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Sustainable Chemistry Work at OECD – Results and Perspectives  

Sustainable Chemistry Work at OECD – Results and Perspectives  . Peter Börkey Environment Directorate Green and Sustainable Chemistry 8 June 2012, Venice. Overview. What is the OECD? Some recent results on Green Chemistry Innovation Trends from Patent Data Survey of chemists

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Sustainable Chemistry Work at OECD – Results and Perspectives  

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  1. Sustainable Chemistry Work at OECD – Results and Perspectives   Peter Börkey Environment Directorate Green and Sustainable Chemistry 8 June 2012, Venice

  2. Overview • What is the OECD? • Some recent results on Green Chemistry Innovation • Trends from Patent Data • Survey of chemists • OECD work on Green Chemistry • Sustainable chemistry platform • Substitution of harmful chemicals • The Green Growth Knowledge Platform

  3. The OECD • 30 member countries (5 accession countries, 5 enhance engagement countries) • Economics-based, multi-sectoral • Forum to share experiences and derive policy lessons, source of comparative data • Council approves Programme of Work and Budget for a 2-year period • Committees and Working Parties supervise policy analysis work • Secretariat: 2000+ staff, based in Paris • OECD Chemicals Programme: e.g. Good Laboratory Practices (MAD), Test Guidelines Programme

  4. Green Chemistry Green chemistry is the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances.

  5. Trends from Patent Data • Work carried-out in 2010 • Measures the output of innovation • EPO World Patent Statistical (PATSTAT) database, using search algorithms based on a selection of International Patent Classification (IPC) codes • propensity to patent both product and process innovations is higher in the chemical industry than in other sectors • Focus was on the following technologies: • Biochemical Fuel Cells • Biodegradable packaging • Aqueous solvents • Selected White Biotech • TCF Bleaching Technologies • Green plastics

  6. Areas of Patent Application

  7. Survey of Chemists • Collaboration with: • Department of Government, London School of Economics • Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, Yale University • Internet opinion poll: via SurveyMonkey • Yale Center Contacts • Green Chemistry International Chapters • Other Professional & Industrial Organizations

  8. Demographics • 146 Respondents: Individuals (not firms) • Respondents reported their own location in 24 different areas • Firms with HQ in 22 different areas • OECD: 124 (80 in US) • Outside of OECD: 21 • Market (primary): • Domestic: 64% • Export: 46%

  9. Conclusions • Sustained innovation in many areas of SC • White Biotech is area with most patent applications • Chemists in industry view green/sustainable chemistry as a growing, profitable area in the future • Regulatory requirements and product standards are most important policy factors driving SC innovation

  10. Current Market

  11. Regulatory Context Perceived Regulatory Fragmentation Among Main Markets

  12. Policy Impacts Perceived Importance of Specific Policy Measures to the Development of Green/Sustainable Chemistry

  13. Legislation on VOCs and Patent Counts

  14. Other OECD Work on Green Chemistry • Sustainable Chemistry Platformhttp://www.oecd.org/env_sustainablechemistry_platform/ • Support information exchange and identification of projects that would benefit from international cooperation

  15. Berlin Conference • 6-7 October 2011 • Organised by German Federal Environment Agency, with UNIDO, GIZ and OECD • 100 experts from 14 countries • Focus on: • Supply chain issues • Chemicals policies and management • Sustainable chemistry in SMEs and developing countries

  16. Key recommendations for OECD • Decision support tools • They have a crucial role to play in supporting substitution • A large number of tools has been developed and is available • Recommendations: • Create an inventory of decision support tools • Develop a toolbox • Data • Issue with access and availability • Recommendations: • Efforts to make existing data more accessible and produce more of it

  17. OECD Work in 2013-14 • Programme of Work 2013-14: “Tools and approaches to support decision making for the substitution of harmful chemicals” • Set-up of an Ad Hoc Group (2012) • Inventory of tools and scoping of issues (2012) • Workshop to take stock and discuss follow-up (early 2013) • Feasibility report on toolbox (2014) • Inventory of data sources (2014)

  18. Mission: • enhance and expand efforts to identify and address major knowledge gaps in green growth theory and practice • help countries design and implement green growth policy

  19. THANK YOU! • Contact: peter.borkey@oecd.org • Web: www.oecd.org/ehs

  20. Additional slides

  21. Acknowledgements Survey • OECD Environmental Directorate: • Nick Johnstone • Peter Börkey • Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering • Erin McBurney & Janice Mitchell • Zheng Cui • Suojiang Zhang • RK Sharma • Jorge G. Ibáñez • Mihkel Koel • Marc Vermeulen • Mary Anne Beaudette

  22. Growth rate of selected Sustainable Chemistry areas (1)

  23. Growth rate of selected Sustainable Chemistry areas (2)

  24. Growth rate of selected Sustainable Chemistry areas (3)

  25. Demographics

  26. Demographics Firm Size

  27. Demographics

  28. Market Potential

  29. Market Potential

  30. Green Growth framework

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