Forsvarssektorens miljøregnskap for 2011

The Norwegian Defence publishes an annual account of its environmental performance. The purpose of these reports is to identify the most important defence activities where measures can be implemented and to improve the overall environmental efficiency of the sector. Information collected in the Norwegian Defence Environmental Database (NDED) is used to assess the environmental impact from the defence sector in 2011. This report show statistics on the following environmental aspects; generation of waste, energy consumption, fuel consumption, use of ammunition, water consumption, use of chemicals, accidental releases of effluents, operational activity and exercises. The Ministry of Defence (MoD), the Armed Forces, the Norwegian Defence Estates Agency (NDEA) and the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) have reported the environmental impact of their activities in the NDED, while the Norwegian National Security Authority (NoNSA) has utilized the NDED to a minor degree. The reporting quality of the data for the different environmental aspects for the defence sector was unchanged in 2011, with the exception of ammunition and water which was considerably poorer compared to 2010. Local sources and the central accounting system from NDED have been used to gather data on energy and water use for 2011. In 2011 it was registered a use of 728 GWh in NDED for the defence sector, compared to 708 GWh in 2010 (the degree of reporting was about 95-100 % for both years) which is an increase of 3 % from 2010 to 2011. 99% of the fuel consumption registered in the NDED is reported by the Armed Forces, but fuel consumption is also reported by the NDEA, FFI, NoNSA and the MoD. Fuel consumption from the use of private cars on duty in addition to the numbers of flights (official journeys) has been included in the report. The estimated emissions to air from fuel and energy consumption from the defence sector show that the emission of greenhouse gasses is considerably reduced (by about 35 100 tons) in 2011 compared to 2010. The sorting grade of solid waste reached 60% in 2011, and the target of 60% sorting grade according to the executive letter from the MoD is therefore reached. The rate of waste recycling in the defence sector was calculated to 89% in 2011, which is above the target of 75% established in the executive letter from the MoD. In total it was reported 16 % more waste in 2011 compared to 2010. This is 6 % higher than the national increase. The reporting of chemical use in 2011 has been scanty as in the previous years. The estimates of the impact on the environment from the defence sector are gradually becoming more accurate as the degree of reporting to the NDED improves and the basis of experience increases. However, a significant degree of uncertainty over most of the estimates still remains. Recommendations are made on how the quality of the registration of the data in NDED could be improved, as well as suggestions by which the defence sector’s environmental performance might be improved.