How ETV in developed countries responds to environmental challenges; current activities and proposed future directions leading to mutual recognition of ETV Quality Manager Christian Grøn, DHI and DANETV 4th INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY VERIFICATION (ETV) FORUM November 11-12, 2009, RENAISSANCE Makati City Hotel, Manila, Philippines
The Challenge
The barriers ETV
Filling gap?
Added value?
Accepted - globally China VERA Singapore Global ETV
The process – an example
The organizational differences
The terminology differences
Verified once – verified everywhere? - or an ETV Tower of Babel?
The barriers Coordination and accreditation Yield to global societal and industry interests Merging through negotiation Cooperation scheme operators/ organizers Mistrust between schemes Different proce- dures in schemes No coordina- tion and control structure National and regional interests
Towards a global ETV?
Cooperating ETV schemes
Use existing framework? Existing schemes do not apply, e.g.: ISO for inspection bodies ISO 17024, for bodies operating certification of persons ISO Guide 65 for Product Certification Bodies ISO on environmental labels and declarations
Global standardbased ETV scheme
What now? ETV is needed To implement smarter technologies faster To avoid welfare reduction and development restraints! Development towards a global ETV must be accelerated Global impact Think objectives, functions and strategy ◊Barriers of rules and tactics
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