Export of used goods affected by waste regulations

22.10.07 Old white goods, scrapped electrical and electronic products, used car tyres and other products which might have a utility value in less affluent countries may no longer be exported from Norway to countries outside Europe.Read more: Export of used goods affected by waste regulations

Supporting South Africa's Environmental Authorities

02.10.07 SFT is continuing its environmental co-operation with South Africa. SFT Director General Ellen Hambro was recently in Durban in order to initiate new joint projects involving inspection and wastewater treatment.Read more: Supporting South Africa's Environmental Authorities

Possible new environmental poison causing great concern

29.08.07 Siloxanes are a group of compounds used in a variety of different products. Until now the known concentrations of siloxanes in the environment have been relatively low. However recent studies have strengthened SFT’s concern that certain siloxanes are becoming...Read more: Possible new environmental poison causing great concern

Mitigation options for reducing GHG emissions in Norway

11.07.07 A new analysis describes technical mitigation options for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Norway towards 2020. SFT has assessed different mitigation options with regard to both costs and achievability.Read more: Mitigation options for reducing GHG emissions in Norway

Discharges and emissions from the oil and gas industry 2006

19.06.07 The reduction of discharges of environmentally harmful chemicals to the sea from the petroleum activities on the Norwegian Shelf continues. According to the operating companies' annual reports on emissions to air and discharges to sea, there was a significant...Read more: Discharges and emissions from the oil and gas industry 2006

Environmental Monitoring on the Norwegian Continental Shelf

14.03.07 Sea bed monitoring is intended to show the scope and extent of pollution from oil and gas enterprises on the Norwegian continental shelf. The monitoring also reveals existing trends as well as providing projections for anticipated trends, and it has been adapted...Read more: Environmental Monitoring on the Norwegian Continental Shelf

Ellen Hambro new SFT Director General

22.02.07 On 1 January 2007, Ellen Hambro (42) began her tenure as the top manager at the Norwegian Pollution Control Authority (SFT), succeeding Håvard Holm in the position. ”It is a privilege to be given the opportunity to work with something as important as the environmental...Read more: Ellen Hambro new SFT Director General

General Ban on Mercury in Products

05.01.07 The Environmental Authorities proposes a General Ban on Mercury in Products. Read more: General Ban on Mercury in Products

Measures against polluted seabeds

02.11.06 The Norwegian Council for Contaminated Sediments held its last meeting on June 13. The Council's recommendations and viewpoints on measures to remediate contaminated sediments are summarized in the Council's synthesis report.Read more: Measures against polluted seabeds

CO2 management recommended for Mongstad

21.08.06 Gas power plants without CO2 management are not sustainable from a long-term perspective. SFT is thus recommending that the Ministry of the Environment pose requirements for CO2 management right from the very first day operation commences at Statoil’s planned...Read more: CO2 management recommended for Mongstad

Emissions from the oil and gas industry

14.08.06 The reduction in emissions to the sea from petroleum enterprises on the Norwegian continental shelf continues. The emissions of nmVoc were also significantly reduced last year, however there were slight increases though in emissions of CO2 and NOx.Read more: Emissions from the oil and gas industry

Translation of Norwegian Regulations

26.05.06 You will now find English versions of Norway's Pollution Regulations, Waste Regulations and Product Regulations online on sft.no.Read more: Translation of Norwegian Regulations

Reduced emissions in the Emission Trading Scheme

20.04.06 32 installations covered by the Norwegian Emission Trading scheme emitted a total of 5.7 million tonnes of CO2 in 2005. Total emissions were four per cent lower than the total number of allowances allocated. Norway is the first country in Europe to make all...Read more: Reduced emissions in the Emission Trading Scheme

Gas power plant should have CO2 management

18.01.06 SFT recommends that the Ministry of the Environment pose requirements for CO2 management right from the beginning for Statoil’s planned gas power plant at Tjeldbergodden in Møre og Romsdal.Read more: Gas power plant should have CO2 management

Sources of environmental contaminants into Lake Mjøsa

11.01.06 Read more: Sources of environmental contaminants into Lake Mjøsa

Increased environmental contaminants in bird eggs

05.01.06 A 20-year study has shown that eggs from Arctic seabirds contain increasing quantities of brominated flame retardants. This is the first time we have examined selected contaminants in seabird eggs from the European Arctic over such a long period of time.Read more: Increased environmental contaminants in bird eggs

Blocks in the 19th Licensing Round

08.12.05 The overall administrative plan for Lofoten-Barents Sea will form the essential basis for the Norwegian Pollution Control Authority (SFT)'s assessment of the blocks being offered in the 19th Licensing Round. Those blocks which lie closest to the coast should...Read more: Blocks in the 19th Licensing Round

No improvement for sugar kelp

07.11.05 The situation for sugar kelp along the coast of the Skagerrak continues to be poor. There are no signs of sugar kelp regrowth at any of the stations examined this summer from the Swedish border to Lindesnes. This could indicate that the degraded conditions have...Read more: No improvement for sugar kelp

Problems for sugar kelp in Western Norway

07.11.05 Well over half of the stations examined on the Egersund-Mongstad stretch of coast show a deficient presence of sugar kelp and substantial amounts of thread algae. The conditions can be indicative of an unbalanced ecosystem.Read more: Problems for sugar kelp in Western Norway

Notification of acute pollution

31.10.05 The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) and the Norwegian Pollution Control Authority (SFT) have issued identical letters informing the operating companies on the Norwegian shelf of their obligation to inform and the authorities' roles and responsibilities...Read more: Notification of acute pollution