European Environment Agency Climate Change and the Road to Copenhagen 21/09/2009

European Environment Agency

Climate Change and the Road to Copenhagen

21/09/2009

The EEA mission The European Environment Agency is the EU body dedicated to providing sound, independent information on the environment We are a main information source for those involved in developing, adopting, implementing and evaluating environmental policy, and also the general public The Agency is in operation in Copenhagen since 1994 and has a staff of 186 people

The EEA is... An independent information provider An analyst and assessor Building bridges between science and policy Dependent upon strong networks to carry out its work ...to support policy processes and inform the public

An independent information provider

An analyst and assessor

Building bridges between science and policy

Dependent upon strong networks to carry out its work

...to support policy processes and inform the public

What is our mandate? To provide European decision makers and citizens with access to timely and relevant information and knowledge in order to provide a sound basis for environmental policies help answer their questions about the environment in their daily lives ensure that environmental thinking and education is brought into the mainstream of decision-making

To provide European decision makers and citizens

with access to timely and relevant information and

knowledge in order to

provide a sound basis for environmental policies

help answer their questions about the environment in their daily lives

ensure that environmental thinking and education is brought into the mainstream of decision-making

What are our objectives? Play a key role in the development and implementation of European environment policies and monitor their effectiveness Undertake integrated environmental assessments and analyses Provide access - through the Shared Environmental Information System - SEIS - and the Environmental Data Centres - to updated information and data

Play a key role in the development and implementation of European environment policies and monitor their effectiveness

Undertake integrated environmental assessments and analyses

Provide access - through the Shared Environmental Information System - SEIS - and the Environmental Data Centres - to updated information and data

EEA member and collaborating countries Member countries Collaborating countries

How does the EEA reach its objectives ? By providing a wide range of information and assessments of The state and trends of the environment Pressures on the environment and the driving forces behind them Environmental policies and their effectiveness Outlooks and scenarios

By providing a wide range of information and

assessments of

The state and trends of the environment

Pressures on the environment and the driving forces behind them

Environmental policies and their effectiveness

Outlooks and scenarios

Who are EEA’s clients ? Institutions and governments European Commission, Parliament, Council, EEA member countries Policy influencers NGOs, business, media, advisory groups, scientists, debaters General public

Institutions and governments

European Commission, Parliament, Council, EEA member countries

Policy influencers

NGOs, business, media, advisory groups, scientists, debaters

General public

Expected Climate Risks in Europe

1. EU emissions falling for third consecutive year Source: EEA. Source: EEA.

In 2008 EU was halfway to its 2020 emission target Total GHG emissions (+ bunkers) EEA estimate 2008 2020 targets (– 20 % / – 30 %) EU ETS EEA estimate for 2008

4. Much lower emissions from households, international transport still growing Source: EEA.

Greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (CO2 equivalents) and Kyoto Protocol targets for 2008–12

2007 2008 2009 2010 COP 12 Nairobi COP 13 Bali COP 14 Poznan COP 15 Copenhagen COP16 Science IPCC AR4 FIN GER PORT ESP FRA SWE CZ SLO BEL G20 Gleneagles Plan of Action G8 GER G8 JAP G8 ITA The Roads to Copenhagen Convention Dialogue New targets for industrialised countries under the Kyoto Protocol (Art 3.9) (Montreal 2005………. AWGLCA (Bali 2007…..) 2 nd Review of KP(Art 9) International Agreement? 1 st Rev KP

General Ad-hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action Set up in Bali 2007 Is mandated to launch a process to enable the full, sustained implementation of the Convention Work must be completed by COP15 in Copenhagen 2009 Starting point: key elements of the Bali Action Plan A shared vision for long –term cooperative action Mitigation Adaptation Technology and finance AWGLCA (Bali+….)

General

Ad-hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action

Set up in Bali 2007

Is mandated to launch a process to enable the full, sustained implementation of the Convention

Work must be completed by COP15 in Copenhagen 2009

Starting point: key elements of the Bali Action Plan

A shared vision for long –term cooperative action

Mitigation

Adaptation

Technology and finance

EU position: developed countries Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by between 25 and 40 % by 2020 compared to 1990 levels, through domestic and international efforts, Transform their economies over the coming decades in order collectively to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 80 to 95 % by 2050 compared to 1990 levels

Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by between 25 and 40 % by 2020 compared to 1990 levels, through domestic and international efforts,

Transform their economies over the coming decades in order collectively to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 80 to 95 % by 2050 compared to 1990 levels

Climate Change and its Impacts Greenhouse effect – natural atmospheric process Massive exploitation of fossil fuels = increased concentrations of greenhouse gases Climate action and renewable energy package – the EU 2°C target Climate change impacts – biggest threat for most vulnerable developing countries

Greenhouse effect – natural atmospheric process

Massive exploitation of fossil fuels = increased concentrations of greenhouse gases

Climate action and renewable energy package – the EU 2°C target

Climate change impacts – biggest threat for most vulnerable developing countries