Karibuni! “What a waste!” A debriefing on: consumption, waste and learning Presenters: - Sofia Mackin , head of unit - Ali Qadiri , sustainability coordinator Region Västernorrland The Unit for Environment and Sustainability www.rvn.se
Region Västernorrland • Mission: Securing good quality of life for the citizens of Västernorrland in primary care, dental care and regional development • Promote growth in education, culture and research, international collaboration. • Enhanced responsibility area since 2017 • Regulatory documents in our operations: regional development strategy, sustainability plan, governmental tasks, international policy & action-plan, law and provisions. www.rvn.se
Political structure of Västernorrland Region www.rvn.se
The administrative organisation www.rvn.se
Our joint trademark in this partnership ✓ Half of the world’s population live in cities ✓ The cities occupy 3 % of the Earth’s surface but account for 60 – 80 % of energy consumption and 75 % of total carbon emissions www.rvn.se
Trinity between Swedes, nature and fostering ❑ A green nation (70 % forest area) ❑ 1900; nature integral in school curriculum to preserve. Nature a place of recreation away from the industrial society. ❑ Right of public access to the wilderness or the " right to roam ” granted by the Constitution. Appreciative activities (bird-watching, paddling, hiking) before consumptive activities (hunting, fishing). ❑ The emergence of the Green Party in 1981. ❑ 20 agencies have specific environmental tasks ❑ Stockholm; European Green Capital in 2010. ❑ Well ranked but can improve (SDG 13-14: C02 emissions per capita and life below water). www.rvn.se
In retrospect: evolvement of Swedish policy and attitudes Early 60s ; Natural resources perceived as limitless. Late 60s; Maintained growth, conservation through regulation and consensus, hence the Swedish EPA. E nd of pipe -solution. 70s; Environment movement due to nuclear power, industry pollution etc. 80s; Shift towards proactive policy. Lifestyle and consumption acknowledged (gamechangers; the Brundtland Report). 90s: The Rio Summit and ecological modernisation. Sustainable development integrated in economic growth. Adopted the producer responsibility. 2000-; Millennium Development Goals and its continuation in the Sustainable Development Goals guide policies and international development aid. www.rvn.se
Devolved as local industries and The dualism of municipalities are to implement provisions on environmental protection. Swedish The duality of environmental Swedish policy in terms environmental More centralized since joining the EU (Binding directives and guiding strategies) policy in terms of power and of power and implementatio Centralized as ministries allocates implementation n investment funds while governmental agencies oversees private sector and municipalities www.rvn.se
Influence of EU-directive on waste hierarchy incorporated in Swedish the European law. Union on Swedish law It regulates five levels of priority on waste management. www.rvn.se
Sweden, a model of ecologically sustainable development? 1999: adopted an ambitious environmental package to be fulfilled by Ambitious climate and environmental goals 2020 (the ecological aspect of Agenda 2030). ✓ The generational goal: required changes within one generation for the next one. ✓ Environmental quality goals: the quality of the environment that Sweden wishes to achieve. 2017: the parliament adopted a new climate policy framework. -New climate goals set for 2030, 2040, 2045. -Target of net zero emissions by 2045, with milestone targets for 2030 and 2040. www.rvn.se
National waste trends of Swedish households Sweden has a good track record when it comes to limiting landfill usage and recovering material, energy and nutrients from waste. 2018 : average Swede produced On average, Swedish households pay 466 kg of household waste. The about the cost of a Swedish apple per average rate in EU was 487 day to have their waste collected and to have access to recycling centers kg/person. www.rvn.se
Region Västernorrland’s goals and challenges ❖ Goal ; annual net decrease of the total waste ❖ a minimum of 40% of the waste is recycled. www.rvn.se
Waste produced in Västernorrland county • 466 kg household waste in average per capita in 2018. • 1,2 kg/person daily. • 438 kg the year before. • Equivalent amount in the European Union is, in average, 487 kg per/citizen. www.rvn.se
State of play: Mandate and regulatory documents • The regional development strategy (RUS) • The Region’s operational and economic plan • Cooperation-agreement 2015 • The environmental and energy programme 2015-2019 (The sustainability programme) • Annual environmental- and energy statement • The Region’s international policy and work-plan www.rvn.se
Operational actions for the joint-project ✓ Educating members of project organisation ✓ 95 % have undergone basic environmental training ✓ Study visits + one-day seminars on Agenda 2030 ✓ Instructional videos on energy & consumption on the website ✓ Web-based environmental training with various themes ✓ Certified per ISO 14001 ✓ Newsletter for personnel to tell and listen ✓ Sustainable procurement ✓ Local representatives in environmental issues ✓ External environmental collaboration in regional, national, cross-sectorial networks and task groups ✓ Folk high schools’ sessions www.rvn.se
2016 recipient of model environmental strategy award • Rewarded the Region’s internal climate compensation rewards for business travels. • New travelling system in 2013-2014 for increased use of sustainable travel modes. • A cost was added to non-eco-friendly flights and car travel, and the money has been used via a climate account for regional business travel by rail and bus. • Reduced business flights by 80 percent since 2012 while the use of public transportation increased with 350 percent. www.rvn.se
Valued reduction of edible food waste • Decreased food waste at our Regional Hospital by 47 percent, equivalent to a value of SEK 3,8 million ($ 390 000). • Nominee in an annual award hosted by the recycling industry. • Acknowledged by the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions and the Swedish EPA. • Brought up as exemplary environmental work in an international conference in Washington D.C. www.rvn.se
A cool local investment in our Rising global temperatures region to save energy necessitates smart ways to reuse the fruits of Mother Nature. Inconvenient large snow-heaps are not rare in our county. Storing overabundance of seasonal snow to cool air- conditioning systems Rational, cost-effective, innovative. Feasible in snowy areas, otherwise not sustainable due to transportation emissions (USA, Japan & Norway). www.rvn.se
Project in 1997-2008 and now permanent. A pool with capacity to house 70 000 cubic meters of snow. Via a specially-designed, insulated room cooled by melted snow, cool of melted snow-water is absorbed and transported by pumps and pipes to cool down the regional hospital. Reduces use of traditional refrigerating devices. Additional snow injected by a snow-cannon. If the spring is too hot, the pool is covered by an insulating layer of chipboard. Merges three problems into an energy solution: ✓ Utilises the cold contained in the snow removed from streets. ✓ Reduces electricity use and noise nuisance ✓ Polluted snow, containing chemical refrigerants, is filtered before the meltwater is released. www.rvn.se
Positive environmental and economic effects The facility has surpassed expectations with regard to energy and environment: Use of electricity for cooling has decreased by 90% compared to conventional cooling machines. Emissions of greenhouse gas decreased by 70 tonnes of CO2 equivalents/year. Carbon dioxide emissions have decreased by 290 tonnes/year. www.rvn.se
Upcoming phase in the Municipal Partnership Programme • Two/three-years project application • Municipal Partnerships Training 2 – 4 oct. 2019 (civil society feature?) • ICLD apply a new results framework; stresses that partnership shall contribute to increased citizen influence by strengthening local/regional politically controlled organisations within one of the core areas: i. Equity/inclusion ii. Citizen participation iii. Transparency iv. Possibility to demand accountability www.rvn.se
Thank you for your time and attention! www.rvn.se
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