Guido Sonnemann, State of Play, UNEP DITE Dr. Guido Sonnemann, Programme Officer for Sustainable Innovation, Division of Technology, Industry and Economics

Guido Sonnemann, State of Play, UNEP DITE

Dr. Guido Sonnemann, Programme Officer for Sustainable Innovation,Division of Technology, Industry and Economics

State of PlayState of PlaySession 4: Acting Globally - Practical capacity building for eco-innovation


The Green Economy Initiative

•Mobilizing and re-focusing the global economy towards investments in

clean technologies and 'natural' infrastructure such as forests and soils is the best bet for real growth, combating climate change and triggering an

employment boom in the 21st century.

• In October 2008, UNEP launched the 2 year Green Economy Initiative (GEI)

•Green Economy report: an overview, analysis and synthesis of how public policy can help markets accelerate the transition towards a green economy•Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity: a partnership project focusing on valuation issues; and •Green Jobs report, looks at employment trends

Green Economy Initiative


Licence toOperate

Cost / liabilityReduction

InvestmentPotential

NewMarkets

Ris

k

Reward

New Markets: - Development of new products - First mover advantage - Innovation in addressing environmental concerns

The Business Case for greening…


Building upon DTIE InitiativesUNEP

Division of Technology,Industry and Economics

(DTIE)

International Environmental

TechnologyCentre

ChemicalsEconomicsand Trade

SustainableConsumption

and ProductionEnergy OzonAction

Business and Industry

UNEP UNIDO JOINT CREP Programme

Finance Initiative

Technology transfer

Finance Unit

Urban and Transport

Policy

Integrated Resources

Management

Goods and Services


• 4 Key components to UNEP approach•Policy•Technology•Finance•Communication: information, guidance, networks, training, …

• Applies to DTIE activities of ETB, Energy and SCP branches

• In particular relevant for Finance Initiative, Resource Panel, Life Cycle Initiative, RECP programme (with UNIDO) and various Energy related projects

• All inter-related and necessary

Operationalising the Approach and Addressing the Barriers


PolicyInstruments

• SCP indicatorsSCP indicators for measuring current status and progress with regard resource management in a life cycle perspective

• Indicators for measuring the impacts of policiesIndicators for measuring the impacts of policies applied to various industrial sectors;

• Sustainable ProcurementSustainable Procurement (public and private);• Public and Private FinancingFinancing;• Technology VerificationTechnology Verification and Performance Targets;• Knowledge ServicesKnowledge Services (directories, handbooks,

guidelines…) and other information campaigns;• TradeTrade (barriers, incentives);• Economic instrumentsEconomic instruments (taxes, subsidies);• Voluntary agreementsVoluntary agreements (certification systems).


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An investor initiative in partnership with UNEP FI and the UN Global Compact

Finance


Technology TransferFramework

• Identify technologiestechnologies

• Assess marketsmarkets for technologies, including barriers for transfer and finance conditions

• Create platformplatform for action– Study various sectors

• Implement identified actionsactions for each sector– Decide which actions at with level


CommunicationElements

• Overall goals to– Assess cutting-edge knowledge– Collect best practice examples– Set up global networks– Raise awareness– Provide guidance– Develop training material– Build capabilities– Demonstrate practical applications

• Focus on businesses in developing countries

• In close co-operation with leading experts from around the world and centres of excellence in developing countries, like the National Cleaner Production Centres (NCPCs)


UNEP Finance Initiative

• 18 year-old UNEP partnership with the UNEP partnership with the financial industryfinancial industry, mostly private sector

• 170 financial institutions170 financial institutions: banks, insurers, asset managers

• From all the world regionsFrom all the world regions: Europe 48%, Asia 29%, North America 13%, Africa 6%

• MissionMission: identify, promote, and realize the adoption of best environmental and sustainability practice at all levels of financial institution operations.


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Applying the Principles for Responsible Investment: Cleantech

• The Principles are designed to be applicableapplicable to all asset classes.

• Cleantech sector a particularly exciting sector for those investors ‘ahead of the curveinvestors ‘ahead of the curve’ on environmental considerations.

• Cleantech highlighted by UNEP’s ‘new green dealhighlighted by UNEP’s ‘new green deal’ as one of the ‘priority sectors’ for investment.


UNEP’s Energy Branch Not being a financial institutionNot being a financial institution, UNEP works in non-

competitive ways with banking community leaders

MissionMission: To help overcome market barriers and increase investment flows to renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies

Turning the finance sector into an ally promoting clean Turning the finance sector into an ally promoting clean energyenergy::

• Supporting decision makingdecision making, both amongst governments and financiers, helping to get policies enacted, financial strategies formed and new financial instruments launched

• Financial support mechanisms used to reduce the front-end reduce the front-end barriersbarriers that hinder the development of solar market

• Approaches for softening loan financingApproaches for softening loan financing: Interest rate reductions, green mortgages, guarantee facilities.


Lessons learned

• Technologies available: market uptake slowmarket uptake slow• Markets scale up quickly once banks start to lend• Banks need helpBanks need help to get started

• Assessing technologies• Marketing new loans• Kick-starting demand

• Lending gives feedback signalfeedback signal that technology is mature

• Policy makers take a technology more seriously once banks lend

• Increasingly requested to replicate type of project• Photovoltaic Loan Facility in India (Energy globe awarded in 2007)• MEDREP - Mediterranean Renewable Energy Programme• BALREP – The Balkan Renewable Energy Programme (for SWH)• GEF Solar Water Heating (SWH) Global Initiative


Food Non- Food Minerals and Metals

Fossil Fuels

Renewable resources Non-renewable resources

De-couplingand Resource-efficiency

Global Metal

Recycling

Biofuels(vs. fossil

fuels)

Selected focus-areas

(example)

Consumption and Production-induced material flows

Cross-cutting issues

Food Non- Food Minerals and Metals

Fossil Fuels

Renewable resources Non-renewable resources

De-couplingand Resource-efficiency

Global Metal

Recycling

Biofuels(vs. fossil

fuels)

Selected focus-areas

(example)

Consumption and Production-induced material flows

Cross-cutting issues

Assessing cutting-edge knowledge

Financially supported

among others by


Global life cycle innovation network

Mission:To bring science-based

life cycle approach

es into practice worldwid

eFinancially supported

among others by


– Redesign and Benchmarking methodologies – Combining Life Cycle approaches, the

Cleaner Production (CP) and product innovation interventions

– Guidance to companies or those who work with them to pursue internal D4S efforts (via the supply chain or single operation context)

– Focus on incremental improvements rather than deep innovation

– Available in English, Spanish, Vietnamese

– Applied at national levelApplied at national level in Vietnam, further to testing in Morocco and Costa Rica

A Practical Approach for Developing Economies


Experiences from demonstration projects

• A promising combinationA promising combination between “traditional” CP (developed by UNIDO/UNEP), which in Vietnam is more focused on process, with D4S approach (developed by UNEP and partners), which focuses on sustainable products

• Coaching and experience sharingCoaching and experience sharing are critical at key stages of the projectsuch product selection

• Marketing componentMarketing component needed• Bottom-up approachBottom-up approach and step-

by-step methodology for SMEs• Build capacity in NCPCBuild capacity in NCPC to evaluate product market;

supply chain points of intervention, support local and international experts


EC funded Project on Sustainable Innovation

Preparation of Industrial Sector StudiesIndustrial Sector Studies:• Recycling – from E-Waste to Resources• Critical metals for future sustainable technologies and their

recycling potential• Technology Transfer for reducing the carbon footprint –

example of cleaner technologies for food processing• Review of Bioenergy Life-Cycles- Results of Sensitivity

Analysis for Biofuel GHG Emissions• Study on global flow of metals• Decoupling economic growth from resource use and

environmental impact

Studies were identified by UNEP, EC, Sustainable Innovation Group and/ or Resource Panel membersto support the to support the work of the International Panel for work of the International Panel for Sustainable Resource Management.Sustainable Resource Management.


Recycling – from E-wasteto Resources

• Setting the sceneSetting the scene for capacity building and technology transfer by bringing eco-innovative responses to the needs in developing countries in the area of Resource Efficiency

• Focus on e-waste recycling technologiesFocus on e-waste recycling technologies, including a range of metals, (ferrous and non-ferrous metals) and other materials

• Analysis of barriers for uptakeAnalysis of barriers for uptake of relevant technologies fore-waste recycling sector in selected developing countries

• Application of the Technology Transfer FrameworkApplication of the Technology Transfer Frameworkin order to foster the transfer of innovative technologiesin the e-waste recycling sector;

• Identification of centres of excellenceIdentification of centres of excellence in emerging economies relevant for e-waste recycling technologies

• Under finalisation to become UNEP/ UNU joint publicationUNEP/ UNU joint publication


For more information about UNEP’s work on Sustainable Innovation:

Guido SonnemannProgramme Officer for Innovation and Life Cycle ManagementSustainable Consumption and Production BranchDivision of Technology, Industry & Economics United Nations Environment Programme15 rue Milan75441 Paris Cedex 09, FranceTel: +33 1 4437 1450 Fax: +33 1 4437 1474E-mail: [email protected]://www.unep.fr/scp

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Guido Sonnemann, State of Play, UNEP DITE Dr. Guido Sonnemann, Programme Officer for Sustainable Innovation, Division of Technology, Industry and Economics