The Nordic prime ministers have commissioned the energy ministers, in collaboration with the ministers for trade, research, transport and agriculture, to study the opportunities for developing Nordic co-operation around existing national schemes so that energy technologies can be tested and developed on a large scale, and also to study the opportunities and added value to be derived from establishing new joint Nordic test and demonstration facilities.
The Nordic prime ministers have commissioned the education and research ministers, in collaboration with the ministers for energy and trade, to map the opportunities and quantify the added value of working together on national education, training and research initiatives of significance to green growth.
The Nordic prime ministers have commissioned the energy ministers, in collaboration with the trade ministers, to reinforce the focus on the demand side in the co-operation on questions concerning the electricity market in the Nordic Region, e.g. promoting flexible consumption of electricity and a Nordic exchange of experiences, and co-ordinating the development and implementation of smart networks, including electricity meters. And to promote partnerships with leading stakeholders in industry and the service sector in order to share experiences and best practice in relation to consumer flexibility and energy efficiency.
The Nordic prime ministers have commissioned the trade ministers, in collaboration with the ministers for the environment and energy, to initiate work that is designed, in the first instance, to identify areas and product groups in which green procurement standards are most efficient in comparison with other instruments; and, as a second step, to study the opportunities for co-ordinating green procurement standards at Nordic level. In so far as green business models constitute a useful supplement to labelling schemes, they may be included in this work.
The Nordic prime ministers have commissioned the environment ministers, in collaboration with the energy and trade ministers, to develop joint Nordic methods and technology for selected types of waste in which there is known potential, e.g. building and construction waste, food waste and scrap metal, in order to create a resource-effective life cycle in the waste-treatment sector.
The Nordic prime ministers have commissioned the Nordic aid/development ministers to promote the co-ordination of Nordic development aid, reinforce the green emphasis and study opportunities for the further development of the Nordic Climate Facility.
The Nordic prime ministers have charged the ministers of finance, in co-operation with the ministers of trade and energy, to make proposals for how they can co-ordinate and increase their efforts in the financial institutions in which the Nordic countries are key players, to support the financing of emerging green companies and investments.