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CLIMATE CHANGE UNIT EUROPEAN COMMISSION Meeting the Challenges of the Climate Change Programme Marianne WENNING European Commission DG ENV.E.1 1 EUROPEAN COMMISSION Basis for EU Action CLIMATE CHANGE UNIT • The Gothenburg mandate (June 2001) • The “Bonn Agreement” (07/2001) & COP-7 decisions in Marrakech (11/2001) provide a good basis for starting implementation • EU adoption of ratification decision (4 March 2002) 2 CLIMATE CHANGE UNIT EUROPEAN COMMISSION 3 Spain Ireland Denmark CLIMATE CHANGE UNIT Portugal 16,5 Distance to target indicators (DTI): difference between (linear) targets and trends in 1999: 16,3 13,5 10,2 Netherlands 8,8 Austria 8,5 7,3 Italy Belgium 6,1 Greece 5,7 France -0,2 Sw eden -0,3 Finland United Kingdom Germany Luxembourg -1,1 -8,4 -9,3 -30,7 -0,4 EU-15 -40,0 -30,0 -20,0 -10,0 0,0 10,0 20,0 4 EUROPEAN COMMISSION EU Progress of Individual Member States EUROPEAN COMMISSION CLIMATE CHANGE UNIT Projected Progress in 2012 • Without additional measures at Community and Member State level greenhouse gas emissions will increase by about 1% (on 1990 levels), instead of declining by 8% • Annual Progress Report to be submitted to Council and the European Parliament 5 EUROPEAN COMMISSION European Climate Change Programme (ECCP) CLIMATE CHANGE UNIT • Multi-stakeholder Process • How to reach -8% target (340 Mt CO2 eq) cost-effectively • Provides the basis for the Commission to develop legislative and other proposals 6 EUROPEAN COMMISSION Reduction potential of GHG under costeffectiveness aspects for sectors in EU until 2010 CLIMATE CHANGE UNIT (including full implementation of the ACEA Agreement) Marginal cost €20/tCO2 eq Emissions 1990 or 95 Mt CO2 equivalent 1422 Baseline emissions for 2010 with existing measures -6% Cost-effective potential beyond baseline projection for 2010 -13% Energy sector Industry Transport Households Services Agriculture Waste Total 757 753 447 176 417 166 4138 -9% 31% 0% 14% -5% -18% 1% -12% -4% -6% -15% -4% -13% -9% 7 EUROPEAN COMMISSION ECCP Results CLIMATE CHANGE UNIT • Some 40 cost-effective policies and measures with an emission reduction potential of some 664 - 765 Mt CO2 eq (± twice EU target) • Overall costs for EU target in 2010: 3.7 € bn / 0.06 % of GDP hypothesis : maximum cost - effectiveness (EU/MS) 8 EUROPEAN COMMISSION CLIMATE CHANGE UNIT Policy Initiatives by the Commission • Communication on the ECCP and the key measures for the implementation strategy • Proposal for a framework Directive for GHG emissions trading across the EU 9 EUROPEAN COMMISSION CLIMATE CHANGE UNIT Measures included in Commission 2002-2004 Work Programme • • • • • • • • • EU wide emissions trading containment / monitoring of fluorinated gases revision of Monitoring Decision renewable energy sources energy-efficiency standards for equipment energy demand-side management combined heat and power generation modal shift in transport (infrastructure use & charging) ECCP second stage 10 EUROPEAN COMMISSION CLIMATE CHANGE UNIT Fluorinated Gases: our approach • Carefully considered all the options • Taking account of: White Paper on European Governance Increasing scientific and policy links between Montreal & Kyoto Protocols Need for consistent policy approach towards enterprises 11 EUROPEAN COMMISSION CLIMATE CHANGE UNIT Amending Regulation (EC) 2037/2000 • Propose to broaden scope and amend existing Regulation on ozone depleting substances • Article 16 - recycling and disposal • Article 17 - minimising leakage • Article 19 - data reporting • New Article - use prohibitions 12 EUROPEAN COMMISSION CLIMATE CHANGE UNIT Consultation and timetable • 6 May - working group meeting approach and data reporting • End May - working group meeting on containment and use bans • End June - finalise costs & benefits analysis • Oct - proposal adopted 13