Session 2 - EaPGREEN Green Policy Planning by Nina Schneider, UN Environment
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Session 2 - EaPGREEN Green Policy Planning by Nina Schneider, UN Environment
- 1. Greening Economies in the Eastern Neighbourhood: From Commitment to Results Final Conference of the EaP GREEN Project December 2017, Brussels Ms. Nina Schneider, UN Environment E-mail: Nina.Schneider@un.org
- 2. National level coordination Making the case for a Green Economy Green Economy Policy Development Regional exchanges and awareness raising 1 2 3 4 | Green Economy Policy Planning
- 3. | Green Economy Policy Planning 1. National level Coordination Establishment of inter-ministerial Working Groups and national coordination 2. Green Economy Modeling Analyses Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine 3. Green Economy Policy Development National Action Plans and Strategies Belarus, Moldova, Georgia
- 4. |Green Economy Policy Planning Cumulative savings Ukraine Annual net savings Belarus Organic Agriculture Moldova CO2 Emission Reduction Ukraine Job creation Georgia $21 billion Resulting from energy efficiency investments of $12.3 billion (2015- 2030) 4.7% Unemployment expected to reduce through GE policy implementation (2018-2040)* $1.4 billion Under the GE scenarios in the energy sector vs. BAU scenario (2015-2040) 18% By 2030 through energy efficiency and renewable energy investments compared to BAU 17.5% Higher net returns by 2030 compared to BAU, even if yields were 30% lower *Preliminary result from (draft) Green Economy modeling study for Georgia, Nov 2017
- 5. | Green Economy Policy Planning Regional Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) Policies and Initiatives Review Regional and National Media Workshops and awareness raising conferences
- 6. | Green Economy Policy Planning Azerbaijan commits to implement and report on the environmental dimensions of SDGs Belarus commits to implement the national GE Action Plan; develop green urban public transport; develop a law on Organic Agriculture; provide information on Eco Labelling; and develop EMS certification Georgia commits to develop a Green Growth Strategy; develop an Education for Sustainable Development Strategy and Action Plan; promote greening SMEs and RECP; and develop an EPR Policy The Republic of Moldova commits to coordinate Green Economy promotion; greening SMEs; promote energy efficiency; and promote organic agriculture and RECP Ukraine commits to develop a Roadmap for the development of SPP policy; develop an Action Plan on introducing RECP into relevant sectors; and develop a Low Carbon Development Strategy Mobilization of Green Economy Action at regional level
Editor's Notes
- Brief overview of the elements that we have addressed under the “strategic policy setting” component
- At the core of GE transition: inter-ministerial and cross sectoral coordination Following a number of national inter-ministerial workshops, UNEP promoted and supported the establishment of inter-ministerial coordination bodies, which were established in Moldova and Georgia and inter-ministerial expert groups were formed in Belarus and Ukraine. To further support the shift to a green economy transition through national policy planning and to help raise political understanding and awareness on the concrete national opportunities for countries to start make this shift, UN Environment in cooperation with national partners, developed sectoral simulation analyses. These analyses were carried out in Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova and most recently in Georgia to showcase the economic, environmental and social impacts of certain green economy policy decisions in priority sectors vs. a business as usual scenario and against nationally determined targets. Based on the results of the studies, policy recommendations have been formulated in support of more coherent national policy planning. Belarus and Moldova have successfully developed National Green Economy Action Plans and Georgia’s development of a national GG strategy is underway.
- Across the board, the results from the economic analyses show that despite often high upfront investment cost, there is good news! Belarus: Based on the above calculations, it is possible to estimate the net returns on investment in the electricity sector, including both energy efficiency and renewable energy investments under the GE (fav) scenario. Total annual net investment is calculated as renewable energy investments, energy efficiency investments and operation costs minus avoided fossil fuel capacity expansion costs and savings on fuel (for power generation only) and electricity consumption. The results of this calculation reveal that a significant upfront investment is required in the first years of policy implementation, and that added value and avoided costs result in positive and increasing returns (Figure 7). In particular, the net economy-wide annual cash flow would be higher than BAU from year 2022 and would become positive from year 2031 (Figure 6 and Figure7). In 2040, net revenues under the GE (fav) scenario would amount to approximately US$ 3.7 billion or US$ 25.2 billion cumulatively between 2015 and 2040. Compared to the BAU scenarios, which do not show positive returns in the electricity sector, gains under the GE scenarios are much higher. While average net expenditures of US$ 1.4 billion per year are incurred under BAU net savings of US$ 35.5 million per year in the same period are generated under the GE scenarios, implying an annual net saving of approximately US$ 1.4 billion.
- At regional level, a review of SCP policies and initiatives among 6 EaP countries was carried out to take stock of existing sustainable consumption and production policy frameworks and identify gaps. Regional and national awareness events, like the regional conference on SCP with exhibitions of companies in Georgia, or the regional journalist training to help reporters better capture green economy story telling, have been carried out
- At regional level momentum is growing for the green economy transition. Three of the EaP countries were members of the green economy expert group that helped develop the Batumi Initiative on Green Economy; and five EaP countries committed to take concrete actions under the BIG-E initiative