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

2. 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
Objectives
policies and measures complementary to the efforts of the Member States

3. Actual and projected progress of the “EU bubble”

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

5. 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
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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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.

9. 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

10. 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.

11. Thank you for your attention
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