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European Climate Change Programme: legislative action

fluorinated gases

Phil Callaghan European Commission

DG ENV.E.1

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Overview

• EU commitments under Kyoto Protocol

• European Climate Change Programme - consultation and implementation

• Proposal for legislation on fluorinated gases

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Kyoto commitments

• EU has legally-binding target to reduce greenhouse gases by 8% below 1990 levels by 2008-2012

• Member States have national legally-binding targets: some have cuts, some freeze emissions and some can increase emissions

• Spain can increase emissions 15%

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EC progress 2000:total emissions

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GHG target 2010 CO2 emissions

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EC progress 2000:member states

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Projected Progress: 2012

• Without additional measures at Community and Member State level greenhouse gas emissions will increase by about 1% (on 1990 levels), instead of declining by 8%

• Which is why the Commission launched the European Climate Change Programme in 2000

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European Climate Change Programme

(ECCP)

• Objective: how to reach -8% target (340 Mt CO2 eq) cost-effectively?

• Multi-stakeholder process: working groups with Member States, industry and NGOs

• The ECCP reports provide the basis for the Commission to develop legislative and other proposals

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ECCP: summary of results

• Some 40 cost-effective policies and measures with an emission reduction potential of some 664 - 765 Mt CO2 eq (± twice EU target)

• Overall costs for EU target in 2010: 3.7 € bn / 0.06 % of EU GDP

hypothesis : maximum cost - effectiveness

(EU/MS)

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ECCP: reduction potential in 2010

Marginal cost€20/tCO2 eq

Emissions1990 or 95Mt CO2

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Baselineemissions for2010 withexistingmeasures

Cost-effectivepotential beyondbaselineprojection for2010

Energy sector 1422 -6% -13%

Industry 757 -9% -12%Transport 753 31% -4%Households 447 0% -6%Services 176 14% -15%Agriculture 417 -5% -4%Waste 166 -18% -13%Total 4138 1% -9%

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ECCP:implementation of first phase

• Communication on the ECCP in October 2001 sets out the key measures for the implementation strategy

• Includes proposal for legislative action on fluorinated gases

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ECCP: working group recommendations

• clear statement on importance of reducing fluorinated gas emissions

• regulatory framework to improve containment and monitoring of fluorinated gases

• promotion of appropriate alternative technologies

• improve knowledge of different technology choices

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Fluorinated gases:emissions

• Emissions about 65 million tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent in 1995 (2% of total emissions)

• Forecast to increase to around 98 million tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent in 2010 (2-4% total emissions)

• Increase explained by phase-out of ODS

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Emissions by sector 2010

• Emissions increase 50% 1995 to 2010

• Emissions will be 98MTCO2 eq. or 4% total EU GHG emissions 2010

• Main sources of emissions:

Industrial emissions = 14 MTCO2 eq. (IPPC)

Refrigeration & a/c = 21 MTCO2 eq.

Mobile a/c = 15 MTCO2 eq.

Foams = 9 MTCO2 eq.

Solvents = 8 MTCO2 eq.

Aerosols = 5/7 MTCO2 eq.

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Outline of Commission proposal

Commission proposal will address 3 aspects:

1. Containment

2. Data reporting

3. Use controls

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Approach

• Put in place cost-effective legislative framework across EU

• Consistent policy for all economic enterprises

• Workable and flexible to take account of national and sectoral circumstances

• After considering all options have decided to promote separate new EC Regulation

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Containment

• Recovery - mandatory for most equipment

• Recycling or destruction - mandatory

• Disposable containers - banned except for medical and laboratory uses

• Annual inspection for leakage - mandatory

• Duty on users to minimise leakage

• Minimum qualifications - set by MS

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Data reporting

• Data reported to Commission

• Production

• Imports

• Exports

• Uses

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Use bans

• Early bans - based on ECCP report

• Establish criteria for future bans

- safety and health

- cost-effectiveness

- technical feasibility

• Management Committee to consider future bans and derogations

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Cost benefit analysis (1)

• Containment Study - Enviros• Analysis based upon Netherlands Regulations

(STEK) and further scenario based upon 2037/2000

• EU + Member State + Sector level• Final report in November 2002• EC STEK = 15 MTCO2 eq./€24.5 TCO2

eq.in 2010

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Cost benefit analysis(2)

• Data Reporting and Use Bans Study - Ecofys

• EU + Member State + Sector level

• Interim report early September 2002

• Final report November 2002

• EC bans = 6 MTCO2 eq./€0 TCO2 eq. in 2010

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Consultation and timetable

• Ongoing - working group continues to meet (May, June and September)

• December - DG ENV begins to draft legislation and explanatory memorandum

• Commission adopts proposal Spring 2003