The role of research in boosting eco-innovation – a European perspective “International Forum of R&D for Eco-innovation: Research for combining environmental priorities with economic.
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The role of research in boosting eco-innovation – a European perspective “International Forum of R&D for Eco-innovation: Research for combining environmental priorities with economic opportunities”, 22-23 October 2009, Katowice, Poland Serena Pontoglio « Environmental Technologies and Pollution Prevention » European Commission - DG RTD Eco-innovation and environmental technologies • Eco-innovation: all forms of innovation reducing environmental impacts and/or optimising the use of resources. – It includes new production processes, new products or services, and new management and business methods, whose use or implementation is likely to prevent or substantially reduce the risks for the environment, pollution and other negative impacts of resources use, throughout the life cycle of related activities. • Environmental technologies: all technologies whose use is less environmentally harmful than relevant alternatives. The role of research in the innovation process model Environmental policies Vision for ecoinnovation • Eco-innovation, environmental technologies across all sectors • Eco-innovation are a win-win solution for the environment and the economy • Eco-innovation from a side-effect of research activities to the “core business” • Need fundamental transformations – not just “add ons” • Make use of ecological principles: life-cycle, diversity, symbiosis, bio-compatible… The indicative FP7 budget breakdown (€ million) FP7 is made up of 4 main blocks of activities forming 4 specific programmes plus a fifth specific programme on nuclear research Cooperation: Collaborative research Ideas: European Research Council People: Human Potential, Marie Curie Capacities: Research capacities (Infrastructure, SMEs, Regions, International cooperation …) The Cooperation Programme breakdown (€ million) Contribution of the 7th Framework Programmes to environmental technologies and eco-innovation • In whole FP7, approximately 10 billion € on R&D funding for environmental technologies • About 44% of FP7's budget directly related to sustainable development • 37% of topics support R&D funding for green technologies in the first three FP7 Work Programmes Eco-innovation in the Environment Programme 2010 • Activity 6.3. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES • Sub-activity 6.3.1 Indicative available budget: EUR 51.5 Million (including 5M€ for the Green Cars call and 7M€ for the Africa call) Sub-Activity 6.3.1 Environmental technologies • Area 6.3.1.1. Water • ENV.2010.3.1.1-1 Technologies and systems for urban water cycle services (CP-IP) • ENV.2010.3.1.1-2 Innovative system solutions for municipal sludge treatment and management (CP-FP) • ENV.2010.3.1.1-3 Decentralised water supply and sanitation technologies and systems for small communities and periurban areas (CP-FP, Africa Call) • ENV.2010.3.1.1-4 Water harvesting technologies in Africa (CP-FP, Africa Call) • Area 6.3.1.2. Soil • Not open in 2010 Sub-Activity 6.3.1 Environmental technologies • Area 6.3.1.3. Waste • ENV.2010.3.1.3-1 Innovative technologies and eco design recommendations for reuse and recycling of Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste, with a special focus on technologies for onsite solutions (CP-FP) • ENV.2010.3.1.3-2 Innovative technologies and system solutions for municipal solid waste management in densely populated cities (CP-FP “bottom-up”) • GC.ENV.2010.3.1.3-3 Materials, technologies and processes for sustainable automotive electrochemical storage applications (CP-FP) • Area 6.3.1.4. Clean Technologies • ENV.2010.3.1.4-1 Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control of industrial emissions in the Mediterranean region (CA) • ENV.2010.3.1.4-2 ERA-net on Eco-innovation (CA) Sub-Activity 6.3.1 Environmental technologies • Area 6.3.1.5. Built environment • ENV.2010.3.1.5-1 Resource efficient and urban friendly construction sites (CP-FP) • ENV.2010.3.1.5-2 Environmental technologies for brownfield regeneration (CP-FP) • Area 6.3.1.6. Marine environment • Not open in 2010 • Area 6.3.1.7 Air technologies • ENV.2010.3.1.7-1 Technologies for automated monitoring of air pollution in cities (CA) • Area 6.3.1.8 Technologies for climate • ENV.2010.3.1.8-1 Development of technologies for long-term carbon sequestration (CP-FP “bottom-up”) Sub-Activity 6.3.2 Protection, conservation and enhancement of cultural heritage, including human habitat • Area 6.3.2.1 Assessment and conservation in cultural heritage • ENV.2010.3.2.1-1 Non-destructive diagnosis technologies for the safe conservation of movable cultural assets (CP-FP) • Area 6.3.2.2 Not open in 2010 • Area 6.3.2.3 Not open in 2010 • Area 6.3.2.4 Fostering the integration of cultural heritage in urban and rural settings • EeB.ENV.2010.3.2.4-1 Compatible solutions for improving the energy efficiency of historic buildings in urban areas (CP-IP) Sub-Activity 6.3.3 Technology assessment, verification and testing • Area 6.3.3.1 Risk assessment of chemicals and alternative strategies for testing • ENV.2010.3.3.1-1 Reduction of the use of animals in ecotoxicological safety testing (CA) • Area 6.3.3.2 Technology Assessment • ENV.2010.3.3.2-1 Boosting Life Cycle Assessment use in SMEs: development of sectoral methods and tools (CP-FP) • Area 6.3.3.3 Environmental Technologies Verification and Testing • Not open in 2010 ERA-Net on Eco-Innovation ERA-Net: • Coordination of national or regional research programmes • MS agree and fund joint calls/joint activities • EU funding only for coordination • To develop and strengthen the coordination of public research programmes carried out at national or at regional level with a view to their mutual opening and the development and implementation of joint activities ERA-Net on Eco-Innovation ENV.2010.3.1.4-2 ERA-net on Eco-innovation Main objectives/expected outcomes • The coordination between MS should promote the coherent and consistent integration of “eco-innovation” concepts into the more traditional “innovation” research programs the adoption of common metrics for the ex-ante environmental assessment of each (eco)innovation based on life-cycle thinking a better technology transfer and take-up of technologies from the research shelves to the market • Joint calls should focus on selected lead markets of EU strategic interest in the eco-innovation area Workshop: Strengthening the role of R&D in boosting Eco-Innovation and Eco-efficiency • When: 13th November • Where: Brussels, Covent Garden Building A2, Auditorium 4/121 Place Rogier/Rogierplein, 16 Agenda: http://circa.europa.eu/Public/irc/rtd/wseco/ library Thank you for your attention! Serena Pontoglio DG RTD.I.3 [email protected] Further information http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/environment/home_en.html http://cordis.europa.eu/technology-platforms/home_en.html