Transcript Eco-innovation for a sustainable future The EU Environmental

Eco-innovation for a sustainable future
The EU Environmental
Technologies Action Plan
Progress and Next Steps
DG Environment
European Commission
Environmental technologies
All technologies preventing or treating
pollution, managing resources or
using them more cost-efficiently
Eco-innovation
All forms of innovation (new products
and services, production processes,
business methods) benefiting to the
environment
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European Commission
Policy context
Goteborg Summit on Sustainable Development
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Environmental technologies are a win-win solution
for the environment and the economy (2001)
Review of the Sustainable Development Strategy (2005)
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EU to work with Member States to promote ecoinnovation and to expand the market for eco-technologies
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European Commission
Policy context II
Lisbon Strategy for growth and jobs
 Knowledge and innovation for growth:
Facilitate innovation, the uptake of ICT
and the sustainable use of resources
Communication ‘Putting knowledge into
practice’ (2006) calls for lead markets
in eco-innovation
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Global challenges
 Unsustainable use of natural resources
UN Millenium Assessment (2005): two thirds of
necessary ecosystem services are in decline.
 Climate change
Severe consequences and financial costs of
inaction (Stern Report, 2006) – solutions exist
 Water scarcity and poor quality
More than 1 billion people use unsafe sources of
drinking; 2.6 billion do not have basic sanitation
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EU policy rationale
 Environment is both a constraint and source of
opportunities
 If not addressed, global challenges will act as a break on
future growth and hinder prosperity
 Eco-innovation can contribute to economic growth
while reducing its impact on the environment
 New markets and business opportunities
 Climate change and resources management as innovation
drivers: energy efficiency in building, hybrid cars, renewables
 Eco-industries should be encouraged
 Already more than 2% of EU GDP and growing quickly
 Clean technologies attract 10% of risk capital in Europe
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Getting from Research to Markets
Improving Market Conditions
ETAP
Acting Globally
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European Commission
Focus R&D programmes
and Technology Platforms
• At least €1.4 billion for
environmental technologies under
FP6 since 2004
• Under 7th Framework Programme
support could be up to €10 billion
• More than 30 Technology
Platforms:
Hydrogen and fuel cells,
Photovoltaic,
Water supply and sanitation,
Steel, Chemistry, Construction…
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New focus for ETAP
Intensify demand-side actions
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Green procurement
Mobilising Financial Investments
Technology Verification
Performance targets
Build on promising Member
State practice
Evolve Support meaures
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Leveraging investment
• Mobilising financial instruments
to share the risk of investments
• European Regional
Development Fund and
Cohesion Fund
• LIFE- Environment and LIFE+
• New Competitiveness and
Innovation Programme supports
eco-innovation
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European Commission
Leveraging investment
• CIP- new funding opportunity (€3.6 billion 2007-2013)
• €727 million to support
renewable energies and
energy efficiency
• €433 million to support
eco-innovation in SMEs:
– participation in investment funds
– networking of actors
– pilot projects on innovative technologies and practices
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European Commission
Leveraging investment
LIFE+ and CIP eco-innovation
• Same positioning in the innovation cycle
• Same emphasis on the innovation character,
replicability, maturity of the technology
• CIP more focussed on SMEs, companies voluntary
approaches, new products and businesses
• Projects of pollution management (water, waste)
and land-use planning, where public bodies have a
leading role, should be directed towards LIFE+
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European Commission
Technology Verification
• Independent validation of
performance is key to increase
confidence
• Networking centres for the testing
and validation of technologies
• Towards an EU Environmental
Technology Verification Scheme
• International Workshop in Paris,
November 2007
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European Commission
Performance Targets
(Top Runner)
• Agree on ambitious
environmental performance
targets for key products,
services, processes
• Encourage their uptake by
business and consumers
• Based on voluntary
agreement, may in longer
term become legally binding
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European Commission
Build on promising
Member State practice
• National Roadmaps on the implementation of ETAP integrated in Lisbon reporting
• Roadmaps point to extensive activities promoting ecoinnovation and take up of environmental cooperation
• Follow up – use roadmaps as drivers of change
• Champion promising practice emphasising demand
side activities
– Share the knowledge between Member States
– Create a multiplier effect
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European Commission
Support Measures
• Networked Observatory on ecoinnovation
• Promoting Awareness and active
participation (Forum on ecoinnovation)
• Harnessing Research
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European Commission
For more information
www.ec.europa.eu/environment/etap
• Google ‘EU ETAP’
• Newsletter ‘Clean, Clever,
Competitive’
• Interviews, info on
environmental technologies
in Member States
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European Commission