Transcript Dr Jonathan Parker, DG Environment

Sustainable Development Strategy
and the Cohesion Policy
Panel discussion 3: GROWs contribution to the Gothenburg
Agenda through influencing environmental behaviour and
policies
Brussels, 18.10.07
Jonathan Parker
Unit for “Cohesion Policy and Environmental Impact
Assessments”
European Commission – DG ENV
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New context
Sustainable Development
Strategy (SDS) and Lisbon
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Renewed Lisbon Strategy
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First agreed at European Council in Lisbon in June 2000
Relaunched at Spring 2005 European Council
Three components – economic, social & environmental
Focus on growth and jobs
Guideline 11 of the Lisbon Integrated Guidelines relates
to environment – envt. picked up in 18 of 25 National
Reform Programmes
• Cohesion Policy is “mobilised” to achieve goals of Lisbon
Strategy
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SDS June 2006
Key challenges (overall objectives, targets &
actions) – 7 of them
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Climate change and clean energy
Sustainable transport
Sustainable production and consumption (added 2006)
Conservation and management of natural resources
Public health
Social inclusion, demography and migration
Global poverty and sustainable development
challenges
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Lisbon versus SDS
• Strategies complement each other in aiming for
structural change to adapt to new reality
– SDS concerned with quality of life, intra- and intergenerational
equity, policy coherence, external aspects
– Lisbon essential contribution to SD as motor of a more dynamic
economy
– Move together so that economic, social and environment can
reinforce each other
– Timing: Lisbon more short-term; SDS longer term
– Common elements – climate change and energy
But SDS avoids mentioning trade-offs
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Environmental financing
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Environmental financing 2007-13
 Through EU financial mechanisms
– Structural Funds (European Regional Dev. Fund, European Social Fund)
– Cohesion Fund
– European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)
– European Fisheries Fund (EFF)
– Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA)
– European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI)
– Framework RTD programme
– Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP)
– Life+ instrument (only “pure environmental financing”)
– Trans-European Networks (Energy, Transport)
– Solidarity Fund
– European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund
 Through non-EU financial mechanisms
– Norwegian/EEA/future Swiss financing mechanisms
– European Bank for Reconstruction & Development
– Other banks (World Bank, Council of Europe Development Bank)
Red = decentralised approach; Green = calls for proposals; Black = Commission control; Purple = loans
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Co-ordinating environmental financing
Sustainable Development Strategy (SDS) point 25
• “In order to ensure that EU funding is channelled
and used in an optimum way to promote
sustainable development, Member States and the
Commission should co-ordinate to enhance
complementarities and synergies between various
strands of Community and other co-financing
mechanisms, such as cohesion policy, rural
development, LIFE+, research and development
(RTD), the Competitiveness and Innovation
Program (CIP), and the European Fisheries Fund
(EFF)”
– Adopted by the European Council, 15-16.06.06
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Networking
Existing environmental networks relevant for Cohesion Policy
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European Network of Environmental Authorities (ENEA)
European Platform of Regional Offices (EPRO)
Environment Conference of the Regions of Europe (ENCORE)
Interreg IIIC Greening of Regional Development Programmes
(GRDP)
Implementation of Environmental Legislation (IMPEL)
European Sustainable Development Network (ESDN)
European Sustainable Cities and Towns Campaign
Lisbon Regions Network
National Cohesion/Environment networks
Future networks under Regions for Economic Change
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Links between SDS and Cohesion Policy
Climate change and clean energy
Sustainable transport
•Achieving the Kyoto commitment on reducing GHG
•Renewable sources
•Improving energy efficiency
•Decoupling of transport growth and GDP growth
•Promoting sustainable transport infrastructure (TENs)
•Tackling traffic volumes, congestion, noise and pollution
•Encouraging integrated urban development strategies
Sustainable production and consumption
•Co-financing the improvement of products and processes
•Green Public Procurement (GPP)
•Increasing global market share of env. Technologies
Conservation and management of natural
resources
•Sustainable use of resources; Integrated Product Policy
•Halting biodiversity decline by 2010
•Preserve soil functions and prevent soil threats
Public health
•Economic and Social Cohesion
Social inclusion, demography and migration
•Economic and Social Cohesion
Global poverty and sustainable development
•Globalisation of Cohesion Policy – China, Russia and
Brazil
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On-going Commission activities
• First Annual Stocktaking on updated SDS –
policy coherence, unsustainable trends,
governance
• 4th Cohesion Report – web consultation until
31.01.08
• 4th European Cohesion Forum, 27-28.09.07 – low
carbon one of three top global challenges
regularly mentioned in speeches (along with
migration and energy)
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European Territorial Cooperation –
Interregional Cooperation
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European Territorial co-operation
Interregional
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A programme focusing on Lisbon & SDS priorities
(INTERREG IV C)
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A network programme for the exchange of
experiences on urban development (URBACT II)
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A programme for identification, transfer &
dissemination of best practice in management of cooperation programmes (INTERACT II)
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A programme for studies & data collection,
observation & analysis of development trends
(ESPON II)
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European Territorial Cooperation
Regions for Economic Change –Fast-track Initiative
Communication adopted by Commission 8.11.06
• Using Inter-regional Co-operation and Urban
development to: i) finance networks on around
30 Lisbon themes; ii) fast-track to test
innovative ideas
• INTERREG IVC and URBACT II
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European Territorial Cooperation
Regions for Economic Change –Fast-track Initiative
• Environmental themes = air; low carbon;
water supply and treatment; coastal zones;
sustainable urban development; reusing
brownfields and landfills; recycling society;
preventing floods; global monitoring of
environment and security (GMES)
• Environmental relevant themes = urban
transport; energy-efficient housing; sea
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Conclusions
• Under Cohesion Policy, most environmental priorities
can be co-financed. European Territorial Cooperation is a
particular useful vehicle.
• Choice lies with the MSs in light of Lisbon and the SDS
• Good and timely preparation needed
• Capacity-building at central and regional/local levels to
maximise ensure environmental integration
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Relevant websites:
http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/index_en.htm
http://europa.eu.int/comm/regional_policy/interreg3/index.htm
http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/conferences/4thcohesionforum/consultation_en.cfm?nmenu=4
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/funding/intro_en.htm
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/cohesion_policy_en.htm
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Thank you for your attention
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