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Innovation Strategy for an Environmentally – Friendly Society
Lars-Erik Liljelund Director General Swedish Environment Protection agency Naturvårdsverket | Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
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Platform Policy framework Institutional framework
Legislative framework Naturvårdsverket | Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
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Innovationsteps Use existing best available technology.
Use existing technology in another context Develop new technology Naturvårdsverket | Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
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Driving forces Holistic and a system approach
Environmental policy/objectives Legislation Economic instruments – pricing, make it cheaper to be environment friendly Green procurement; Environmental Management Scheme, Certification, Standards Competition Demand of natural resources Public awareness Cooperation/interaction; research sector – private sector – public sector Naturvårdsverket | Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
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Tripel Helix ”Cluster engine” for innovation based on close cooperation/interaction Research sector/Universities Private sector/Business Public sector/Policy Naturvårdsverket | Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
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Challenges for the future
Decoupling economic growth from environmental pressure Sustainable use of natural resources ”Traditional pollutants” – tackled by cleaning, closed systems, recycling, substitution etc. – need full attention also in the future Emission of greenhouse gases – much more challenging A horizontal issue – covering more or less all societal activities – a system approach is absolutely necessary Closely related to economic growth – necessary that solutions must be based on decoupling One sided focus on mitigation create problems in other areas (f.ex. production of biofuels) Naturvårdsverket | Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
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