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Commission Communication COM(2005) 35 final “Winning the battle against climate change”

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

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Commission Communication COM(2005) 35 final “Winning the battle against climate change”

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  1. The Second European Climate Change ProgrammeWorking Group IECCP review Draft MandateStefaan VergoteDG 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.”

  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

  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 more info http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/climat/eccp.htm

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