Transcript Climate Change Mitigation Act

Western Balkans Climate Resilience
Workshop, Vienna, 11 – 12 May 2016
 Climate
policy is a cross-cutting issue
 Both “climate-specific” and “climaterelevant” capacities are needed
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The most complex challenge: developing
capacity in climate-relevant areas
 Quantitative
capacity
targets require a high level of
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Climate Change Mitigation Act – promulgated in
March 2014
Third National Action Plan on Climate Change
(2013 – 2020)
Related Acts – Energy Act; Renewable Energy
Act; Energy Efficiency Act; Clean Ambient Air
Act; Forestry Act; Local Government and Local
Administration Act; Spatial Planning Act;
Agricultural Land Protection Act; Waste
Management Act; Statistics Act; Geological
Storage of Carbon Dioxide Act; Corporate
Income Tax Act; Personal Income Tax Law.
Secondary legislation
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Adopted in March 2014. Main objectives:
- to ensure the reduction of greenhouse gas
emissions
- long-term planning of measures for climate
change adaptation
 The Minister of Environment and Water is the
competent
authority
for
the
overall
implementation of the government policy on
climate change mitigation.
 Sectoral integration of the CC policy
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MOEW
• Implements the
national CC
Policy both at
international
and EU level,
Executive Environment
Agency
• Responsible for National
inventory, National registry,
issuance of permits
Relevant
sectorial
institutions
Art.12 of the CC Mitigation Act defines the
responsibilities of all competent authorities
 They have to
- ensure the necessary expert and
technical capacity;
- participate in the inventory elaboration;
- participate in the technical meetings
with the international teams of the Secretariat
of UNFCCC
 The corresponding National System also for
GHG emissions projections
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Art. 3, paragraph 4, Climate Change Mitigation Act
Advisory body to assist the Minister of Environment and
Water in conducting the overall national climate change
policy – development and implementation of legislation,
measures, procedures, mechanisms, etc.
Representatives from:
◦ Governmental sector (ministries, agencies)
◦ National Association of Municipalities in Republic of Bulgaria
◦ Regional governmental authorities
◦ Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
◦ NGOs
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Members and rules of the Council are approved by Order
of the Minister of Environment and Water
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Established by Order of the Minister of
Environment and Water (regulated by Art. 9 of
the CC Act – adaptation and Art.8 (3) –
National mitigation plan)
Consists of deputy ministers and experts
from the competent ministries and agencies
Operational body to ensure policy integration
and mainstreaming
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Two- phased approach in developing NAS
Climate Change Risk
and Vulnerability
Assessment of the economy sectors – a
profound analysis is being elaborated
Elaborations of measures in every sector
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First Phase on Mainstreaming of Environmental Policy and Climate
Change Policy:
Guidelines on Mainstreaming of Environmental Policy and Climate
Change Policy in CP, CAP and CFP Funds 2014 - 2020 (approved by
protocol decision under point 7 of the Protocol № 8 of the Council of
Ministers meeting on March 1, 2013)
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Second Phase on Mainstreaming of Environmental Policy and Climate
Change Policy:
Guidelines on Mainstreaming of Environmental Policy and Climate
Change Policy into European Structural and Investment Funds - Phase
“Implementation of the Partnership Agreement and Programmes for the
period 2014 – 2020” (approved by Council of Ministers Decision № 3 of
6 January 2016)
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20% of the EU budget for 2014 – 2020 must be allocated to
financing climate change activities
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Recognized by the European Commission as a Best practice in EU
Boryana Kamenova
Director
Climate Change Policy Directorate
Ministry of Environment and Water of Republic of Bulgaria