2016 ENV Ministerial - Jochen Flasbarth - Germany - Nitrogen breakout session

1. Breakout Session
„Nitrogen“
Guiding Questions

2. Questions for discussion
1. What could be a baseline understanding of the nitrogen
problem here to build upon in further work?
a. How do you manage the trade-offs between costs and
benefits of nitrogen use?
b. How do you deal with hotspots of nitrogen pollution, e.g.
cities or ocean dead zones?
c. How does your country manage and monitor effective
practices in different sectors?

3. 2. What are the pros and cons of different policy approaches ?
a. What has been your experience with sectoral policy
approaches (successes, risks, deficits)?
b. What added value do strategic and integrated policy
approaches offer?
c. What challenges do countries face in the design and
implementation of such integrated policies across
different sectors?
Questions for discussion

4. 3. What are our options for cooperation in tackling the
problem - bilaterally and within the OECD as a whole?
a. How can we address the problem of transboundary
nitrogen pollution?
b. What issues should be addressed as a priority?
c. What could collective next steps look like for us?
Questions for discussion