The European Climate Change Programme ECCP II

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The European Climate Change ProgrammeECCP II

The role of Technology in Climate Change
Policy Stakeholders Meeting 24 Oct 2005
Angel Perez Sainz Head of Unit Energy Production
and Distribution Systems DG Research European
Commission
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OUTLINE

• Where are we ? Where do we want to go ?
• A huge potential for technology
• Actions underway Is there sufficient awareness,
  consistency ?
• Avenues for the future The role of ECCP

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CLIMATE CHANGE - POST 2012

• Communication from the EC
  (February 2005) Winning the
  Battle Against Global Climate Change
• Challenges More drastic GHG
  reductions will be needed
• max. 2C increase, max. 450
  ppmv,- 50 / 60 by 2050
• Participation Challenge Include all major
  emitters
• share of EU-25 in world GHG emissions will
  decline to lt10
• share of developing countries will expand to gt50
• Innovation Challenge
• Pulling technological change Stimulate markets
  to promote adoption of new technology
• Pushing technological change Invest in knowledge
  economy to give EU a competitive edge in a low
  carbon future
• Adaptation Challenge

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CLIMATE CHANGE - POST 2012

• Communication from the EC (February
  2005)
• Winning the Battle Against Global Climate Change
• Conclusions
• The inclusion of more policy areas
• widen scope of international action to cover all
  greenhouse gases and all sectors.
• Enhanced innovation to transform energy and
  transport systems
• optimal mix of technology push (RTD) and pull
  (Market Stimulation) instruments
• The continued use of market based and flexible
  instruments
• The inclusion of adaptation policies
• More resources need to be allocated in the EU to
  adapt effectively to climate change
• The broadening of participation
• Specific projects/ programmes with major emitting
  nations to improve energy efficiency or to
  promote development and adoption of low-carbon
  technologies

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CLIMATE CHANGE - POST 2012

• Communication from the EC (February 2005)
  Winning the Battle Against Global Climate
  Change
• EC recommendations for a post-2012 EU Climate
  Change Strategy NEXT STEPS
• Immediate and effective implementation of agreed
  policies
• Kyoto Protocol, ETAP, Energy Efficiency
  Initiative.
• Increased public awareness
• More and better focused research
• increased EU funding under the 7th Framework
  Programme
• Stronger co-operation with third countries
• technology transfer, scientific RD cooperation
• European Climate Change Programme in 2005
• energy efficiency,
• RES,
• the transport sector

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Some issues and facts

• The Energy system is complex
• Debate by policy drivers, climate change, but
  also security of supply, growth and
  competitiveness
• Greenhouse gases and the energy system
• Sectoral approaches useful, but need to address
  the whole energy system
• Interaction between sources, carriers, and
  conversion must also be reflected in RTD
  programmes
• Energy efficiency and energy savings Energy
  policy and Technology policy

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Development vs. Deployment
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Technology Development vs. Deployment

• Factors to consider
• Technology push vs. Market pull
• Competition factors level playing field
• Internalisation of external costs
• High cost, long life of energy infrastructures

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Introduction to the WedgesRef. R.
Socolow-Princeton University
The Stabilization Triangle
Billions of tons of carbon per year
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Projected emissions
Stabilization triangle
Interim goal
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Flat path
Historical emissions
Tougher targets
1.9
year
0
1955
2005
2055
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Wedges
Cutting the Stabilization Triangle in Wedges
One wedge is 750/2 175 GtC
7 1 GtC

Projected emissions
Flat path
50 years
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A huge potential for technology( but obstacles
are also huge)
Energy technology developed in the Framework
programmes is all climate friendly
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A great variety of initiatives underway

• Both at the European and International level
• RTD Framework programmes and Competitiveness and
  Innovation Programme (CIP)
• The United Nations Development Programme Energy
  for sustainable development
• A number of initiatives for facilitating
  financing and investment in low carbon
  technologies

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A great variety of initiatives underway

• Need for awareness and coordination
• Need for a more coherent strategy on technology
  policy for climate change

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Winning the battle Next steps

• Recognise the role of technology
• Identify the interactions between policy
  measures, particularly those where technology has
  a central role
• A Climate change Technology Strategy and Policy

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Role of ECCP

• Establish a working group (including public and
  private stakeholders) to
• Discuss and clarify issues and
• Review and analyse initiatives underway
• Assess  strategies  in relevant major partners
• Recommend a way forward to the EC/EU