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THE EU SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (SDS)

THE EU SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (SDS). Timo Mäkelä Director of Directorate G Sustainable Development and Integration DG Environment European Commission. OVERVIEW. 1. WHAT IS THE EU SDS? Policy context SDS related documents / strategies 2. AIMS OF THE EU SDS?

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THE EU SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (SDS)

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  1. THE EU SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (SDS) Timo Mäkelä Director of Directorate G Sustainable Development and Integration DG Environment European Commission

  2. OVERVIEW 1. WHAT IS THE EU SDS? • Policy context • SDS related documents / strategies 2. AIMS OF THE EU SDS? 3. WHAT IS THE CURRENT SITUATION? • Indicators, trends 4. WHAT ARE THE FUTURE CHALLENGES? • Commission’s intentions, SDS review • What can MS do? EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004

  3. 1. WHAT IS THE EU SDS? • Not a single document • Result of a multi-layer process • RELEVANTPOLICIES EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004

  4. LISBON STRATEGY SOCIAL ECONOMIC LISBON STRATEGY INTEGRATION POLICY CONTEXT EXT. - GLOBAL INTERNAL - EU EXTERNAL. 6th EAP ENV. SDS STRATEGY EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004

  5. 2. AIMS OF THE EU SDS • Overall aim: Brundtland definition INTERNAL – COM (2001) 264 + Gothenburg conclusions • ADDRESSING UNSUSTAINABLE TRENDS IN 6 PRIORITY AREAS • Climate change 4. Sustainable transport • Public health 5.Aging population • Natural resources 6. Social exclusion • NEW APPROACH TO POLICY MAKING • Increase policy coherence • Increase public participation • Science based / knowledge based approach EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004

  6. AIMS OF THE EU SDS EXTERNAL –COM (2002) 82 + WSSD plan of implementation • Halve no. in extreme poverty • Halve the no. lacking access to water + sanitation • 10 year frameworks for sustainable consumption and production • Reduce rate of loss of biodiversity • Increase substantially global share of renewableenergy • Restore fish stocks • Sustainable use of chemicals EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004

  7. 3. CURRENT SITUATION WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED? • PRIORITY AREAS • Climate change: Ratification of Kyoto, Emission trading, Energy taxation Directive • Health: REACH proposal • Resources: IPP, CAP and CFP reforms, Natural 2000 • Transport: Bio fuels Directive, Marco Polo programme (modal shift) B. NEW APPROACH TO POLICY MAKING • Introduction of Impact Assessment (43 in 2003) • Sectoral integration (Cardiff process) - CAP and CFP reforms • 7 Thematic Strategies (6th EAP): integrated and participatory approach • Aarhus - transparency EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004

  8. GHG EMISSIONS ? EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004

  9. ELECTRICITY FROM RENEWABLES X EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004

  10. FISHERIES X EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004

  11. BIODIVERSITY - BIRDS ? EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004

  12. ORGANIC FARMING  EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004

  13. TRANSPORT X EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004

  14. AIR EMISSIONS  EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004

  15. CURRENT SITUATION SUMMARY OF CURRENT SITUATION… • UNSUSTAINABLE TRENDS ARE NOT REVERSED • INSTRUMENTS FOR POLICY COHERENCE STILL NEED TO DELIVER • Slow progress in Cardiff integration process • Insufficient vertical integration of national, EU and international strategies SUBSTANTIAL EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE BUT PROGRESS STILL INSUFFICIENT EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004

  16. 4. FUTURE CHALLENGES • CHANGING POLITICAL CIRCUMSTANCES • Recent focus on growth and competitiveness • ENLARGEMENT • Cohesion + Structural funds • KEEP ENVIRONMENT HIGH ON THE AGENDA (LISBON VS SDS / GOTHENBURG) • Recent focus on growth and Competitiveness • TAKE A POSITIVE APPROACH • Win-Win, Environmental Technologies EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004

  17. FUTURE CHALLENGES REVIEW OF EU STRATEGY IN 2004… • PROGRESS IN 6 PRIORITY AREAS • Have others emerged? 2.WHAT IS THE DELIVERY GAP? • What has been achieved compared to original objectives? 3. IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES: • success of impact assessment, stakeholder consultation, synergies with national SDS, trade-offs made. 4. THE CONSEQUENCES OF ENLARGEMENT 5. INTEGRATION OF INTERNAL + EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004

  18. WHAT MEMBER STATES CAN DO • Develop integrated National Sustainable Development Strategies (NSDS) • Increase ownership of NSDS by greater public participation • Push for institutional and procedural reforms to increase policy coherence • Share good practices with other Member States • Develop vertical links with between local, regional and EU SD strategies • Support an ambitious review of EU SDS in 2004 EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004

  19. COMMISSION TIMETABLE EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004

  20. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTIONtimo.makela@cec.eu.int

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