Miljøeffektiv teknologi eller miljøteknologi i de ... - Ecoinnovation

8. Summary
8.1 Introduction
The purpose of this publication has been to describe the Nordic countries’
efforts to promote eco-efficient technology or environmental technology.
The emphasis in this description has been on the solutions of
environmental problems rather than the focus on the business potential.
The central goal was to assess the status and look at possibilities for
improvement for each country. But it has also been interesting to look at
differences and similarities of the Nordic countries in between, and to
assess whether there are opportunities for better cooperation to move
forward by the help of others.
Based on the EU Commission’s initiative for a common EU Environmental
Technologies Action Plan from 2004, activities in the individual
Nordic countries, i.e. Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, for
the years 2004–2011 are described. Preferably with forward looking
perspectives, if possible.
The intention was to collect the written and formulated materials from
each of the Nordic countries and draw a picture of what has happened and
is happening in each country. Against this background, questions were
formulated for each country on what material and initiatives were available,
for the instance: strategies, grants/subsidies, promotion of demand,
etc. The focus has been on the number of firms and the export of these
companies, as an indicator of the international strength. Following this
there are descriptions of activities and reports from individual countries
and not least strategies and grants/subsidies in the countries in the field
of eco-efficient technology or environmental technology. A special section
describes activities on the demand side in each country, and there is also a
section on examples of companies with international success. Finally, each
country section is closed by a conclusion.
Described below, after some brief remarks on general trends, each
country is mentioned with a brief summary of the conclusion section of
the country. Further details are available of course, by reading the detailed
examination of the country and conclusion section of this review.
The report tries to keep a fairly uniform disposition from country to
country. This is however not possible since there is a big difference in
what countries have done concretely and not least of which and how
much material is available in the countries. The countries are listed alphabetically.