the eu sustainable development strategy (sds)
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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? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
THE EU SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (SDS)
Timo MäkeläDirector of Directorate G
Sustainable Development and Integration DG Environment
European Commission
EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004
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?
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1. WHAT IS THE EU SDS?
– Not a single document
– Result of a multi-layer process
• RELEVANT POLICIES
BEFORE•Cardiff (1998) environment integration•Lisbon (2000) social and economic objectives to 2010
THE SDS•Gothenburg (2001) •Commission COM (2001) 264 (internal)
AFTER•Commission COM (2002) 82 (external)•WSSD Johannesburg (2002)•Monterrey, Doha
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6th EAP
ENV.
INTEGRATION
SOCIAL ECONOMIC
LISBON STRATEGYLISBON STRATEGY
POLICY CONTEXT
INTERNAL - EUEXT. - GLOBAL
EXTERNAL.
SDS STRATEGYSDS STRATEGY
LISBON STRATEGYLISBON STRATEGY
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2. AIMS OF THE EU SDS
• Overall aim: Brundtland definition
INTERNAL – COM (2001) 264 + Gothenburg conclusions
A. ADDRESSING UNSUSTAINABLE TRENDS IN 6 PRIORITY AREAS1. Climate change 4. Sustainable
transport2. Public health 5. Aging population3. Natural resources 6. Social exclusion
B. 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
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
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3. CURRENT SITUATION
WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED?
A. 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
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GHG EMISSIONS
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-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
Inde
x (1
990=
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Kyoto Target?
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15
20
25
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XELECTRICITY FROM RENEWABLES
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Catches outside safe
limits
Catches within safe
limits
40% 60 %
FISHERIES
X
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-40
-30
-20
-10
0
10
20
30
1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005
Ind
ex
(1
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0) Woodland birds
Farmland birds
Wetland birds
BIODIVERSITY - BIRDS
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3
4
5
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7
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Member States' own target range
ORGANIC FARMING
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120
140
160
180
200
220
240
1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005
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Sulphur dioxide (SO2)
Nitrogen oxides (NOX)
NOX target
SO2 target
AIR EMISSIONS
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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
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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
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FUTURE CHALLENGES
REVIEW OF EU STRATEGY IN 2004…
1. 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
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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
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COMMISSION TIMETABLE
April 2004 Paper on Cardiff process
April 2004 Paper on Review of National SDS
Summer 2004 Consultation paper on EU SDS review
October 2004 2nd Environment Policy Review
November 2004 SDS review
Spring 2005 Mid-term review of Lisbon strategy
