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Voluntary Agreements and Environmental Labelling in the Nordic Countries »

Series: Nordic Council of Ministers

Author(s): Bjørn Bauer , and Rikke Fischer-Bogason

Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers

Publication Date: 01 June 2011

ISBN: 9789289322393

Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Nordic Council of Ministers, Environmental Management and Regulation, Economic and Legal Instruments, Environmental Voluntary Agreements (VA), Eco-labelling Schemes, Nordic Countries

Important areas of focus for the Nordic Council of Ministers are assessments of the effects of regulatory instruments for environmental management and regulation. Economic and legal instruments are regularly mapped...

Reporting environmental information in annual reports : Analysis of legal requirements in the Nordic countries »

Series: Nordic Council of Ministers

Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers

Publication Date: 01 June 2008

ISBN: 9789289316545

Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Exploring Legal Requirements, Environmental Information, Supplementary Non-legally Required Reports, Nordic Council of Ministers by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Focus on Environmental Matters, Identify Ways of Improving Companies

This report aims at exploring legal requirements to include environmental information in annual reports as an important driver for companies' focus on environmental matters and to identify ways of improving compani...

Two approaches to pricing pollution »

Series: Nordic Council of Ministers

Author(s): Elina Berghäll , Christina van Breugel , Mattias Enggaard , Jes Erik Jessen , Christopher Sköld , and Ulrika Stavlöt

Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers

Publication Date: 01 June 2014

ISBN: 9789289327220

Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Cap and Trade Method, Pricing Pollution, Average Abatement Cost, Working Group on Environment and Economy (MEG), Working Group for SCP (HKP), Nordic Council of Ministers

In comparison is the commonly used Cap and Trade method with an alternative and novel method for pricing pollution: The aim was to conduct a practical approach to clarify advantages and challenges of the respective...

The environmental impact of the consumption of sweets, crisps and soft drinks »

Series: Nordic Council of Ministers

Author(s): Britta Florén , Katarina Nilsson , and Veronica Sund

Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers

Publication Date: 01 June 2011

ISBN: 9789289321976

Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Food Production, Impact of Various Food Products from Producers, Public Bodies and Researchers, Environmental Impact of Food Production, Swedish Food Administration, Nordic Council of Ministers

Food production is currently estimated to account for around 25% of Sweden's total impact on the climate, around 75% of eutrophication and around 20% of primary energy use. These figures include all ingredients and...

Environmental Technology and Innovation Drivers and Policy Measures : Summary notes from the NMRIPP Conference, Copenhagen, 2 - 3 September 2008 »

Series: Nordic Council of Ministers

Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers

Publication Date: 01 June 2010

ISBN: 9789289320801

Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Environmental Technology and Innovation, Drivers and Policy Measures, Nordic Research Institutions, Business and Research Organisations, Nordic Council of Ministers Working Group, Sustainable Consumption and Production

This report compiles summary notes of the NMRIPP Conference on "Environmental Technology and Innovation - Drivers and Policy Measures", held from 2-3 September 2008 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The NMRIPP Conference was...

Nordic Economic Policy Review : Productivity and competitiveness »

Series: Nordic Council of Ministers

Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers

Publication Date: 01 June 2011

ISBN: 9789289322959

Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Nordic Economic Policy, Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordic Economic Associations, Widening Productivity Gap Between the EU and the US, Mika Maliranta Human Capital and Productivity, Tuomas Pekkarinen Productivity and Education

The Nordic Economic Policy Review is published by the Nordic Council of Ministers and addresses policy issues in a way that is useful for in-formed non-specialists as well as for professional economists. All articl...