European Commission ECCP II WG 1: ECCP Review

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European Commission ECCP II WG 1 ECCP Review

• Christian Egenhofer
• Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
• Brussels

European Commission Brussels, 24 October 2005
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review the implementation of climate-related
EU-wide policies and measures
Draft Mandate

• to assess their implementation in Member
  States- to assess actual and projected
  emissions reduction- to discuss the further
  development of EU climate change policies to
  achieve obligations under the Kyoto Protocol,
  and beyond

Report by March 2006
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Sectors
- Energy supply - Energy demand - Transport
measures - Other gases - Agriculture forestry
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Straightforward Tasks ?
1. ? GHG emissions trends by sector2. ?
Evaluate implementation of the conclusions and
recommendations of ECCP I achievements of
commitments ECCP I5. ? Develop conclusions and
recommendations
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More Tasks

• evaluate the concrete implementation in the
  Member States of European wide policies and
  measures and the actual and projected emission
  reductions resulting from it, as compared to the
  ex-ante analysis in the ECCP, its contribution in
  meeting Kyoto commitments, and identifying best
  practice, evaluating cost-effectiveness, impacts
  on the sectors concerned and specific gaps.

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More Tasks

• 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
  agenda.

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Comments
1. Best-practice
Compare Member States experiences but how
to ensure that Member States learn from each
other?EU is full of examples where
best-practice remains lip service!
What about best-practices group?
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2. Clarify overall consistency between
- different EU climate change and environmental
policies ?- EU climate/environmental and other
(economic, foreign, development, trade etc.)
policies ?- EU and member state policies ?-
long short-term policies ?- domestic and
international ?
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3. First commitment period versus long-term
Different set of policies for short and long-term
policies
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4. Effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and Lisbon
agenda
Cost-benefit analysis ?
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5. Final comments

• How to involve economic consumer interests?-
  How to involve SMEs?- Co-ordination and mutual
  strengthening of ECCP with other processes? -
  Set up Study Panel to examine studies
  (methodologies), e.g. REACH

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