ...and other environmental damagedamage

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Norwegian Environmental Authorities

434 Municipalities

Government

Ministryof the Environment (MD)

Directorate forCultural

Heritage (RA)

Directorate for Nature

Management (DN)

NorwegianPollutionControl

Authority (SFT)

NorwegianPolar

ResearchInstitute (NP)

Norwegian Mapping

Authority (SK)

CountyGovernor's

Office(Environmental Unit)

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SFTs pollution control activities SFTs pollution control activities

• EU (EEA) legislation / directivesEU (EEA) legislation / directives

• International conventions, agreements and cooperationInternational conventions, agreements and cooperation

• Develop, propose and enforce national legislation on Develop, propose and enforce national legislation on pollution and productspollution and products

• Set / propose national targets and standardsSet / propose national targets and standards

• Issue permits, compliance Issue permits, compliance monitoring and appeals for monitoring and appeals for decisions on lower leveldecisions on lower level

• Other instruments, i.e. taxes, Other instruments, i.e. taxes, agreements with Industry agreements with Industry

• Monitoring, informationMonitoring, information

• Environmental technologyEnvironmental technology

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Oslofjord (1980)

Oslofjord (2001)

• National legislation since the National legislation since the 19701970''s (SFT since 1974)s (SFT since 1974)

• EU (EEA) Directives since EU (EEA) Directives since the 1990the 1990''ss

Pollution control gives results! Pollution control gives results!

Example: successful Example: successful wastewater treatmentwastewater treatment

Cooperation on Chinese ChallengesCooperation on Chinese Challenges

SFT: Capacity Building project together with Environmental SFT: Capacity Building project together with Environmental Protection Bureau (EPB) in Zunyi, Guizhou Province, (2004-Protection Bureau (EPB) in Zunyi, Guizhou Province, (2004-2008) compliance 2008) compliance monitoring, Cleaner Production (CP) and monitoring, Cleaner Production (CP) and information management. information management.

Environmental technology: Cooperation with Chinese and Environmental technology: Cooperation with Chinese and other Norwegian authorities, R&D and industry to take care other Norwegian authorities, R&D and industry to take care of environment, and to promote innovation, employment of environment, and to promote innovation, employment and market based solutions. I.e. with the seminar todayand market based solutions. I.e. with the seminar today

ResearchersResearchersDevelopersDevelopers

SellersSellers

BuyersBuyersUsersUsers

Offer - PUSH

Demand - PULL

Authorities

How to promote environmental technology? How to promote environmental technology? drivers & barriers – Instruments & efforts

Support

Regulations, taxes, investments support and other instruments

New solutions

experi-ence

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Why does the SFT promote environmental Why does the SFT promote environmental technology cooperation with China?technology cooperation with China?

• High political priorityHigh political priority

• Environmental and economic Environmental and economic benefits for China and Norwaybenefits for China and Norway

• Some of the worlds longest Some of the worlds longest experience in successful solving of experience in successful solving of environmental problemsenvironmental problems

• World leader on sustainable energyWorld leader on sustainable energy

• Solutions based on cooperation Solutions based on cooperation between authorities, R&D, between authorities, R&D, technology sellers and users technology sellers and users

• Not only efficient technologies, but Not only efficient technologies, but solutions to meet challengessolutions to meet challenges!!

Solutions should include...Solutions should include...

- technologies - technologies with the right dimensionswith the right dimensions

Solutions should include...Solutions should include...

- not only buying technology, but - not only buying technology, but using it safely and efficiently!using it safely and efficiently!

15Norwegian expertiseNorwegian expertise

Authorities cooperation Authorities cooperation Europe/Russia, China/Asia, AfricaEurope/Russia, China/Asia, Africa

Web referencesWeb references

www.environment.nowww.environment.nowww.sft.nowww.sft.no

www.miljoteknologi.nowww.miljoteknologi.no

Development:Development: www.norad.no www.norad.noInnovation: Innovation: www.invanor.nowww.invanor.no

Research: Research: www.forskningsradet.nowww.forskningsradet.no

www.norway.org.cn www.norway.org.cn (Chinese(Chinese))

Industry cooperationIndustry cooperationWithin Europe & World wideWithin Europe & World wide

Norwegian advisersNorwegian advisersWith international experienceWith international experience

Thanks for your Thanks for your attention!attention!