strategy
Facilitating transfer of clean low-waste production processes
Context:
New financial mechanisms, particularly loan systems, are needed to bring about the rapid dissemination of cleaner and more efficient production techniques. Greater efforts have to be made to expose industrialists, especially in developing countries and countries with economies in transition, to the potential advantages of investing in cleaner and more efficient production techniques, especially to the 'win-win' outcomes that are possible in the medium and longer term. Small levies on polluting emissions can be used to shift market conditions in favour of cleaner technology in the energy and other sectors.This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Agenda 21 suggests that governments of developed countries might provide a range of incentives to encourage industry to transfer environmentally sound technology and know-how on clean technology and low-waste production to developing countries on preferential and non-commercial terms, thus bringing about changes to sustain innovation.
Counter Claim:
The worldwide application of the best available technology and production processes has yet to be ensured through the exchange and dissemination of know-how, skills and technology. It clearly demonstrates that adoption is hindered by ignorance of cleaner production potentials and lack of dissemination of improved technology to target groups. Broader:
Achieving cleaner productionPreventing production of hazardous wastesFacilitating transfer of clean technologyDeveloping pollution control technologies Facilitates:
Developing construction materials industryPromoting environmental certification schemes Subjects:
Communication → CommunicationsIndustry → Production
Societal Problems → Waste
Societal Problems → Hygiene
Technology → Technology
Type Classification:
G: Very Specific strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
