The Second European Climate Change Programme Working Group I ECCP review Draft Mandate Stefaan Vergote DG Environment, Climate Change & Energy Unit

Commission Communication COM(2005) 35 final “Winning the battle against climate change” RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EU CLIMATE POLICIES: THE NEXT STEPS “A new phase of the European Climate Change Programme in 2005: The Commission will review progress and explore new actions to systematically exploit cost effective emission reduction options in synergy with the Lisbon strategy.” Let’s first go back to Kyoto. The EC response to the Kyoto agreement is the European Climate Change Program that was launched in March 2000. Objectives policies and measures complementary to the efforts of the Member States

Actual and projected progress of the “EU bubble”

How far away from the Kyoto target were EU Member States in 2002?

Most important measures : stage of implementation Reduction potential (Mt CO2-eq.) EU-15, 2010 Entry into force Starting to deliver EU emission trading scheme - 2003 2005 Link JI/CDM to emission trading 2004 2005/2008 Dir. on the promotion of RES-E 100-125 2001 Dir. on the promotion of CHP 65 2006 EuP Directive Energy labelling directives 20 1992 1993 Dir. on energy performance of buildings 35-45 Dir. on the promotion of transport bio-fuels 35-40 ACEA voluntary agreement 75-80 1998 1999 Fuorinated gasses 21-23 Landfill directive 41 2000

ECCP review : general objective to review the implementation of climate change related EU-wide polices and measures, to assess their concrete implementation in the Member States, to assess the resulting actual and projected emission reductions, and on the basis of this analysis, to discuss the further development of EU climate change policies to achieve the EU’s and Member States’ obligations under the Kyoto Protocol, and beyond

5 topics Energy supply measures Energy demand measures, Transport measures Other gases in industrial, energy and waste (methane, N20 and fluorinated gases) Agriculture and forestry

Key issues Assessment of the trends in GHG emissions for the specific sector To evaluate the implementation of the recommendations of ECCP I Working Groups and the achievement of the commitments taken by the EC To evaluate the concrete implementation in the MS (actual and projected emission reductions, identifying best practice, evaluating cost-effectiveness, impacts on the sectors concerned and specific gaps.) To evaluate the progress in terms of the development of EU climate policy and consider issues in relation to the overall consistency, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of future EU wide climate policy in synergy with the Lisbon strategy To develop conclusions and recommendations.

Working method Topical groups Balanced representation of stakeholders (MS experts, representatives of business sectors, NGO representatives, academic experts and Commission) final report based on the activities and conclusions of the topical groups, prepared by the chairman

Policy deliverable The Working Group should aim to deliver a report by March 2006. Taking into account the report of the Working Group, the Commission will present a policy paper on the review of the ECCP to be discussed under the Austrian Presidency.

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