From growth paradigm to sustainable development paradigm
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Presentation at the “Change the European Economic Model, For the Many” Progressive Society Conference, 5 September 2018, European Parliament
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- 1. www.ieep.eu @IEEP_eu From growth paradigm to sustainable development paradigm: A view from IEEP Marianne Kettunen Lead of Programme (Global Challenges and SDGs) “Change the European Economic Model, For the Many” Progressive Society Conference 5 September 2018 European Parliament
- 2. www.ieep.eu @IEEP_eu “Sustainable Development Goals are disruptive. They imply a radical departure from business as usual … “ UNEP (2017)
- 3. www.ieep.eu @IEEP_eu Do EU sectoral policies require a re-think? • YES. • The EU SDG process has so far focused on technical aspects of implementation (e.g. indicator framework) rather than ensuring buy-in and sectoral mainstreaming at political level. → There are no concrete sectoral political priorities, targets or actions. • Are we sure that our policies are SDG compatible across all SDGs? Commission Communication on implementing SDGs in the EU (COM/2016/739 + accompanying sector specific Staff Working Documment SWD/2016/390) does not systematically assess whether different policy sector are compatible with / contribute across all SDGs. • For example: How compatible is the CAP to deliver SDGs on water and biodiversity (SDG6 and SDG15)? • Have we taken care of the internal vs. external nexus? The global “SDG footprint” of EU internal policies is not systematically assessed and adequately considered. • For example: What are the SDG implications of implementing the EU circular economy policy regime on third countries?
- 4. www.ieep.eu @IEEP_eu Does EU SDG monitoring framework require further development? • YES. • EU framework for monitoring SDGs has its merits but … • No policy area specific (quantified) targets*, hence no benchmark to judge progress. Possible only to assess trends. → Positive trend does not necessarily mean that the status of a given SDG in the EU is satisfactory. • EU indicators are “aligned as far a appropriate” with the global indicators. Currently only around half of EU SDG indicators (55 out of 100) are identical or similar to UN SDG indicators • EU Member States Voluntary National Reports (VNRs) report on SDGs in different ways, with reports generally covering issues different from those covered by EU level (i.e. Eurostat). → Not possible to develop a coherent and comparative picture between MS – EU – global level of delivery. *With the exception of climate energy package
- 5. www.ieep.eu @IEEP_eu What to do about it? • Integrate SDGs delivery into policy sectors: Identify priorities across EU sectoral policies and agree on a legitimate framework for implementing these priorities to be adopted by all Member States. • Ensure funding for SDG delivery: Ensure that the 2021 – 2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) explicitly operationalises (not simply mentions) SDGs. • Monitor delivery, not progress: Focus on monitoring current status and distance to goals, rather than progress and trends. • Stop monitoring in sectoral silos: Explicitly identify and assess interlinkages between SDG delivery, including both domestic and external dimensions. • Complement the indicator set: Critical thresholds, spillover effects, indicators for absolute decoupling within limits … → Design an evidence-based SDG implementation strategy
- 6. www.ieep.eu @IEEP_eu An evidence-based SDG implementation strategy Including, for example … • Policy sector specific 2030 and 2050 EU targets based on planetary boundaries and fair shares • Gap analysis and back-casting: are we on track and what it would take to get on track and in time? • Horizon scanning: for future risks and opportunities for reform, looking for coherence and synergies between policy sectors • Analysis at MS and non-state actors level: What is happening? What is proving effective? • Potential costed SDG delivery pathways: to guide MFF and MS budgetary processes
- 7. Think2030 is a new sustainability platform for think tanks in Europe, with links to policy makers, businesses, local authorities and civil society, to discuss and propose solutions to Europe’s most pressing sustainability issues. Please join us on 18th of October for a Day in the European Parliament! www.think2030.eu
- 8. www.ieep.eu @IEEP_eu Further reading … IEEP (2018) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the UN High Level Political Forum (HLPF), New York, 16 – 18 July 2018. Briefing for the EP ENVI Committee. IEEP (2018) Closing loops: Towards an effective post-2020 science-policy-society interface in Europe, IEEP Newsletter Sep 2018 IEEP (2018) Policy outlook for the environment 2018: could momentum return?, online policy review IEEP (2017) Tackling pollution is essential for meeting SDG poverty objectives, briefing paper for UNEP IEEP (2017) Harnessing the SDGs for charting Europe’s future course, online policy review IEEP (2017) Measuring progress on Europe’s SDGs implementation” inputs to the European Economic and Social Committee (EESSC), two presentations in September 2017 (Overview and focus on SDG12).
- 9. www.ieep.eu @IEEP_eu Thank you for your attention ! mkettunen@ieep.eu
Editor's Notes
- The only policy area with concrete, quantifiable target is climate. However, even this target is based on a political agreement rather than SDG delivery based evidence (e.g. Planetary Boundaries not taken into consideration). There are clearly risks with setting quantified targets to sectoral policies (e.g. lessons learned with EU biofuel policy). To mitigate risks (e.g. logging in to a system with wrong targets) the delivery framework needs to include a process that a) can adapt while b) not risking to back peddle => process with agreed setting of new, higher targets with x year interval. EU Reflection Paper (end of 2018) is foreseen to consist of three elements: Political document Annex: Stakeholder Forum Annex: presenting the results of foresight study by JRC Seems unlikely that the above will deliver Council’s request to “timelines, objectives and concrete measures“ (as per June 2017 Council Conclusions).
- Could consider using EU’s Circular Economy policy as a pioneering policy area to test and implement a delivery framework. Also, there is a need to have a post-2020 strategy - beyond the MFF - and that it would be opportune to use the SDG framework as a tool to formulate such strategy. The latest Eurobarometer survey identified citizen's top concerns – several of which the SDG framework can address.
- Should we establish an IPCC inspired high-level science-policy interface body for the SDGs for the EU? As regards the European Parliament (as far as we know) there is still no official internal governance process which allows to mainstream SDG in the work of all committees of the parliament. Also need to realise that SDGs - contrary to MDGs - are a domestic matter as well as an external aid/development issue.