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Green Research
In October 2009 the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation published the strategic paper "Green Research – Status and Perspectives". The paper was drawn up in order to pinpoint important green research areas and to put forward the direction of future efforts in research and innovation.
A green research and innovation effort is to contribute to the development of new knowledge and technology that reduces the impact on nature, the environment and the climate by, for example, cut down pollution or the consumption of resources. It could consist of, for instance, developing environmental and energy technologies as well as new solutions in the fields of traffic, production and agriculture.
The central vision in the publication is that Denmark should develop into an international centre for green research and innovation. The effort is to contribute to addressing both Danish and global climate and environmental challenges. It will simultaneously be an important investment in export and employment – and thereby in Denmark’s future growth and welfare.
After the publication of the strategic paper, more than DKK 700 million has been earmarked for a comprehensive green focus in the period 2010-2012. This includes strategic research funds for climate and climate adaptation, environmental technologies, food and sustainable transport and infrastructure. The resources also include testing facilities for climate technologies as well as research and innovation in the field of ecology.
The new funds supplement existing support for green research, including more than DKK 120 million for research in new environmental technologies in 2009 and separate funds for energy research and development and demonstration of DKK 750 million in 2009 and DKK 1 billion in 2010. In 2010 a separate decision is to be made concerning resources for the energy area. The new green focus is to be financed within the special Danish globalisation pool for research, entrepreneurship and education.
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