green gains for DG Res 301014

Green Gains | Aldert Hanemaaijer | 30
October 2014
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Green Gains
In search of opportunities
for the Dutch economy

Ambition Dutch Cabinet
 Pm citaat juncker
Green Gains | Aldert Hanemaaijer | 30 October 20142
The innovative power of industry,
research institutions and the
government will be optimal focused
on the transition to a sustainable
economy and green growth, partly
with a view to enhancing the
competitiveness of the Dutch
economy.

1. Greening the economy is
necessary
2. The Netherlands is
vulnerable
3. Germany and Denmark
are ahead
4. There are opportunities
5. Innovation and export
central
6. Green innovation
essential

We face a major transition

The Dutch economy is resource intensive

Green innovation
lags behind

In the Netherlands
only few sectors
are strong in
green innovation
and hold a strong
export position

Germany and Denmark
have more sectors that
are better positioned to
profit from green growth

Relative low share
of green in exports
for the Netherlands

Lessons from other countries
 Other countries:
 Have started earlier
 Putting heavier on greening or Focus more on greening
– Dui and Den: higher share of R & D and focused on greening
 Have long-term goals
 Make explicit choices based on their strengths
– Made in Germany as the basis for green high tech

Lessons from other countries: examples
 More than 20 years of active and stable incentives for
renewable energy
 Government helps SMEs active in innovation
and entering international markets
 Good establishment of institutions greening, such as the
Green Investment Bank
 It’s about learning, not copying!

There are chances: look more cross-sectoral
 Biobased economy
 Sustainable built environment
 Circular economy

Opportunities
biobased economy
in the Netherlands
 Strong knowledge
in biotech and food
 Strong agro and
chemical sector
 Good infrastructure
and logistics

Opportunities NL in
the built environment
• Strong knowledge in
energy and lightning
• Energy saving
• High denities
• Little innovation in
construction sector
• Innovative architects

Opportunities NL
for a circular economy
 Waste collection
and recycling
 Knowledge on the
logistical system
 7 billion to gain with CE
for Dutch economy

Cleantech companies
are not divided evenly
in the Netherlands
But are highly clustered
in the North and South
wings of the Randstad
and in Brabant

Green economy is more then clean technology

Different tracks to strenghten green competitiveness

Divers for business to green
 Increasing raw material prices
 New markets for green products
 Licence to operate

What’s hindering business to green
 Unstable policy
 Too few price incentives
 Regulatory barriers
 Level playing field; laggards slow down leaders
 Lackm of suitable funding for slows green innovation
 SMEs often lacks business experience, knowledge of the
market and critical mass

Dutch entrepreneurship
 Bla

Policy options to improve innovation in NL
Besides pricing and dynamic regulation:
Stable long term policy
– Succesfull Dutch policy on water and waste
Improve etrepreneurship
Market creation: innovative procurement
Green deals
Mobilising resources for finance

Strong green growth innovation policy necessary
 Focus Dutch innovation
policy more on green
 Create more mass
– R&D and market creation
 More focus on challengers
– SMEs and radical innovation
 Better reflect dynamics
of innovation clusters

Possible implications for EU
 Role EU in the world.. Pm afmaken
 Link met RE strategy and Horizon 2020
 Not everybody can be a winner on every topic
 Help to find out what teh opportunities are
 Thank you for your attention!
 Aldert.Hanemaaijer@pbl.nl

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