Transcript Standarpresentasjon

The Business Advantage of Green Innovation,
the Norwegian perspective
Vilnius 12 Oct 2011
Green Industry –
Good for Business and
Good for Environment
Tore Lasse By
• Short introduction to Innovation
Norway
• About EEA and Norway Grants
• Green Industry – good for business
and good for environment
“Innovation Norway supports businesses that create
tomorrow’s business life.”
Gunn Ovesen, CEO of Innovation Norway
Photo: Johnny Syversen / Innovation Norway
We contribute to
• Innovation in trade
and industry
• Making businesses competitive
domestically and internationally
• Promoting the reputation of
businesses
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Photo: Siv Nærø/ Innovation Norway
Innovation Norway –
A public door opener
• The gateway for businesses to public funds
• 750 employees, 35 offices abroad, 20 in Norwegian
Owned by the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the
19 county municipalities of Norway
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An international organization
OFFICES IN EVERY COUNTY
OFFICES IN MORE THAN 30 COUNTRIES
Energy and Environment
Focus areas 2011 - 2013
Energysystems
and
efficiency
Climate
friendly
energy
(from water,
bio, waste,
heat, ocean
and the sun)
Climatefriendly
transport
Clean water
CO2and clean
management
air
Different
requirements
– different
services
Photo: Siv Nærø/ Innovation Norway
Entrepreneurship
• Grants to start-ups
• New growth enterprises
• High growth programme
Photo: Jan Lillehamre/Innovation Norway
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SME growth
• R&D contracts
• International growth
• Reputation Building Programme
Photo: Siv Nærø/ Innovation Norway
Innovation centres and cluster
• Strategic binding cooperation with Research and
development contracts and Business networks
• The Arena and NCE cluster programmes
• Regional Development Programme
Photo: Jan Lillehamre/Innovation Norway
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What are the EEA and Norway Grants?
The EEA Agreement includes a common goal to reduce
social and economic disparities in the enlarged European
Economic Area (EEA). Norway is contributing to this
through the EEA and Norway Grants, which also aims to
strengthen the relations between Norway and the
beneficiary states. As a consequence of the recently
concluded negotiations with the EU, the EEA/EFTA
countries Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein will provide
EUR 357.7 million a year in the period 2009–¬2014.
Why is Norway contributing to social and
economic cohesion?
Since the EEA Agreement entered into force 15 years ago, Norway
has contributed to social and economic cohesion in the least
prosperous countries in the EEA area through various financial
mechanisms. This is part of Norway’s active European policy,
which is aimed at creating a Europe characterised by solidarity and
security. This is in our own interests, as well as in the interests of
all Europeans. Reducing disparities between the countries in the
EEA area will improve the functioning of the internal market,
which is also in Norway’s interests
Total Trade NORWAY– EU
NOK billion (1 EUR = 8 NOK)
900
800
700
600
Import
Eksport
500
400
300
200
100
0
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
What will the funds be used for in the
period 2009–2014?
The funds provided by Norway will go to areas that are
important in a European context, such as the
environment, climate change, health and research. Some
of the funds will be earmarked for projects related to
carbon capture and storage (CCS). Efforts to strengthen
civil society will be continued. A social dialogue fund will
be established with a view to promoting tripartite
cooperation and efforts to combat social dumping.
2004-2009
Generelt om Akershus
The three donor states will provide €357.7 million per
year or a total sum of almost €1.79 billion in the 5 year
period. Norway will provide 97% of the total funding.
Country Total contribution
 Poland €578.1 million
 Romania €305.95 million
 Hungary €153.3 million
 Czech Republic €131.8 million
 Bulgaria €126.6 million
 Lithuania €84 million
 Slovakia €80.75 million
 Latvia €72.95 million
 Greece €63.4 million
 Portugal €57.95 million
 Estonia €48.6 million
 Spain* €45.85 million
 Slovenia €26.9 million
 Cyprus €7.85 million
 Malta €4.5 million
*) Spain will receive transitional
support in the period 1 May 2009 – 31
December 2013.
Norway Grants
Norway provides funding for social and economic development projects
in Central and Southern Europe
Programmes and projects in priority areas agreed with each country:
Green industry innovation, carbon capture and storage (CCS), research
and scholarships, decent work and social dialogue, public health and
gender equality, judicial capacity building and combating cross border
crime all feature as key areas of support.
Norway Grants 2009-14
The funding is allocated
between the countries based on
their population and GDP per
capita
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 Environmental protection Promotion of decent work
and management
and tripartite dialogue
 Climate change and
Justice and home affairs
renewable energy
 Human and social
 Carbon capture and
development
storage (CCS)
 Local government capacity
 Green industry innovation building
 Research and scholarship  Public health
 Protecting cultural heritage Children at risk
 Civil society
 Gender equality
Projects to be funded
• The point of departure is the approach to support
projects which are both good for business and good for
the environment
• All projects have to aim at a final result of improving the
environmental performance of enterprises
• Additionally, projects need to fall inn under one (or more)
of three categories:
 Environmental innovation
 Greening of new and existing enterprises
 Entrepreneurship
Environmental innovation examples
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Introduction of new packaging methods and materials that
reduce environmental impact e.g. in the food sector
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Develop and implement environmental criteria for smart
purchasing decisions in enterprises and in public sector.
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Support SMEs that manufacture Energy-using products to ecoinnovate by facilitating the integration of life cycle thinking in
their business.
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Support waste reduction and process optimisation in the meat
and dairy industry - Eco waste management
Greening of new and existing
enterprises
• Modernisation of existing plants in order to use non
hazardous chemicals in production processes and product
design.
• Recovery, use and re-use of recycled materials for
manufacturing of products.
• Development or expansion of a manufacturing for
renewable energy and energy efficiency products or
components.
Entrepreneurship - examples
• Support the establishment of entrepreneur networks
designed to allow entrepreneurs to share information and
do business together. By creating local networks around
green entrepreneurship, entrepreneurs can learn concrete
and practical ways for becoming more environmentally
sustainable – Eco training and awareness networks.
• Support training and campaigns in form of conferences
on green entrepreneurship for businesses, aspiring
entrepreneurs and students.
Ideas for the discussion of priorities
Greening of transport
• Means of transport, monitoring and management solutions
Development of green products
• Smart buildings, using recycled materials, recyclable
products, green label, packaging, solutions for handling
waste
Greening of production
• Production processes, technologies and management
• Waste reduction and energy efficiency technologies
More ideas …
Green energy solutions
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Monitoring and management solutions, new technologies
Biofuels
Solar and geothermal technologies
Environmental monitoring solutions
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Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES)
and Remote sensing,