The uncertainties of precaution: Zero discharges in the Barents Sea
This paper describes and analyzes the application of the precautionary principle in the regulation of operational discharges from offshore petroleum activities. Norway implemented a zero discharge policy in line with international agreements. However, companies are obliged to follow considerably str...
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ftrepec:oai:RePEc:eee:marpol:v:35:y:2011:i:3:p:399-404 2024-04-14T08:09:35+00:00 The uncertainties of precaution: Zero discharges in the Barents Sea Knol, Maaike http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308-597X(10)00205-8 unknown http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308-597X(10)00205-8 article ftrepec 2024-03-19T10:32:16Z This paper describes and analyzes the application of the precautionary principle in the regulation of operational discharges from offshore petroleum activities. Norway implemented a zero discharge policy in line with international agreements. However, companies are obliged to follow considerably stricter requirements in the Barents Sea compared to other parts of the Norwegian Continental Shelf. This paper follows the development of the zero discharge measure and analyzes what it implies for activities in the Barents Sea. Several "uncertainties of precaution" are discussed, which relate to technological issues, monitoring, compliance and unintended environmental consequences. Precautionary action should be scrutinized for its proportionality: how do the benefits of the measure relate to the technological, financial and environmental costs? It is concluded that the most (cost-) effective solutions that could lead to the lowest total environmental harm are not always the solutions that are most politically feasible. Precaution Zero discharge Oil and gas Ecosystem governance Barents Sea Norway Article in Journal/Newspaper Barents Sea RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) Barents Sea Norway |
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This paper describes and analyzes the application of the precautionary principle in the regulation of operational discharges from offshore petroleum activities. Norway implemented a zero discharge policy in line with international agreements. However, companies are obliged to follow considerably stricter requirements in the Barents Sea compared to other parts of the Norwegian Continental Shelf. This paper follows the development of the zero discharge measure and analyzes what it implies for activities in the Barents Sea. Several "uncertainties of precaution" are discussed, which relate to technological issues, monitoring, compliance and unintended environmental consequences. Precautionary action should be scrutinized for its proportionality: how do the benefits of the measure relate to the technological, financial and environmental costs? It is concluded that the most (cost-) effective solutions that could lead to the lowest total environmental harm are not always the solutions that are most politically feasible. Precaution Zero discharge Oil and gas Ecosystem governance Barents Sea Norway |
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