Circular Economy - Norway
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The embassy follows the developments in the field
Both the Netherlands and Norway actively work on the transition of our linear economy towards a more circular economy. With the differences in geography, economy and culture the approach of each country is very different. This makes it interesting to cooperate: to learn from and inspire each other and co-creating a bigger impact.
The Netherlands embassy in Norway has been a strong advocate of the circular economy for several years. We have been active in sharing Dutch initiatives, strategies and innovations with Norway. More concrete, the embassy has been organizing meetings with Norwegian ministers, branch organisations, companies and networks to discuss each other’s approach. The embassy invites Dutch experts to share their knowledge at events and assists delegations in finding the right people to talk to when organizing a study trip.
Further reading
Both the Dutch and the Norwegian government work actively with the transition to a circular economy and have written several documents to stimulate the transition. Some examples for further reading:
The Netherlands wants to be fully circular by 2050. To achieve this ambitious goal, the government has developed a government-wide programme for the Circular Economy Circular economy | Government.nlThe programme exists of a strategy, action plans and agreements for branches.
Strategy ‘A Circular Economy in the Netherlands by 2050’ (2016) A Circular Economy in the Netherlands by 2050 | Policy note | Government.nl
- In 2017, 180 parties signed the Raw Materials Agreement, which sets out what is to be done to ensure that the Dutch economy can run on renewable resources: More than 180 signatories for the National Raw Materials Agreement | News item | Government.nl.
- Reports on the progress of the transition can be found on the website of the Netherlandse Environmental Assessment Agency: Circular Economy | PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
Norway is also working hard to create a more circular economy. In 2021 the National Strategy for a green, circular economy was launched: Sirkulær økonomi - regjeringen.no
Contact
Please do not hesitate to contact the Netherlands embassy in Oslo for more information.