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Working Group Air Quality, Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and the European Green Deal 18 March 2020
Agenda • Update on the Air Quality joint meeting with SUM – Anna-Maria Spyriouni, London • Policy update including the European Green Deal, Climate Law, Climate Pact with Q&A – Eugenia Mansutti, EUROCITIES • The Renovation Wave: what we know and feedback from cities – discussion! • CELSIUS call on decarbonising heat sources - Katrina Folland, City of Gothenburg • EUROCITIES network update – Dorthe Nielsen, EUROCITIES – Beyond 100 Days campaign – New Ways of Working – EUROCITIES Environment Forum activities 2020 • Next WG AQCCEE meetings and AOB
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Joint WG meeting Air Quality & Sustainable Mobility Planning London, 27 – 28/02/2020 What was discussed and next steps Anna-Maria Spyriouni
Policy update 1. The European Green Deal 2. New climate and environment priorities • European Climate Law • 2030 target • European Climate Pact • EU Adaptation Strategy • NECPs • Just Transition • Zero Pollution strategy 3. Looking back at the Climate Campaign 4. Air quality developments 5. Funding update
1. The EUROPEAN GREEN DEAL It is a new growth strategy that aims to transform the EU into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use.
2. New climate & environment priorities Biodiversity Strategy European Climate Pact EU 2030 Climate target Postponed to 04/03/2020 Summer 2020 25/03/2020 Just Transition European Climate Law Circular Economy Action Mechanism Postponed to Plan - Postponed to 14/01/2020 04/03/2020 10/03/2020 Legislative waste reforms - Postponed to 10/03/2020 EU Strategy on Zero pollution Action Adaptation Plan (air & water) End of 2020 2021
EUROCITIES reaction to the EU Green Deal Key messages: • cities are crucial actors of the transition towards a climate neutral society. Many have already committed to the 2050 goal. Achieving it is a collective challenge. • The European Green Deal is a unique opportunity to align goals, efforts and policies across level of government to deliver results for the citizens of today and tomorrow http://nws.eurocities.eu/MediaShell/media/EUROCITIES_reaction_to_the_Green_D eal_2020_Final_.pdf
2. New climate & Climate environment priorities European Climate Law Enshrine climate neutrality by 2050 in law • Council conclusions 12.12.2019 - Still opposition from Poland => Regulation published on 04/03: climate neutrality objective, 5-year cycle revision of targets through a delegated act + mention climate adaptation and public participation (article 11 on MLV climate & energy dialogue in MS )
New climate & environment Climate priorities European Climate Law EUROCITIES response Answer to the consultation on European Climate Law – Feb 2020 • 64% of EUROCITIES members committed climate neutrality by 2050; 12 before 2040 • The current EU’s 40% GHG reduction target for 2030 is not in line with the trajectory of climate neutrality by 2050. • Revised 2030 target TO BE legally binding for all member states; public spending and other public policies aligned • significant investments are needed i.e. to finance deep retrofitting of buildings. • European Commission to call on member states to consult cities for the revision of the National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs).
2. New climate & Climate environment priorities EU 2030 Climate target • Objective: increase the EU 2030 target of CO2 emission reduction to at least 50% (potentially 55% depending on impact assessment run by the Commission) • Not part of the climate law, although mention of revision by September 2020, EC running impact assessment now → EUROCITIES will prepare a discussion, a climate roundtable will be dedicated to it
2. New climate & Climate environment priorities European Climate Pact • Objective: co-creation process to achieve European Green Deal (EDG) • EUROCITIES offered its support to the EC to shape this Climate Pact – meeting with cabinet on 05.02.2020 • Public consultation opens till 27/05 (very much ‘process-oriented’ though), EUROCITIES will answer to the consultation + prepare a short statement
2. New climate & Environment environment priorities EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change • New EU strategy on adaptation • Strengthening climate proofing, resilience building, prevention and preparedness • Should influence public and private investments (including on NBS) → Cities should take part in the design of the strategy and in the negotiations to make sure it is fit for purpose and answers critical needs of cities.
Clean Energy package – 2030 targets - EU target of 32.5% with an upwards revision clause by 2023 - Extend the annual energy saving obligation beyond 2020 Energy - Strengthen rules on individual metering and billing of thermal energy Efficiency – Countries need to deploy transparent, publicly available national directive rules on the allocation of the cost of heating, cooling and hot water consumption in multi-apartment and multi-purpose buildings with collective systems for such services. - EU target of 32%, including improved support schemes Renewable - Clear and stable regulatory framework on self-consumption directive - Higher ambition for transport and heating/cooling sectors - Improves the sustainability of the use of bioenergy. - Countries to prepare NECP (2021 to 2030) by 2019 - Aligns the frequency and timing of reporting obligations but allows Governance MS to decide on their energy mix Regulation - Clear and transparent regulatory framework for the dialogue with civil society and local authorities in Energy Union - 15% interconnection target.
National energy and climate plans • Governance regulation obliges member states to submit their national energy and climate plans for period 2021-2030. - Submission of the first draft: December – 2018 with extensions - Commission feedback – June 2019 • During this period public consultations should have been taking place: Under Art 15 of the Governance regulation: “Each Member State shall establish a multilevel climate and energy dialogue pursuant to national rules, in which local authorities, civil society organisations, business community, investors and other relevant stakeholders and the general public are able actively to engage and discuss the different scenarios envisaged for energy and climate policies, including for the long term, and review progress, unless it already has a structure which serves the same purpose. Integrated national energy and climate plans may be discussed within the framework of such a dialogue”
National energy and climate plans Commission feedback: • Plans not sufficient to achieve the 2030 RES and EE targets – Renewables in final energy consumption at 30.4 – 31.9 over 32%; highest contribution: DK, ET, ES, LT, PT – Energy Efficiency: 26.5% - 30.7 over 32.5% ; only sufficient contribution in IT, LU, ES, NL, FR – and EU currently at risk of failing its 2020 EE targets – EU 40% GHG reduction by 2030 (1990) on track – but 2% gap in effort sharing • Council debate in Energy Council on 24 September 2019 – remarks from some MS on challenges in implementing the targets, especially on EE, and need for additional funding. • Deadline for final plans: 31 December 2019
EGD: NECPs and decarbonisation of the energy sector Member States (not all) presented their revised energy and climate plans by the end of 2019. In line with the Regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union INCL LT renovation strategies • The Commission will assess the ambition of the plans, and the need for additional measures if the level of ambition is not sufficient. This will feed into the process of increasing climate ambition for 2030 • updating their national energy and climate plans in 2023, they should reflect the new climate ambition. • The Commission will present by mid-2020 measures to help achieve smart integration. • In 2020, the Commission will produce guidance to assist Member States in addressing the issue of energy poverty. + circular economy integrated in NECPs revision 2023
2. New climate & Environment environment priorities Zero pollution Action Plan • This Action Plan targets air, water and soil • Nothing on noise foreseen • On water, WFD “fits for purpose” but new initiative will address microplastics and chemicals (including pharmaceuticals) • On air quality, fitness check concluded that directives partially effective in improving AQ and achieving AQ standards • To be expected: strengthening of AQ provisions + revision of AQ standards to align w/ WHO
3. Looking back at the Climate Campaign January: EUROCITIES position paper on 2050 long term communication: https://bit.ly/2MRKMLr February: Deputy mayor of Stockholm speaks at Covenant of Mayors investment forum, meets EU officials, including the cabinet of the president of the European Council. March: EUROCITIES marches in global climate strike. Press release: https://bit.ly/2FktOTR EUROCITIES disseminates the position paper and also co- signs an open letter with other stakeholders reiterating that increasing the EU’s commitments under the Paris Agreement is an urgent necessity: https://bit.ly/2XYkLPU April: EUROCITIES sends letter to commission urging cities to be included during the national visits to lobby for the adoption of 2050 targets. ROCITIES Climate ting
3. Looking back at the Climate Campaign April: Launch of EUROCITIES climate survey. Gathering information from our members to provide evidence-base of ambition. Continuing to gather responses, thus far 75 cities. ❑ Targets for 2030 and 2050 (or closest year of milestones) ❑ Type of target (CO2, GHG, fossil fuels, etc) ❑ Progress to date ❑ Baseline ❑ Link to mitigation and adaptation strategies ❑ Highlights from strategies – on development, governance, implementation
3. Looking back at the Climate Campaign May: EUROCITIES mayors campaign; letter signed by mayors urging the European council to adopt a carbon neutral target for 2050. The letter was published during the European council meeting of 9th May in 2019. By June, 328 mayors have signed the letter. . http://www.eurocities.eu/eurocities/news/328-cities-now-calling-on-EU-to-ensure-net-zero- emissions-by-2050-WSPO-BDBFXF Cli mate ting June: event during the European Sustainable Energy Week on the National Energy and Climate Plans and Climate Roundtables September: Gathering of case-studies for climate publication.
3. Looking back at the Climate Campaign City Leadership for climate & climate pledges December Cities climate event hosted by MEP Pascal Canfin, ENVI Chair, in the EU Parliament: showcase ambition of cities via collection of climate pledges 29 city climate pledges received ! & publication of best practice examples of innovative and ambitious strategies cities are taking to tackle climate change.
4. Air quality developments Ambient Air Quality Directive During 2018: Germany, France, UK, Hungary, Italy and Romania are taken to court by European Commission EUROCITIES activities: - Position paper, July 2018 - Active participation into the Commission stakeholder consultations The Commission's work on the evaluation is was published in November 2019 .
4. Air quality developments Ambient Air Quality Directive –Report on the fitness check • Report on the Fitness check was published in November https://tinyurl.com/yx3hd9gj Main points: 1) More than 4000 monitoring stations have been established and this extensive network helped to strengthen monitoring, although some room for improvement remains. 2) The Directives have established clean air quality standards for 13 air pollutants and the evidence of their harmful effects has been reconfirmed and reinforced. 3) The Directives have improved the availability and accessibility of objective and comparable air quality information. 4) The Directives have been only partially, and therefore insufficiently, effective in avoiding and reducing the impacts of poor air quality. 20 Member States have exceedances for often more than 1 pollutant.
4. Air quality developments Ambient Air Quality Directive –Report on the fitness check BUT sufficient action was not taken at national, regional and local level. • Feeding into the Zero Pollution Action plan: • EC will propose to strengthen provisions on monitoring, modelling and air quality plans • Revise air quality standards to align them with World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines
4. Air quality developments Clean Air Forum Bratislava November 2019 EUROCITIES represented by EEF Chair Filipe Araújo Main messages: • Action is needed to strengthen policy coherence across all government levels, in climate, energy and transport, tackling all kinds of pollution. • Importance of ensuring enforcement of EU regulations, such as type approval for vehicles and real driving emissions testing not to undermine cities efforts • Cities leading by example and tackling environmental areas together (Air quality and green areas, climate, energy efficiency, adaptation, …)
4. Air quality developments Ambient Air Quality Directive – ENVI Council meeting 05/03/2020 Council conclusions: • Air pollution remains the most important environmental cause of health problems in the EU • The Council considered that established air quality standards & limit values, have been effective • BUT there is room for improvements to the legislative framework to ensure good air quality across the EU. Link to Council conclusions: http://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-6650-2020- INIT/en/pdf
4. Air quality developments Real Driving Emissions testing procedure • Since 1 September 2017, new car models have to pass both tests before they can be driven on European roads. • RDE legal framework in comitology procedure • The Court annulled some of the provisions on “conformity factors: comitology VS ordinary legislative procedure – annulment delayed until Feb 2020. • The Commission is today proposing to reinsert the conformity factors for new car models of 2.1 until 2020 and the already revised technical margin of error of 1.43 after 2020 through the legislative procedure requested by the General Court and is appealing. 14 June 2019 – proposal for a regulation put forward by the Commission with same CF– new EP & Council will have to vote Esther de Lange, EPP, NL, appointed Rapporteur in the EP https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?qid=1560514030186&uri=COM:2019:208:FIN
4. Air quality developments Real Driving Emissions testing procedure The proposal follows the ordinary legislative procedure The Council has adopted its internal negotiating position (General Approach - Not very ambitious! ENVI Committee vote * NOW POSTPONED * was supposed to be held on 18 March 2020
4. Air quality developments EEF Chair sent a letter to ENVI committee members (+ TRAN + IMCO) to adopt an ambitious position on the Real Driving Emissions legislation and recalls EUROCITIES previous positions since 2015
4. Air quality developments EVENT - The Bumpy Ride Towards Real Driving Emissions – 03 March w/ NL Perm Rep, MEP Bas Eickhout, and other stakeholders TNO, BEUC, T&E Watch it online: https://twitter.com/NLatEU/status/1234839232298078209
The Green City Accord Webinar on the challenges cities face in tackling air pollution Wednesday 01 April at 11:30 – 13:00 We’re looking for volunteers – for a moderated cities’ panel to kickstart the discussion: what are your key challenges in complying with EU legislation on AQ? laura.baroni@eurocities.eu
EUROCITIES News! Funding update
A quick reminder: EUROCITIES projects team services 1. Funding forecast & funding briefs, regular funding e-mail 2. Partner searches & Letters of Support 3. Events, webinars, project corners 4. Matching ideas and funding opportunities, contact funders 5. Involving EUROCITIES as a project partner
Check out our funding information page Regularly updated funding forecast and weekly information in the funding mails. To subscribe: contact anja.decunto@eurocities.eu
Looking for partners? • Partner search template http://www.eurocities.eu/eurocities/publications/EUROCITIES-partner- search-form-WSPO-8XEDXL • Uploaded on the notice board, sent to all EUROCITIES contacts trough the digest
5. Upcoming funding opportunities
Next LIFE calls 2017-2020 multiannual work programme Traditional Projects – Next call in April 2020, submission of FB to be sub programme environment concept by June 2020 provided Traditional Projects – Next call in April 2020, deadline September FB to be sub programme climate 2020 provided LIFE Next call in April 2020, deadline September FB to be Integrated project for environment 2020 provided Next call in April 2020, deadline September FB to be Integrated project for climate 2020 provided Next call in April 2020, deadline in June FB to be Technical assistance projects 2020 provided http://nws.eurocities.eu/MediaShell/media/EUROCITIES_Funding_Forecast_2020_ 02.pdf
Horizon 2020 Energy calls **NOW OPEN** Horizon 2020 Work programmes A new round of Horizon 2020 calls is expected in Summer 2020 in support of the Green Deal ambitions. LC-SC3-B4E-2-2020: Stimulating demand for sustainable energy D: 10 September 2020 FB available skills in the building sector LC-SC3-B4E-3-2020: Upgrading smartness of existing buildings D: 10 September 2020 FB available through innovations for legacy equipment LC-SC3-B4E-11-2020: Financing for energy efficiency investments - D: 10 September 2020 FB available Smart Finance for Smart Buildings LC-SC3-B4E-13-2020: Aggregation - Project Development Assistance D: 10 September 2020 FB available H2020 – SC3- LC-SC3-EC-1-2018-2019-2020: The role of consumers in changing D: 10 September 2020 FB available Secure, Clean and the market through informed decision and collective actions Efficient Energy LC-SC3-EC-2-2018-2019-2020: Mitigating household energy poverty D: 10 September 2020 FB available LC-SC3-EC-5-2020: Supporting public authorities in driving the D: 10 September 2020 FB available energy transition LC-SC3-SCC-2-2020: Positive Energy Districts and Neighbourhoods D: 1 September 2020 FB available for urban energy Transitions LC-SC3-CC-1-2018-2019-2020: Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) D: 1 September 2020 FB available aspects of the Clean-Energy Transition
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EU Renovation Wave Where do we stand? Today the annual renovation rate of the building stock varies from 0.4 to 1.2% in the Member States → need at least to double to reach the EU’s CURRENT energy efficiency and climate objectives – But still too low compared to what is needed to achieve the 1.5 degrees of the Paris Agreement EPBD enforcement: revised EPBD entered into force on 10 March (Clean Energy for all Europeans package): Long term renovation strategies with milestones for 2030 / 2040/2050 (at MS level) Minimum energy performance requirements for new buildings & under m renovation + all new NZEB by end 2020. EED: energy efficient renovations to at least 3% of the total floor area of buildings owned and occupied by central governments. National governments are recommended to only purchase buildings that are highly energy efficient.
EU Renovation Wave Long-term renovation strategies EU countries to adopt a long-term renovation strategy (EPBD) • These strategies will form part of EU countries’ integrated national energy and climate plans (NECPs) → submitted end 2019 • an estimate of the expected energy savings • financial component (effective use of public funding, aggregation, de-risking) → input to the ‘renovation wave’ initiative
What is on the table? Renovation Wave Energy efficiency & affordability - EU and the Member States should engage in a ‘renovation wave’ • address barriers to renovation of public and private buildings; addressing national regulatory barriers that inhibit energy efficiency investments in rented and multi-ownership buildings. + social housing/schools/hospitals • bring together a broad range of relevant stakeholders, including builders, architects, engineers and local authorities (open platform?) • push for renovation efforts over larger areas to incite better financial conditions and economies of scale. 2020: assessment of MS national long-term renovation strategies (part of NECPs) Our EGD reaction: the Commission should require the involvement of cities in the development of National Long-Term Renovation strategies to achieve better implementation of the Energy Performance of Building Directive
Renovation Wave Discussion What are the main challenges you experience in renovating your building stock / helping private owners to take action? • Building surveys/ gather data on the building stock? • Supply chain and skills? • Finance? • Energy behaviours / awareness to dwellers of highly efficient buildings after intervention? • Collective decision making in condominiums? • And any other challenge and factor that is hampering local action to improve the energy efficiency of buildings in the municipality • Or else? → What would you ask to the EU Commission to address this challenges?
Renovation Wave Discussion What initiatives are you already implementing in your cities to: • Support the demand side: providing information/independent advice and helping collective decision-making processes to home owners and condominium managing structures? • Support the supply side: working with the private sector to build skills for workers in the sector? • To boost renovations in privately owned housing/ publicly owned housing / public buildings / private commercial buildings?
CELSIUS call on decarbonising heat sources (Katrina Folland) Celsius Initiative, the former Smart Cities FP7 project run by the City of Gothenburg, is in the process of establishing 5 forerunner groups in the area of heating and cooling. Celsius is funded by DG Energy and its goal is to help cities with implementation, bring experts and facilitate the process and discussion. • https://celsiuscity.eu/forerunner-groups-helping- cities-implement-solutions/
The Celsius Forerunner Groups Building the future together EC WG AQEECC 2020-03-18 Katrina Folland, Johanneberg Science Park
How it started Based on the premise that cities and districts are in a position to take the lead in the energy transition, London and the Islington Borough, Rotterdam, Cologne, Genova and Gothenburg came together to create CELSIUS. The European Project CELSIUS was funded under the 7th Framework Programme and it: ✓ Developed innovative solutions for district heating and cooling ✓ Assembled a network of 72 cities and 68 City Supporters between 2014 and 2017 ✓ Influenced European policy through position papers
Too good to let go A network of organisations from public, private and research institutions collaborating to help cities plan, develop and optimise their district heating and cooling networks. Building on the reputation and the momentum it had created, at the end of the project the City of Gothenburg through Johanneberg Science Park, RISE, IMCG and Euroheat & Power joined forces to create the Celsius Initiative.
Our philosophy: Don’t re-invent the wheel! ✓ There are many innovative and efficient solutions that have already been tried and tested. ✓ The Celsius Toolbox assembles solutions – including practical information, best practices & lessons learned. ✓ The Celsius network brings together experienced cities and other stakeholders to share experiences and exchange ideas.
Purpose of the forerunner groups ✓ Help cities reach as many decision/ validation points as possible ✓ Based on the peer to peer approach ✓ Members will vary according to interest: > 5 forerunner cities with similar challenges Supporting 1 spearhead city implement a solution to said challenge Collaborating with experts from industry, research, projects and other organisations
Celsius Forerunner Groups Bringing together city representatives and experts to help cities overcome their heating and cooling challenges. 1st round of Forerunner groups Crosscutting support for all groups 1. Starting a DHC system ✓ Sustainable business models, 2. Waste heat recuperation & HP ✓ financial instruments, 3. Decarbonisation ✓ integrated planning, 4. Cooling ✓ policy & regulations, 5. Replication of pilots and demos ✓ stakeholder and citizen engagement, 6. Testbed integration (TERMO) ✓ city data management ✓ Other……
Forerunner group – Decarbonisation This is some of the things that you need to do: 1.Thoroughly inventory all GHG-emissions with emphasis on carbon dioxide. Identify biggest emitters of carbon dioxide. Establish a zero point. 2.Decide a ladder of reduction with emission targets for heating and cooling. Involve stakeholders and citizens. Commitment from the city's top management. 3.Create a roadmap with log term commitment. 4.Learn from other cities. Be innovative.
Actions for Decarbonisation • Identify the largest emitters • Identify low-hanging fruits • Set up a timeline for reductions. Start with some of the low-hanging fruits and celebrate success. • Start with tackle the more challenging emitters (base load production, use of natural gas for heating, etc) • Energy performance analysis of public buildings. Start energy saving actions • Refurbishment and energy saving in public buildings. Influence private property owners to refurbish and make energy saving improvements.
Benefits for forerunner cities ✓Knowledge sharing from the ✓Rescue meeting – when cities are in demand and needs of the cities deadlock or stalled process ✓Cities will be co-creators of the ✓Meetings process and decide the support ✓ At least one yearly meeting in person ✓ Monthly meetings on line they want ✓Webinars ✓Have cities talk to each-other – facilitate contact and discussion ✓Toolbox ✓Tailored training by bringing in ✓Event experts ✓News
Contribution from forerunner cities ✓Active engagement ✓An openess to share success and failure ✓A willingness to co-create the forerunner process ✓Political back up ✓Possbility to do the homework (= knowledge about the own city) ✓Join the meetings
Learn more and participate in the discussion about the Celsius Forerunner Groups during the kick-off webinar on Thursday March 26 at 10:30 CET Click here to register!
Thank you! www.celsiuscity.eu - @celsiuscity celsius@johannebergsciencepark.com
QUESTIONS
Network update – Mission Board on 100 climate-neutral cities – 100 Days campaign and Beyond – New Ways of Working Dorthe Nielsen
Mission on 100 climate neutral cities Proposal in December by the Mission Board: What is next? o Develop the key implementation concept: city contracts! o Do you want to o Contribute to the developments? o Be regularly updated? o Influence EU’s policies and spending priorities!
New ways of working Strengthening results-oriented work processes A) Clearer criteria for WGs B) New methodology for collaborations – “missions” – Relevance of proposed objectives to • Time limited EUROCITIES’ strategic goals and • Has clear objectives, deliverables and objectives, as well as the EU agenda identified results • Comes with an estimated need of resources – Clarity and achievability of the proposed • Delivers on our strategic objectives activities, deliverables and timeline – Demonstrated support and ownership A mission could be: • A group of cities working together toward a from other members specific result – Available resources of the Brussels office • A visibility or advocacy campaign with a clear goal • A collaboration across several WGs on a shared challenge • A new working method (e.g. a LAB) designed to create new results for cities • …??
Closing Session Info on next meeting(s) AOB Anna-Maria Spyriouni Inge van de Klundert
7 - 9 October 2020 (re-)new(ed) and improved EUROCITIES Environment Forum
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