1. Lillehammer miljø
Environment Lillehammer
Green Planning Instruments,
Strategies and Examples
(A Norwegian Perspective)
Inge Aarhus
Director
Malmø 18.4.2012

2. Lillehammer miljø
Environment Lillehammer
Main Global Environmental Threats
(and business opportunities?)
• Climate Changes
– Adaption
• Tourism
• Energy supply
• Loss of Biological Diversity
– Conservation measures
• The Convention on Biological Diversity
• Chemical Pollution
– Toxic substances
• Reach

3. Lillehammer miljø
Environment Lillehammer
Possible Responses on
Environmental Threats
• Sustainable Consumption a
• Energy Efficiency
• Natural Resource Protection
• Sustainable Communities

4. Lillehammer miljø
Environment Lillehammer Global Conventions
• Convention on Biodiversity
• Cartagena-protocol
• Ramsar Convention
• Washington Convention
• Convention on World heritage
• Climate Convention
• Kyoto Protocol
• Montreal Protocol (ozon)
• Basel Convention
• Stockholm Convention
• Aarhus Convention

5. International Bodies, Standards and
Lillehammer miljø
Environment Lillehammer Guidlines
• UNEP
• Global Compact
– Human Rights
– Labour
– Environmnet
– Anti Corruption
• ISO 14001, (ISO 26000)
• World Wildlife Fund
– Env. guidelines

6. Lillehammer miljø
Environment Lillehammer
Responses to Environmental
Degradation
Consumer Behaviour
– Environmental friendly products
• Planning and Conservation Measures
– National parks, nature reserves
• National and International Regulations
• Industrial Inovation
– Green economy
• Renewable energy

7. Lillehammer miljø
Environment Lillehammer
Environmental Legislation in Norway
• The Pollution Act
– Strong legislation developes business advantages
• The Planning and Building Act
– Spatial planning
• The Working Environment Act
– The working force is Norway’s most valuable asset
• The Accounting Act
– Up to now, not satisfactory

8. Lillehammer miljø
Environment Lillehammer
Norwegian Environmental Agegencies
and Directorates
• Climate and Pollution Agency (Klif)
• Enova
– Energy
• Transnova
• Transport
• Directorate for Nature Management (DN)

9. Lillehammer miljø
Environment Lillehammer
Highlights of Clean-tech in Norway
• Cleantech Investment
• 8 world class research centres for renewable energy
• Enova and Transnova
• Hydrogen Use for Vehicles
• Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate
• Cleantech Expansion
• Renewable Energy Corporation
• Incentives to Create a Demand for Renewable
Energy
• Creation of Foreign Partnerships

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Universities
and R&D
Governments Industry
and and
Authorities Business
NGOs and
Organizations
Dialogue and project co-operation

11. Lillehammer miljø
Environment Lillehammer
The Environmental Toolbox
• Certification schemes
– ISO 14001, ISO 26000, EMAS, BS
– The EcoLighthouse (Norway)
– EPCE (Poland)
• Reporting Systems
– GRI

12. Lillehammer miljø
Environment Lillehammer
The EcoLighthouse System
 Environmental analyses
 3rd part certification
 Recertification every 3rd
year
 One set of general
requirements
 More than 70 sets of different The mayor of Trondheim, Rita Ottervik handed out 15
business & industry certificates - 9. June 2009.
 requirements

13. Lillehammer miljø
Environment Lillehammer
EcoLighthouse Requirements
1.General
2. Working conditions
3. Procurement
4. Energy
5. Transport
6. Waste
7. Emissions to air and water
8. Aesthetics

14. Lillehammer miljø
Environment Lillehammer
GRI
The Concept of the Global Reporting Initiative
To meet the needs of
the present, without
compromising the ability of
future generations to meet
their own needs.

15. Lillehammer miljø
Environment Lillehammer
CSR
Creating Value – a New Perspective
“… it’s not about avoiding of bankruptcy …

16. Lillehammer miljø
Environment Lillehammer
Operationalizing Sustainability

17. Lillehammer miljø
Environment Lillehammer
The Environmental Toolbox (Cont.)
• Environmental Labels
– The Nordic Swan
• CO2 Emission calculators
– MISA – for Cities
– Statsbygg – for buildings
– EPCE - multipurpose

18. Mega-Events as a vehicle for Change
The First ”Green” Games
The Environmental Legacy
from
Lillehammer ’94

19. Lillehammer miljø
Environment Lillehammer
The Legacy from Lillehammer
“The Best Winter Games Ever»
The Third Dimesion
International legacy
• Environmental Analyses as a Pre-requisite for
Bid-Cities
• Third Dimension - IOC 100 Anniversary
Celebration Paris 1994
• IOC World Conferences on Sport and
Environment
National Business Opportunities
• - Green tourism
- Glør (Waste company)
• - Ensis (Env. Surveilance System)

20. Examples on Environmental Projects
Green tourism, Øyer 1992 - 94
• Focal areas
– Waste
– Energy consumption
– Information
– Environmental audits
• 2008- Sustainable tourism is the official
Norwegian policy on tourism

21. Lillehammer miljø
Environment Lillehammer
Cities of the Future
• Transport and Land
Use
• Energy and
Buildings
• Consumption and
waste
• Climate Adaption

22. Lillehammer miljø
Cities of the Future
Environment Lillehammer
• Transport and Land Use
– Land use
– Footpats and cycle
paths
– Parking
– Car use

23. Lillehammer miljø
Environment Lillehammer
Cities of the Future
• Energy and Buildings
– Energy use
– Energy sources
– Energy supply
– Information

24. Lillehammer miljø
Cities of the Future
Environment Lillehammer
• Consumption and
waste
– Waste treartment
and recycling
– Consumption
patterns
– Procurement
– Green
management

25. Lillehammer miljø
Environment Lillehammer
Cities of the Future
• Climate Adaption
– Precipitation
– Flood
– Landslides
– Sea level
– Wind

26. Examples on Clean-tech Clusters in
Lillehammer miljø
Environment Lillehammer
Norway
• Green Business Norway
– 32 members
• Environment & Energy
Technology
• Environment & Energy
related products and
services
• Waste and recycling
• Service enterprises
• Other
www.greenbusiness.no
• Maritime Clean-tech
• Etc
(GBNN – From
environment to CSR)

27. 25 most promising Nordic Clean-tech
Lillehammer miljø
Environment Lillehammer
Innovations -2012
Norwegian
• Aquiloz, www.aquiloz.com
Aquiloz is developing the next generation of wind power
prediction and trading information system
• Carbatt, www.carbatt.no
Carbatt offer a solution to power electric vehicles based on a
new unique nano-cell solid-state battery
• Norsetek, www.norsetek.no
Using Norsetek’s innovative concept wind turbine rotors can
be built significantly lighter and larger than today.
• Re-Turn, www.re-turn.no
Re-Turn produces solvent-free coatings and gel coats in PUR
and epoxy, reinforced with carbon nano-tubes.
• ZEG Power, www.zegpower.com
With an efficiency of about 80-90% and integrated CO2 capture
the ZEG-technology represents a truly revolutionary energy
technology concept