1. Building up the knowledge base on the marine environment, notably on socio-economic aspects
WG ESA 12
9-10 March 2015

2. Knowledge base: the vision
Marginal benefit
Marginal cost
Source: Ecorys, based on NERI (1995) and EEA (1998)

3. Scenario building and modelling
Marginal benefit
Marginal cost
Benefits of measures
Source: Ecorys, based on NERI (1995) and EEA (1998)
Costs of measures

4. Marine modelling toolbox
Main actor: Joint Research Centre
Gradual build-up by issue and sea basin
Presentation at next MSCG meeting

5. Marine modeling toolbox
Possible initial approach:
Eutrophication (also in view of 7EAP nutrient assessment)
Mediterranean and one more sea basin (Black Sea?)
Consulting with Member States through CIS working group structure
Scenarios
Calbration against existing knowledge

6. Socio-economic aspects
Member State perspective: implementation of MSFD
Recommendation on Programme of measures, 2014
Background document summarising experiences with respect to economic analysis…, ESA/ /03
EU perspective:
New Commission: emphasis on better regulation
Providing comprehensive view
Informing EU-level discussion

7. Mission letter from President Juncker to Commissioner Vella
"Ensuring the sustainability of our environment, the preservation of our natural resources and the conservation of our marine biological resources are key policy objectives requiring action at all levels.
[…]
Protecting the environment and maintaining our competitiveness can go hand-in-hand, and environment policy also plays a key role in creating jobs and stimulating investment. This is why the “Green Growth” approach to environmental policy should be further developed as a way to promote a sustainable environmental framework, with environmental innovations which our industries can successfully implement and export. Likewise, the “Blue Growth” approach in the field of maritime affairs and fisheries should be further developed by mobilising emerging and innovative industries."

8. Socio-economic aspects
Large body of existing work
References in ESA/ /03
KnowSeas project …
Big remaining gaps in
Environmental data
Knowledge of ecosystem function
Conceptual approaches to ecosystem services, valuation of environmental quality
Economic data on measures

9. Economic data on measures
McKinsey: Version 2.1 of the Global Greenhouse Gas Abatement Cost Curve
Boston Consulting Group: Restoring Waters in the Baltic Sea Region
Commissioned by Zennström Philantropies

10. Maritime knowledge and the Blue Economy
Marine Knowledge 2020 – roadmap
SWD(2014) 149 final
Accompanying the document "Innovation in the Blue Economy - realising the potential of our seas and oceans for jobs and growth" {COM(2014) 254 final}
EMODnet
Further work to quantify the size of the maritime economy

11. Scoping study on a conceptual approach for addressing green growth potential for the marine economies
Tasks 6+7 of the study on Potential for stimulating growth in the water and marine sector.
ENV.F1/FRA/2010/0044
Ecorys, February 2014
Recommendations for mature sectors, growing sectors, and (pre)development sectors

12. Possible ideas to start the debate
> new large-scale EU level project (H2020) to pick up where previous projects have left off?
> Targeted approach: develop issue-specific valuation approaches?
> EU level economic advisory structure?

13. Next steps
Feedback – COM will come back to the group with a proposal to put into the CIS work programme