Transcript Integrating CC mitigation into sustainable development Jürgen Lefevere International and Institutional Coordinator Climate, Ozone and Energy Unit Environment Directorate General European Commission Brussels, Belgium European Commission: DG Environment.

Integrating CC mitigation into sustainable
development
Jürgen Lefevere
International and Institutional Coordinator
Climate, Ozone and Energy Unit
Environment Directorate General
European Commission
Brussels, Belgium
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Overview
Key components for integrating CC
mitigation into sustainable development
Policy & policy strategy
 Institutions & dialogue
 Public awareness
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Policy & policy strategy
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European Climate Change Programme
(ECCP)
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Objectives
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Major Milestones
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Identify and develop cost effective elements of EU strategy to
meet our Kyoto target & reduce emissions post-2012
Launch March 2000
2nd phase started on 24 October 2005 (working groups on
review, aviation, transport, adaptation and carbon capture and
storage)
Major Achievements
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EU Measures currently “in implementation”: 276 - 316 Mt
CO2eq./year
Almost 40 new policies and measures implemented, more in
pipeline
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The EU’s post-2012 strategy
“Winning the Battle against Global Climate Change”
9 February 2005
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Build on Kyoto – using its
successful elements, including flex.
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Broaden participation
Include more sectors and all gases
Deploy and develop technologies
Adapt to the effects of residual
climate change
Environment & European Council Conclusions
March 2005, October 2005 and March 2006
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Integrating CC and Development
EU Strategy and Action Plan on Climate Change
and Development (Nov 2004)
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Four strategic priorities, translated into
specific actions and sub-actions:
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Raising the policy profile of climate change
Support for adaptation to climate change
Support for mitigation and low greenhouse gas
development paths
Capacity development.
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Institutions and dialogue
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EU Institutions & dialogue
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European Commission
Climate Change Inter-service Group
Climate Change and External Relations Inter-service Group
…….informal dialogue and good contacts between services
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Council
European Council, integration in other Council formations
(Agriculture, Competitiveness, Energy, Development)
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Stakeholder dialogues
European Climate Change Programme
Action on Climate Change Post-2012
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Public Awareness
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Public Awareness Campaigns
Green Week 2005
 New 4.5 million € CHANGE campaign to
be started in mid-2006
(Saatchi&Partners), focus on contribution
individuals to solving CC, material made
available free of charge for others to use
 European Mobility Week 2006
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Conclusions
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Conclusions
Vital drivers for integration
 Public awareness
 High-level political attention
 Knowledge of impacts of climate change
 Knowledge of opportunities of climate
change
 Policy tools that integrate climate change
into business decisions – emissions trading
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