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Promotion of Eco-innovations
– the German approach
Dr. Christoph Rövekamp
Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany
Katowice, 22.10.2009
"Crisis is a productive state.
You merely have to eliminate the
overtones of disaster."
Max Frisch
(1911 – 1991)
Swiss architect
and writer
Overview
1. “Why supporting Eco-Innovation?”
2. “How does Germany foster R&D in the field of EcoInnovation”?
3. Perspectives: National and European level
EU Sustainable Development Strategy
• Revised EU SDS since 2006
• The Commission adopted the second progress report
on 24 July 2009 – COM (2009) 400
• Three main conclusions:
– Positive policy progress in all areas covered by the
Sustainable Development Strategy
– Unsustainable trends persist – efforts need to be
intensified
– Input for reflection and debate on how to bring the
sustainable development in the future
EU SDS: current status (Eurostat report)
EU SDS: current status (Eurostat report)
 R&D expenditure remained far from the 3%-target
 Moderately unfavourable changes for the headline indicators of
climate change and energy
 Unfavourable developments: sustainable consumption and
production (e.g. domestic material consumption), sustainable
transport (e.g. greenhouse gas emissions)
 Efforts to reduce pressure on biodiversity have been mainly
unsuccessful so far
 Progress in many fields
 BUT: EU is not yet on a pathway to SD
 It is still a long way to go!
Why promoting Eco-Innovation?
• Eco-Industries need further support and development
• Europe is the world's leader of environmental
technologies
–this sector employs some 3.4m people
–and generates €227b in turnover
• Eco-Innovation is a driver for European lead markets:
–Growth in world markets for eco-technologies: 6% annually
–Estimated Volume (water & waste): € 500b in 2020
The German Approach to R&D for Eco-Innovation
• Strategic approaches and R&D initiatives
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High Tech Strategy for Germany
Fona – Research for Sustainability
High Tech Strategy on Climate Protection
Environmental Technologies Master Plan
Strategic approaches – High Tech Strategy
The High Tech Strategy for
Germany
• Launched in 2006
• Strategy supported by all
ministries
• Integrated innovation policy
approach
• Focus on global challenges
and new markets
Strategic approaches – High Tech Strategy
AIMS OF THE HIGH TECH STRATEGY
LEAD MARKETS
 Set new priorities – oriented to
global challenges: health, climate
protection/ resources
conservation/ energy, mobility,
security
INDUSTRY / SCIENCE
 Encourage the growth of outstanding
 Provide more attractive terms for
research and innovation clusters: the
“Top Cluster Competition”
innovation financing
 Expand and streamline innovation
mobilize industrial research
support for small and medium-sized
enterprises (SMEs): the Central
Innovation Programme for SMEs
(ZIM); the “KMU-innovative”
programme for funding cutting-edge
research by SMEs
 Rely on key technologies as a
 Strengthen top-quality research and
 Considering all factors entering into
successful innovation
 Use strategic partnerships to
basis for innovation
Set new priorities and
creating lead markets
FRAMEWORK CONDITIONS
innovation in the new Länder
Build bridges between
industry and science
 Improve conditions for start-ups
 Make R&D investments more
attractive by enhancing intellectual
property protection
 Make public procurement more
innovative
 Pursue initiative for a “Freedom of
Science Act” (“Wissenschaftsfreiheitsgesetz”)
Improved framework for
innovation industry
Strategic approaches - “FONA - Research for
Sustainability”
Fona – Research for Sustainability
• Framework Programme of the
BMBF
• Contribution to the German National
Strategy for Sustainable
Development
• Operating time: 2004 – 2009
• Annual budget: 160m Euro
• > 1000 projects
• Inter- and transdisciplinary research
• Learning Programme
• Creating a network of stakeholders
from industry, science, politics and
administration
• Basis for co-operation beyond the
borders
Shaping the European Research
Area at the 5th BMBF Forum for
Sustainability in Berlin
Mobilising the relevant actors in industry and
science
Strategic approaches – High Tech Strategy
on Climate Protection
I ) Work on the knowledge base
- e.g. Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS)
II ) Initiate technologic breakthroughs
- Innovation Alliances (e.g. LIB 2015, OPV)
III ) Offer knowledge for decision takers
- e.g. Financial forum: climate change, Climate Service
Center
IV ) Assume global responsibility
- Dialogue for Sustainability (D4S)
Starting point: „Climate Summit“
- Dialogue with Industry and Science
Strategic approaches – High Tech Strategy
Innovation alliances open up markets
Innovation alliances
Investments (million €)
 Industry and research
open up together
innovation fields
Public
Industry
Automotive Electronics
100
500
OLED-Initiative
100
500
Organic Photovoltaic
60
300
Lithium-Ion-Battery
60
360
Molecular Imaging
150
750
European Initiative 100 GET
30
225
Digital product memory
30
150
Applied virtual technologies in
product and production material life
cycle (AVILUS)
34
170
 aim is to cover all the
important parts of the
value chains
CarbonNanoTubes (CNT)
40
240
 further alliances in
preparation
 600 m € of Federal
research funds
mobilize over 3 billion
€ from industry
Strategic approaches - Environmental
Technologies Master Plan
Environmental Technologies Master Plan
• Passed by the Federal Government in November 2008
• Aim: Opening up future markets more effectively, improve the
framework conditions for innovation
• In the first stage, the Master Plan is focusing on the areas of
water, raw materials and climate protection (including renewable
energy).
Advancement of the Framework Programme
“FONA - Research for Sustainability”
• More international and european focus
• Integrated research pipeline
• Inter- and transdisciplinary approach
• Thematic foci:
Earth system and geotechnologies
Climate and energy
Sustainable technologies and resources
Society and cultural developments
• Cross-cutting issues (e.g. Economics and sustainable development,
Research infrastructures)
ERA-Net on Eco-Innovation
Targets
• Boosting development of Eco-Innovation all over Europe
• Improving the dissemination of knowledge on Eco-Innovation
Instruments
• Exchange of experiences with national research programmes
cross European borders
• Joint Activities for improving the implementation of EcoInnovation
• Pooling national funds for supporting research for development
and for dissemination of eco-innovation
 More information on the ERA-Net in Session 4
Conclusions
The current status of EU sustainability indicators shows
that there still is a long way to go in order to reach the
political sustainability targets
Eco-Innovations are crucial to be developed further to
achieve long-term objectives
 Eco-innovation must be embedded in the political and
social context (e.g. regulatory framework, standards,
awareness raising, consumer behaviour/information)