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Research and Innovation


Circular Economy

Luisa Prista Head of Unit Eco-innovation EU Commission, DG RTD Lisbon 19.4.2016

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OVERVIEW

• THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY PACKAGE

• THE ROLE of RESEARCH and INNOVATION

• OPPORTUNITIES for RTD&I in HORIZON 2020 (in the afternoon )


2015 Circular Economy Package Background

• In July 2014, the EC adopted a Circular Economy

Package

• Communication "Towards a circular economy: a zero waste programme for Europe" + legislative proposal introducing new waste recycling targets

but…

• package was focused on waste, without exploiting synergies with other policies and without addressing the whole value chain

• specific reality of each country not addressed

this is why…

• In February 2015, EC withdrew the proposal

• In December 2015, the EC adopted a new and more ambitious Circular Economy Package

2015 Circular Economy Package

• ACTION PLAN focusing on concrete measures

• ANNEX with actions • REVISED LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL

on WASTE

• beyond waste -> whole 'Circle' • interdependencies across value chain • focus on barriers to circular economy

that can be addressed at EU level


Circular Economy Package Adopted on 2 December 2015

One of main challenges of our time !

• Political initiative, systemic, ambitious (but effective) for the environment, economy and society

• Supports economic competitiveness and resilience, decrease environmental pressure, creates jobs, improves social cohesion

• Stimulates innovation • Innovation accelerates the transition • Industrial modernization • Adopts news concepts, new models • Creates new business opportunities,

stimulate investments

…a new societal revolution

Circular Economy Package Strong alignment with Commission's 10 new

policy areas and Junker's Agenda

• New boost for Jobs, Growth & Investment

• A connected Digital Single Market

• A resilient Energy Union with a

forward-looking Climate Change policy

• Deeper & fairer Internal market with a strong Industrial base Internal

• A Stronger Global Actor

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effectively ambitious

Synergies between ENVIRONMENT & BUSINESS AGENDAS

Preserve resources while creating business opportunities

Closer links to other key EU priorities: climate & energy, jobs & growth, investment, innovation, social, industrial competitiveness…

Propose concrete and ambitious ACTION, EU ADDEAD VALUE

e.g. long-term signals on waste management; internal market; barriers linked to existing legislation; enforcement issues


• Growth and job creation – Up to +7% GDP

• Up to 600 billion savings – 8% of annual turnover for business in the EU

• Possible 170 000 direct jobs in waste management sectors created by 2035

• Improving competitiveness and security of supply

• Economic and environmental resilience

• Inducing innovation

• Reduction of marine litter of around 25% by 2035

• Reduction of 500 million tons of GHG between 2015 and 2035


Based on evidence



Action Plan Communication

List of Follow-up Initiatives (Annex)

Legislative proposals on waste


KEY ELEMENTS of CE PACKAGE

• Revised legislative package on WASTE

• A common EU target for recycling 65% of municipal waste by 2030

• A common EU target for recycling 75% of packaging waste by 2030

• A binding landfill target to reduce landfill to maximum of 10% of all waste by 2030

• A ban on landfilling of separately collected waste

• Simplified and improved definitions and harmonised calculation methods for recycling rates throughout the EU

• Concrete measures to promote re-use and stimulate industrial symbiosis –turning one industry's by-product into another industry's raw material

• Economic incentives for producers to put greener products on the market and support recovery and recycling schemes (e.g. for packaging, batteries, electric and electronic equipment, vehicles).

• etc

Legislative Proposals

on Waste


KEY ELEMENTS of the CE package

• ACTION PLAN on the CE (Communication)

mandate for this Commission's term of office

concrete actions covering the whole cycle

covering value chain

specific sectorial actions

Horizontal measures

Action Plan

Communication


Circular Economy Package Structure

Production

Consumption

Waste Management

Secondary raw materials

Innovation &

Investment

Plastics Food waste

Critical Raw Materials

Construction & Demolition

Biomass & bio-based products


Circular Economy KEY ACTIONS

Funding of over €650 million under Horizon 2020 and €5.5 billion under the structural funds

Actions to reduce food waste including a common measurement methodology, improved date marking, and tools to meet the global Sustainable Development Goal to halve food waste by 2030

Development of quality standards for secondary raw materials to increase the confidence of operators in the single market

Measures in the Ecodesign working plan for 2015-2017 to promote reparability, durability and recyclability of products, in addition to energy efficiency

A revised Regulation on fertilisers, to facilitate the recognition of organic and waste-based fertilisers in the single market and support the role of bio-nutrients

A strategy on plastics in the circular economy, addressing issues of recyclability, biodegradability, the presence of hazardous substances in plastics, and the Sustainable Development Goals target for significantly reducing marine litter

A series of actions on water reuse including a legislative proposal on minimum requirements for the reuse of wastewater


What about Research and Innovation?

Circular Economy is about Change, and about Innovation requires RTD&I investments, multi-stakeholder involvement and an enabling framework


towards a GLOBAL IMPACT in Circular Economy

FUNDING instruments

Enabling FRAMEWORK

RESEARCH and INNOVATION

STAKEHOLDERS involvement


Research and Innovation Role in CE

Leading in the Enabling factors, including innovation and investments

FUNDING Research and Innovation

DEMONSTRATING the opportunities for moving towards a circular economy investing in large scale innovation projects with a strong industrial participation in the Focus Area "Industry 2020 in the Circular Economy"

Addressing ALL TYPE of INNOVATION: technological, social, organisational innovation

BIOECONOMY STRATEGY: promoting the sustainable use of biological resources and waste streams, applying the cascading principle to the use of biomass

REGULATORY INNOVATION: addressing regulatory barriers to innovation that hinder the development or uptake of circular economy activities or business models, through the implementation of Innovation Deals

supporting FINANCING TOOLS and ADVISORY SERVICES through InnovFin, in cooperation with EIB and Horizon 2020

Capitalise on SDGs for promoting international R&I cooperation


Research and Innovation Role in CE FUNDING RESEARCH AND INNOVATION



DEMONSTRATING the CE OPPORTUNITIES



ADDRESSING ALL TYPE of INNOVATION:



REGULATORY INNOVATION



supporting FINANCING TOOLS and ADVISORY SERVICES


CONCLUSION

• Concrete and ambitious EU mandate to support the transition to Circular Economy

• Broader commitment by MS, regions, cities all stakeholders is necessary

• The right environment for innovation and investment in RTD&I is set

• Dedicated actions for SMEs

• A dedicated Platform will be launched to enable exchanges of technologies and experiences and best pratices, making use of existing sources


Thank you

• Circular Economy Package http://ec.europa.eu/environment/circular-economy/index_en.htm

• DG Research & Innovation – Environment http://ec.europa.eu/research/environment/index_en.cfm

• INNOVATION DEALS – DG RTD

http://ec.europa.eu/research/innovation-deals/index.cfm

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/circular-economy/index_en.htm






http://ec.europa.eu/research/environment/index_en.cfm








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