Transcript Domenico Rossetti di Valdalbero

Reporting on RTD
and Systematic
Observation
UNFCCC – Workshop on the preparation of
the Fourth NC from Annex I Parties
Dublin, 30/9-1/10 2004
Domenico Rossetti di Valdalbero
Hartmut Behrend
European Commission
E-mail: [email protected]
[email protected]
Sustainable Energy Systems
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
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EU research on climate change is increasingly policydriven
Important drivers for policy-related research
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Reaching the ultimate objective of the UNFCCC and the EU target under
the Kyoto Protocol
International co-operation with other Parties
EU-US research co-operation
Large contribution of EU research to IPCC assessment
reports
Close co-operation between European Commission DG,
in particular between DG Research and DG Environment
Opportunities for and free and open exchange of data will
be highlighted
Action plan for climate change in the context of
development co-operation includes research as a key
element (to be adopted by the European Council in
November)
Sustainable Energy Systems
A. GENERAL POLICY ON
FUNDING OF RTD AND
SYSTEMATIC OBSERVATION
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Third largest EU policy in budgetary terms
Scientific, technological and socio-economic
issues
Sustainable development and GHG reductions
as a “leitmotiv” in the various EU RTD priorities
Sixth RTD Framework Programme (FP6), major
tool for building the European research Area
EU Lisbon (competitiveness), Gothenburg (SD)
and Barcelona (3% of GDP for RTD)
Sustainable Energy Systems
FP6
€ 17.5 B. FOR RTD
Thematic Priorities
1 Genomics and biotechnology for health
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Advanced genomics and applications for health
Combatting major diseases
Budget (MEuro)
2 255
1 100
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2 Information Society technologies
3 Nanotechnologies and nano-sciences, knowledge-base
multifunctional materials, new production processes
and devices
3 625
4 Aeronautics and space
1 075
5 Food quality and safety
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6 Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems
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Sustainable energy systems
Sustainable surface transports
Global change and ecosystems
7 Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society
8 Specific activities covering a wider field of research
Total
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B. RESEARCH
This chapter will be structured according to:
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Climate processes and climate system studies
Modelling and prediction, including General Circulation
Models
Impact of climate change
Socio-economic analysis, including impact and response
options
R&D of mitigation and adaptation technologies
RTD projects will be listed and most important results highlighted.
This presentation lists the most important RTD initiatives.
Sustainable Energy Systems
B. RESEARCH
SD, GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS
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Sustainable energy systems: clean energy, energy
savings, alternative motor fuels, fuel cells, energy
carriers/transport/storage
Sustainable surface transport: environmentally
friendly transport, safety, interoperability
Global change and ecosystems: GHG emissions,
water cycle, biodiversity and ecosystems, natural
disasters, land management, climate observation,
complementary research, cross-cutting issues
Sustainable Energy Systems
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
SYSTEMS
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Clean energy, in particular renewables
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Energy savings and energy efficiency
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Cost effective supply
Large scale integration
Eco-buildings
Polygeneration
Alternative motor fuels
Fuel cells, including their applications
New technologies for energy carriers, particularly H2
New and advanced concepts in renewable energy
technologies
Capture and sequestration of CO2
Socio-economic tools and concepts for energy strategy
Sustainable Energy Systems
SUSTAINABLE SURFACE
TRANSPORT
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New technologies and concepts for all surface
transport modes (road, rail and waterborne)
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Advanced design and production techniques
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Re-balancing and integrating different transport
modes
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Increasing road, rail and waterborne safety and
avoiding traffic congestion
Sustainable Energy Systems
GLOBAL CHANGE
AND ECOSYSTEMS
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Impact and mechanisms of GHG emissions and
atmospheric pollutants on climate, ozone depletion
and carbon sinks
Water cycle, including soil-related aspects
Biodiversity and ecosystems
Mechanisms of desertification and natural disasters
Strategies for sustainable land management, including
coastal zones, agricultural land and forests
Operational forecasting and modelling including
global climatic change observation systems
Complementary research
Cross-cutting issue: SD concepts and tools
Sustainable Energy Systems
GLOBAL CHANGE
AND ECOSYSTEMS – Area 1
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Carbon and nitrogen cycles: sources and sinks
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Atmospheric pollutants and their regional
impacts
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Climate dynamics and variability
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Prediction of climate change and its impacts
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Stratospheric ozone and climate interactions
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Adaptation and mitigation strategies
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Environment and health
Sustainable Energy Systems
CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES
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Models: World and/or EU coverage, Energy,
Economy and Environment interactions (POLES,
GEM-E3, NEMESIS, MARKAL,…), focused on
specific technologies (SAFIRE, GREEN-X for
renewables or MURE for energy efficiency,…)
Externalities: Quantification of social and
environmental damages (EXTERNE,
GREENSENSE, METHODEX, NEEDS,…)
Social acceptability: Eurobarometer, Delphi
methods, EASW,…
Sustainable Energy Systems
OTHER EU RTD INITIATIVES
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Technology platforms for Hydrogen and Photovoltaic (to
involve the main stakeholders and to catalyse
substantial private investments)
International Cooperation: CSLF, IPHE, JREC
European Growth initiative: Proposal for H2 economy «Quick-start » project: H2 production and electricity
generation, and « hydrogen communities » by 20042015 (€ 2.8 B)
GMES: state and evolution of the global environment;
support to EC EAP, to civil protection for prevention,
monitoring and assessment of natural and man-made
hazards, to EC Common Agricultural, Fisheries and
Regional development policies, to development and
humanitarian aid, EU CFSP
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OTHER EU RTD INITIATIVES
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Nanotechnologies: Horizontal”, “key” or “enabling
technology” (10-9 or tens of thousands smaller than a
human hair)
Environmental Technologies Action Plan (ETAP): to
mobilise all stakeholders and to ensure that the EU
takes a leading role in developing and applying ET
Infrastructure: FP6 in Climate:
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Environmental reaction chambers, for studying athmospheric
processes
Experts in airborne measurements
Remote sensing, satellites offer relevant information on the
environment state and evolution in the world (OASIS)
Arctic Lidar Observatory for Middle Atmospheric Research,
including two rocket launches (ALOMAR)
Sustainable Energy Systems
C. SYSTEMATIC OBSERVATION
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Member States are in general responsible for systematic
observation in their own territory
European Commission is one of the 4 co-chairs of Global
Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS)
Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES)
is the most important contribution of Europe to GEOSS
EU supports close co-ordination between GEOSS and
Global Climate Observing System (GCOS)
EU Joint Research Centre is the Global Atmospheric
Watch regional data Centre on aerosol regional Stations
Member States submit different data sets to the European
Commission, like data on air quality
Sustainable Energy Systems
CONCLUSIONS
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Researchers have a double role to play in the
Climate Change issue: to provide the scientific
basis and the new clean technologies
Public authorities need to address and to
support, for eg. by RTD, the public questions (air
pollution, global warming,…)
After the European Research Area, a World
Research Area should tackle in a rigorous and
scientific way the major global issues
More information about EU RTD and policies:
http://www.cordis.lu/en/home.html
http://europa.eu.int
Sustainable Energy Systems