Norwegian Process Industry and “Green Deal”
News from 2020
Norwegian industry is tightly connected to Europe through power trading. How is the power market system connected to the vision of a clean industry? How will «Green Deal» affect Norwegian industry? Are we able to reach the goals defined in the government’s roadmap for the process industry by 2050? These questions were addressed at an all-day seminar in Oslo February 4th.
The seminar was organized by Bellona, The Norwegian Ferroalloy Producers Research Association (FFF), Process21 and SFI Metal Production. On the agenda were Norwegian process industry, the market-based power system and the EU commission’s new “Green Deal”.
Participants from industry and research and government institutions had interesting discussions and listened to presentations from Bellona, Eramet, Finnfjord, Wacker, Elkem and Alcoa.
Jonas Helseth from the Bellona office in Brussels gave insight on how Norwegian stakeholders can play a role in shaping EU legislation. The European Union makes laws for all EU and EEA countries (including Norway) on matters relevant for the process industry. Helseth described how Bellona works to influence the European response to climate change and he encouraged the participants to engage in the policy processes. Norwegian industry is among the cleanest industries worldwide, and we have a responsibility to stimulate green actions internationally.
FFF and Bellona have been cooperating for many years, and a follow-up seminar is scheduled for the autumn 2020.