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Lower environmental expenditure in 2009
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2011-09-15T10:00:00.000Z
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Environmental protection expenditure, 2009

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Lower environmental expenditure in 2009

The total expenditure on environment protection in the industries was NOK 8.2 billion in 2009; a 17 per cent reduction in relation to 2008. Oil and gas extraction was down 29 per cent, whereas the expenditure was reduced by 7 per cent in the other industries.

Environmental protection expenditures in industry. 2009. NOK million.

The oil and gas extraction industry, which includes offshore extraction, onshore processing terminals and related services, spent NOK 3.3 billion on environmental protection activities in 2009; NOK 1.4 and 1.9 billion on current expenditures and investments respectively. Relative to 2008, the current expenditures decreased by 27 per cent and the total investments by 30 per cent. However, a significant part of the investments was related to the removal of offshore installations (NOK 988 million in 2009), which was at the same level as in 2008.

Environmental expenditures for all other industries combined were NOK 4.9 billion. Current expenditures were NOK 3.1 billion, down 2 per cent from 2008, whereas environmental investments totalled NOK 1.8 billion, down 14 per cent. The largest decrease, both in absolute figures and percentages, was found in manufacturing of basic metals. The total for this industry was reduced by NOK 407 million or 36 per cent compared to 2008.Total environmental investments decreased by NOK 567 million, but was offset by an increase of NOK 160 million in current environmental expenditures.

Environmental expenditures 2009 by environmental domain. Million NOK and changes in percentages from 2008
  2009 Change with respect to 2008
  Current expenditures Investments Total Oil and gas
extraction's share
of total expenditures 		Total Oil and gas extraction Mining and manufacturing
  NOK million Per cent
Solid waste 1 741  820          2 560 14 14 -39 34
Waste water management 1 260  277 1 537 20 -25 -59 -4
Soil, groundwater and surface water, ocean and ocean floor  301 1 117 1 418 96 -11 -9 -43
Other emissions to air  369  766 1 135 7 -51 -76 -47
Climate  495  566 1 061 96 -20 -22 92
Biodiversity and landscape 22 1 23 46 -13  520 -49
Noise and vibration abatemen 6 11 17 0 12 -85 13
Other environmental protection domains  270  156  426 38 22 -10 56

Largest decrease in measures against air pollution

By environmental domain, the largest decrease, in absolute figures as well as percentages, was found in activities to reduce air pollution (not including climate). The total environmental expenditures were reduced by NOK 1 172 million (-51 per cent), particularly in the manufacturing industries (NOK 932 million lower than in 2008).

The second largest decrease was in waste water management, mainly in the petroleum sector (down NOK 448 million).

However, total expenditures in the area of solid waste management did increase by 14 per cent from 2008. The petroleum sector spent NOK 236 million less, but this was more than compensated by an increase of NOK 559 million in the other industries.

Environmental expenditures 2009 - some key figures
    Oil and gas extraction Mining and manufacturing
Current expenditures for environmental protection per employed person. NOK 1 000 2008 93 12
  2009 64 14
  Change. Per cent -32.0 9.0
       
Environmental protection investments as per cent of Gross investments 2008 2.3 6.2
  2009 1.4 7.4

The reduction in overall environmental expenditures is in line with the general economic development. However, there are significant differences between industries. In oil and gas extraction, total investments increased from 2008 to 2009 ( http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/10/06/20/oljeinv_en ), while the share of environmental investments decreased from 2.3 per cent to 1.4 per cent. In the manufacturing industries, total investments were lower than in 2008, whereas the share spent on the environment increased by 1 per cent. A similar difference between the industries is found when measuring current environmental expenditures per employee.

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