Policy in Context Bioneers 2008 19 Years NEPP

History of environmental policy First wave (Stockholm 1972) – single issue laws Second wave (Our Common future 1987) – NEPPs and covenants Third wave (late nineties) – partners for sustainability, transitions and reciprocity Policy in Context Bioneers 2008

First wave (Stockholm 1972) – single issue laws

Second wave (Our Common future 1987) – NEPPs and covenants

Third wave (late nineties) – partners for sustainability, transitions and reciprocity

History of the second wave NEPP 1 To Choose or to lose 1989 NEPP 2 Today’s Touchstone 1993 NEPP 3 1998 NEPP 4 Where there’s a will, there’s a world, working on sustainability 2001 Future Agenda 2006 Policy in Context Bioneers 2008

NEPP 1 To Choose or to lose 1989

NEPP 2 Today’s Touchstone 1993

NEPP 3 1998

NEPP 4 Where there’s a will, there’s a world, working on sustainability 2001

Future Agenda 2006

NEPP 1 and 3 Policy in Context Bioneers 2008

NEPP-features 1 Focus on activities rather than recipients > themes Climate change Acidification Eutrophication (P and N) Toxic and hazardous pollutants Waste disposal Disturbance Groundwater depletion Squandering (unsustainable resource use) Policy in Context Bioneers 2008

Focus on activities rather than recipients

> themes Climate change Acidification Eutrophication (P and N) Toxic and hazardous pollutants Waste disposal Disturbance Groundwater depletion Squandering (unsustainable resource use)

NEPP-features 2 Focus on sectors rather than individual companies > target groups Agriculture Construction industry Refineries Energy production Industry Traffic and transport Retail trade Consumers Waste disposal Policy in Context Bioneers 2008

Focus on sectors rather than individual companies > target groups Agriculture Construction industry Refineries Energy production Industry Traffic and transport Retail trade Consumers Waste disposal

NEPP-features 3 Long-term horizons (2010) and intermediate goals (4 years ahead) Covenants beyond legal requirements Internal integration of environment policy Regional adaptation in case of distinctly differing situations Policy in Context Bioneers 2008

Long-term horizons (2010) and intermediate goals (4 years ahead)

Covenants beyond legal requirements

Internal integration of environment policy

Regional adaptation in case of distinctly differing situations

NEPP-features 4 External integration Environmental policy is no island Agricultural policy Energy policy Transport policy Resources management Policy in Context Bioneers 2008

External integration Environmental policy is no island

Agricultural policy Energy policy Transport policy Resources management

NEPP-features 5 Acting at the right scale (global / continental / fluvial / regional / local) Closing cycles of substances Source orientation over and above effect orientation Save energy and de-carbonize Improve quality and dematerialize Policy in Context Bioneers 2008

Acting at the right scale (global / continental / fluvial / regional / local)

Closing cycles of substances

Source orientation over and above effect orientation

Save energy and de-carbonize

Improve quality and dematerialize

In Conclusion Comprehensive policy planning External and internal policy integration Long-term investment perspectives Source orientation Policy in Context Bioneers 2008

Comprehensive policy planning

External and internal policy integration

Long-term investment perspectives

Source orientation