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EUROPEAN UNION BROCHURE

Region Sustainable Development Program

European Union

Regional Sustainability Development Managers

Drs. Monica Spadafora - Dr. Enrico Priora

WSF address: Laan van Nieuw Oost-Indië 252, 2593 CD, Den Haag, The Netherlands,

Email: info@worldsustainabilityfund.nl, Website: www.worldsustainabilityfund.nl

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EU REGIONAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

PROGRAM MANAGERS

LinkedIn contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/enrico-priora

Email enrico@worldsustainabilitiyfund.nl

Telephone +31(0)619664301 - Skype enrico.priora

LinkedIn contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monica-spadafora-11049b108/

Email: Monicaspadafora@worldsustainabilityfund.nl

Telephone +31(0)625633551 – Skype: monicaspadaforanl

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Index

1. Glossary .................................................................................................................................. 4

2. Guidelines ............................................................................................................................... 8

3. Introduction: presenting the WSF ........................................................................................... 9

4. General assessment of the European Union.......................................................................... 14

5. Offering solutions ................................................................................................................. 22

6. Contact .................................................................................................................................. 31

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1. Glossary

A/R Afforestation and Reforestation

AAU Assigned Amount Unit, emission allowance assigned to industrialized countries prior to

the start of the commitment period based on their emission caps and emission reduction targets.

ADP The Ad hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action is a subsidiary

body established at COP 17 in Durban in 2011.

AIJ Activities Implemented Jointly, pilot phase of the CDM and JI mechanisms.

CDM Clean Development Mechanism.

CDP Country Development Program

CDPM - Country Development Program Manager

CER Certified Emission Reduction, the type of emission reduction certificate generated by

CDM projects.

CME Coordinating or Managing Entity, the entity responsible for the development and

management of a Project of Activities.

CMP Conference of the Parties serving as a Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol, the annual

conference of the parties to the Kyoto Protocol.

COP Conference of the Parties, the annual conference of the parties to the UNFCCC.

CPA Component project activity under a Programme of Activities.

DFP Designated Focal Point, the competent national authority in the approval of JI projects.

DNA Designated National Authority, the competent national authority in the approval of CDM

projects.

DOE Designated Operational Entity, an independent auditor accredited by the CDM Executive

Board to assess eligibility and compliance of CDM projects with the prescribed criteria.

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ERU Emission Reduction Unit, the type of emission reduction certificate generated by JI

projects.

ETS An emissions trading scheme is a market-based system to reduce greenhouse gas emission

(i.e. carbon dioxide – CO2). It is based on the principle of “cap and trade”.

EU ETS The EU Emissions Trading Scheme is a key tool of the EU’s climate policy based on

the 'cap and trade' principle. A cap is set on the total amount of specific greenhouse gases that

can be emitted by the installations of the system. Within the cap, companies receive emission

allowances, which they can trade with one another if needed.

GCF Green Climate Fund, a fund that has been established at COP 16 in Cancun in 2010 as an

operating entity of the financial mechanism of the Convention under Article 11. The GCF is to

support projects, programmes, policies and other activities in developing countries.

GEF Global Environment Facility, an independent financial organization that provides funding

for environmental projects in developing countries. The GEF is the designated financial operator

for various environmental agreements, including the UNFCCC.

GHG Greehouse gases, those atmospheric gases responsible for causing global warming and

climate change. The major GHGs are carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide

(N2O). Other less prevalent but very powerful greenhouse gases are hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs),

perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6).

HFC Hydrofluorocarbons.

IE Independent Entity, an accredited entity which assesses eligibility and compliance of JI

projects with the prescribed criteria.

IEA International Energy Agency.

INDC (Intended) Nationally Determined Contributions, those climate actions countries are

willing to undertake in the context of the new post-2020 climate agreement.

IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the leading international scientific body for

the assessment of climate change and works under the auspicies of the UN.

JI Joint Implementation.

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Kyoto mechanisms The Kyoto mechanisms are three procedures established under the Kyoto

Protocol to increase the flexibility and reduce the costs of making greenhouse gas emissions cuts.

They are the Clean Development Mechanism, Emission Trading and Joint Implementation.

Kyoto Protocol The Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC inter alia sets binding greenhouse-gas

emissions targets for industrialized countries. As an international agreement standing on its own

it is subject to ratification by the Parties to the UNFCCC. Currently, there are 1992 Parties to the

Kyoto Protocol.

LDC Least Developed Countries, the world's poorest countries. They are characterized by low

income, human resource weakness and economic vulnerability. Currently, 48 countries have

been designated by the UN General Assembly as LDCs.

LULUCF Land use, land-use change, and forestry, a greenhouse gas inventory sector that covers

GHG emissions and removals resulting from direct human-induced land use, land-use change

and forestry activities.

NAMA Nationally appropriate mitigation actions, a concept for describing mitigation actions in

developing countries. The NAMA registry has been established as a online platform to provide

information about NAMAs seeking international support and facilitate the matching of these

activities with finance, technology and capacity-building support.

NAPA National Adaptation Programme of Action

NGO Non-governmental organizations include environmental groups, research institutions,

business groups, and associations of urban and local governments. Many NGOs attend climate

negotiations as observers.

OECD Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.

OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.

PAMs Policies and Measures, a frequently used phrase to refer to climate mitigation activities

taken or to be taken by countries under the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol.

PDD Project Design Document, the standardised project documentation which CDM/JI project

developers must submit when requesting project approval.

REDD Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation.

SDGs Sustainable Development Goals

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SINK Sink is a term used to describe any process, activity or mechanism which removes a

greenhouse gas, an aerosol or a precursor of a greenhouse gas from the atmosphere.

SSC Small Scale Project Activities, under certain circumstances, CDM and JI projects can

qualify as Small Scale Project Activities and benefit from simplified modalities and procedures.

UNDP United Nations Development Programme.

UNEP United Nations Environment Programme.

UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

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2. Guidelines

This brochure is to outline and clarify the main goal of our organization here at The World

Sustainability Fund and ensure a smooth process of contact and contract between us and future

potential investors and partners.

The WSF is given a short and brief introduction as being a non-profit organization with the

mission to facilitate, implement and accomplish sustainable development projects in target

countries, to reduce poverty and promote social equality, while at the same time protecting the

environment focusing on the U.N. objectives as following:

1. The United Nations arranged technological green standards CDM

2. And asked every country to write a green and social plan INDC

3. Also they asked financial institutions to support CDP

4. Then they delivered a global Agenda 2015–2030 SDG

5. And asked everyone to support, so …

WSF supports with massive capacity building by connecting those points for best practice

samples in every country within three years. Our main goal is to decipher and pick out

specific country necessities and to track down potential local partners and

stakeholders.

The WSF comes at help of national governments and private investors to bridge the

gap between them and international institutions like the UN.

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3. Introduction: presenting the WSF

Who are we?

In short, the World Sustainability Fund is a non-profit

organization with the mission of facilitating, implementing and

accomplishing sustainable development programs and projects in 200

target countries, to reduce climate risk and realize the U.N.

Sustainability Development Goals.

Emile Van Essen, WSF President and Founder.

WSF aims to save the climate since global warming causes natural disasters. The organization

counts on more than 50 volunteers and a two tier board with the Headquarter in The Hague.

We provide global capacity building in 200 countries within three years from the start of our

sustainable development program, which includes (at least) 10 projects per country. We adopt

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United Nations based proven technologies, certifications and financial structures, assessing and

managing mission risks, which are lower than climate risks.

Why the WSF?

The WSF has much to offer to the international community, the single countries interested in

pursuing sustainable development goals without hurting their economic development goals, and

governments aimed at co-financing projects that would benefit the national community, both

short and long term.

WSF has access to global experts’ networks for CDM and SDGs. The core organization has 70

staff active at HQ in The Hague (40 nationalities 70% Master degree, 7 year field experience

on average), 20 abroad, 30 in reserve. The founder has over 40 years design, project, program,

and plan experience on local, national, and global level.

(See for reference on realization and SML planning in multiple industries:

(http://worldsustainabilityfund.nl/index.html#4, http://worldsustainabilityfund.nl/i1.html#dd, and

http://worldsustainabilityfund.nl/extranet/1.php )).

The Board Members expertise cover senior critical skills (MBA, Legal, Financial, HR,

Communication, and ICT). The 130 staff members cover the core duties of organization,

services, program, and projects: in general as well as in CDM, SDG, project and program

management, included the building of 50 Country SD Program Team and Consortia connecting

local, international and HQ expats to prepare and manage CO2 emission reduction capacity

building.

KNOW-HOW │The World Sustainability Fund (WSF) was established in 2011 in The

Hague in order to successfully create sustainable projects all over the world through obtaining

funds from investors worldwide. WSF was established exactly thirty years after the founder’s

first sustainable development project in dimension sound and thermal insulation for a total of

45.000 houses surrounding the Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport.

The WSF is already currently active in the following country: Nigeria, Egypt, India, Turkey and

expanding its activities to the European Union. The 28 EU State members are currently under

scrutiny to establish a dedicated sustainable development program. The WSF is managing

projects across the world for an amount of investments that exceed the 100m€ per single country.

EXPERIENCED EXPERTISE │Throughout the years leading up to the starting up of WSF,

Emile van Essen, our founder, has worked very closely with the UN in helping in integrative

healthcare planning, education, poverty reduction and integral Development Planning that have

altogether proved to be very crucial in the fight for sustainable development worldwide. Mr. Van

Essen has also played a role in the planning of the UN Post 2015 Agenda in systems concerning

politics, economics, society, finance and technology.

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TAILORED CONSULTANCY SERVICES │Here at the WSF, we believe that the one-

solution-fix-all-problems approach does not work in the sustainability field. Even if it is true

following the sectorial best practices can (and will) benefit the development of sustainable

projects, each country has its priorities and its needs. Therefore, we then customize the projects’

proposals based on specialized and technical studies where a specific Country sustainability’s

position it is deeply analyzed, and dedicated solutions are proposed.

CAPACITY BUILDING │The WSF comes at help of national governments and private

investors to bridge the gap between them and international institutions like the United Nation

and the European Union, where important funds for sustainable goals can be accessed. The

experience on the field taught us that it is not new that well-structured projects remain on the

paper due to lack of expertise able to connect the main stakeholders: sovra-national institutions,

governments, buyers, and sponsors. The WSF, thanks to its network and the experience

developed during the years, can provide the capacity building to put all the actors around the

same table e bring these projects into reality.

DIVERSIFIED AND SPECIALIZED STAFF │ WSF has access to global experts’

networks for CDM and SDGs. The core organization has 70 staff active at HQ in The Hague

(40 nationalities 70% Master degree, 7-year field experience on average), 20 abroad, and 30 in

reserve. The founder has over 40 years design, project, program, and plan experience on local,

national, and global level1.

The Board Members expertise cover senior critical skills (MBA, Legal, Financial, HR,

Communication, and ICT). The 130 staff members cover the core duties of organization,

services, program, and projects: in general as well as in CDM, SDG, project and program

management, included the building of 50 Country SD Program Team and Consortia connecting

local, international and HQ expats to prepare and manage CO2 emission reduction capacity

building.

FACILITATED ACCESS TO IMPORTANT ACTORS IN THE FIELD│During the

years, the WSF developed a broad and thick network of contacts with important actors operating

in the field of sustainability. The privileged access to the sources constitutes one of the most

important asset of WSF, built on respectability and proved effectiveness in promoting

development goals.

EDUCATION AND JOB ENHANCEMENT │The promotion of sustainable development

projects does not happen to the detriment of economic growth and job creation: on the contrary,

past initiatives demonstrated to increase education on the topic of sustainability (e.g. through

1See for reference on realization and SML planning in multiple industries:

http://worldsustainabilityfund.nl/index.html#4;http://worldsustainabilityfund.nl/i1.html#dd

http://worldsustainabilityfund.nl/extranet/1.php

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workshops and public initiatives aimed to increase the awareness on climate change) as well as

creation of hundreds of job related to the new projects promoted on Countries’ territories.

A history of ambition and altruism.

During the thirty years, the United Nations began to take action for overall global sustainable

development and proved to be only partly successful: in repairing the Ozone Layer, enlarging

still Carbon Dioxide and in repairing further issues regarding the negative impacts on our

climate, which was believed to be insufficient by our founder.

After having teamed up with the UN to succeed in further sustainable development and having

wanted to contribute even more, Mr. Van Essen decided to go the extra mile. He dreamed of

filling in the gaps the UN failed to fill in, more precisely; the gap between the world we want and

the world we need. After the starting of WSF, in 2012 the organization tested close to twenty

sustainable projects around the world in trying to recognize the best methods of development

implementation through given funds and has proved successful.

Sustainability is found by many to be the main key to a bright future. WSF hopes to stress on this

key to having a bright future in educating the world as much as possible in a realistic manner

surrounding a healthy sustainable life and above all – in benefiting the planet and the people.

By gaining invested funds, we launch WSF management offices locally in countries as legal

entities that help in organizing the management and in successfully reaching the needed

level of sustainability aims. Such aims comprise of poverty reduction, reforesting, water supply,

food supply, energy and many more. The WSF dedicated the first years to fully enhance and

build our organization to the maximum. This has involved gathering facilities, recruiting

volunteers and experienced experts to help us reach the highest achievable level. The

organization, along the years, kept continuously gowning involving more and more experienced

members of the international community, demonstrating the growing attention to sustainability

by countries all over the world.

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WSF organizational structure

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4. General assessment of the European Union

Where we are

Accordingly to the introduction of the Communication “Clean Energy For All Europeans”

(COM(2016) 860 final), the Energy Union is one of the ten priorities indicated by the Juncker

Commission as requiring greater attention. The Communication, more specifically, presents

regulatory proposals and facilitating measures aimed to modernize the economy and boost

investments in clean energy related sectors, creating jobs and growth in new economic sectors

and business models.

The legislative proposals cover multiple sectors, among which the most important are certainly

improving an efficient use of energy, enhancing investments in renewable energy, developing an

internal electricity market, securing energy’ supplies and instituting governance rules for the

Energy Union.

Consequently, at least 5 key priorities emerge:

Putting energy efficiency first

Achieving global leadership in renewable energies

Providing a fair deal for consumers

Developing a sustainable agricultural system

Developing the infrastructural system to expand sustainability’s benefits

Energy efficiency

Energy efficiency does not constitute only a mean to save energy;

energy efficiency constitutes per se the most universally available

source of energy. Putting energy efficiency first clearly highlights

that the cheapest and cleanest source of energy is the energy that

does not need to be produced or used.

This starting point lead to a series of consequent actions: making

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sure that energy efficiency is taken into account throughout the energy system (i.e. actively

managing demand so as to optimize energy consumption), reducing energy’s costs for

consumers, reducing energy’s import dependency, while treating investments in energy

efficiency infrastructures as a cost-effective pathway towards a low-carbon and circular

economy. This will enable retiring generation over-capacity from the market, especially fossil

fuel generation. (COM(2016) 860 final).

The 2017 “Efficiency progress report” by the European Commission (COM(2017) 56 final),

illustrates that:

The EU has made considerable progress over the last years. In 2014, its primary energy

consumption was only 1.6% above its 2020 primary energy consumption target. Final

energy consumption was even 2.2% below the 2020 target. However, primary energy

consumption increased by around 1.5% and final energy consumption by around 2% in

2015 compared to 2014 levels. (This is because 2014 was an exceptionally warm year.

The 2015 figures are a reversion to the trend.)

Member States are committed to implementing ambitious energy efficiency policies and

increased their efforts in recent years considerably in all sectors.

A decomposition analysis carried out for the EU-28 shows that the decrease in primary

energy consumption from 2005 to 2014 was primarily due to an improvement in energy

intensity. The downturn in the economy, changes in the fuel mix and structural changes

played a comparatively minor role.

Continued efforts are needed to renovate existing buildings in order to save energy and to

reduce consumers' energy costs. For this reason, the financing conditions for energy

efficiency investments need to be further improved in Member States. Information

and communications technology (ICT) can play a major role in this respect by providing

consumers useful toolkits to enhance their awareness and to manage their energy

consumption in a smart way. On the same matter, it has also made clear that in order to

further accelerate the renovation of buildings and support the transition to a clean energy

building stock, the Commission is launching a European Buildings Initiative with a

"smart financing for smart buildings" component. This new initiative, in close

cooperation with the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Member States, can

unlock additional 10 billion euro of public and private funds until 2020 for energy

efficiency and renewables in buildings, help develop a large-scale pipeline of bankable

projects and establish an energy efficiency platform in every Member State.

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Renewable energies

The renewable energy sector in Europe employs more than

1,100,000 persons. Europe is the global leader in wind

energy: 43% of all wind turbines installed in the world are

produced, indeed, by a few major European manufacturers.

The cost reductions in solar and wind technologies have

been driven by EU's ambitious policies. This has made

renewables cheaper and more easily available for the whole

world. Although Europe has lost its leading role in the production of solar panel modules to

imports, most of the added value of the installation of a solar panel (> 85%) is generated in

Europe.

The current target set by the European Council to reach by 2030 accounts to at least 27% for the

share of renewable energy consumed.

Growth in renewable energy should be driven by the most innovative technologies that deliver

substantial greenhouse gas savings. Global market projections for renewable energy

solutions in line with the long term decarburization objectives have been estimated at about

€6,800 billion for the 2014-2035 period (International Energy Agency, World Energy Investment

Outlook Special Report 2014), with high growth potential especially outside Europe.

The Renewable Energy Directive, together with the proposals on the new electricity Market

Design, will set a regulatory framework that allows a level playing field for all technologies

without jeopardizing our climate and energy targets. Electricity will play a major role in the

transition to a clean energy system. The share of renewable electricity has soared to 29% of

electricity generation and will reach about half of the EU's electricity generation mix, mainly

from variable sources like wind and sun. Much of it will be connected in a decentralized manner

at distribution level. The market rules must be consequently adapted to facilitate this

development, to manage variability and ensure security of electricity supply. The new regulatory

framework will therefore ensure that renewables can participate fully in the electricity market,

but also that the market related provisions do not discriminate against renewables. Successful

renewables integration will also continue to require robust transmission and distribution

infrastructures and a well-interconnected European network. Europe has the most secure

electricity grid in the world, but significant investments will be needed until 2030.

With an import dependency at 74%, the EU continues to be exposed to volatile globally-set fossil

fuel prices. In recent years, the global developments have reduced the EU's "energy import bill"

by 35% and boosted economic growth. Wholesale electricity prices are at their lowest for 12

years and gas prices have fallen 50% since 2013 and oil prices by almost 60% since 2014. Price

differences have diminished compared to other world economies.

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Fair deal for consumers

Finally, regarding consumers prices, trends are different. Falling

energy prices have been countered by rising network costs and

governments' taxes and levies as energy is a frequently used tax base

for sorely needed government revenues. Retail electricity prices have

risen about 3% a year since 2008 and retail gas prices by 2%.

Consequently, energy costs have risen slightly, to almost 6% of

household expenditure. On this subject, the Commission itself

recently proposed to reform the energy market to empower consumers and enable them to be

more in control of their choices when it comes to energy.

For businesses, this translates into greater competitiveness. For citizens, it means better

information, possibilities to become more active on the energy market and be more in control of

their energy costs. New smart technologies will make it possible for consumers – if they chose to

do so – to control and actively manage their energy consumption while improving their comfort.

These changes will make it easier for households and businesses to become more involved in the

energy system and respond to price signals.

Infrastructures

Developing low-carbon, climate-resilient infrastructures can

be the key to link the target of improved sustainability to

economic development. To achieve good development on a

planet stressed by climate change and diminishing natural

resources, infrastructure needs therefore to be sustainable,

otherwise the entire system will not last, and perform, on the

long-term.

Sustainable infrastructures, indeed, not only enable economic development, job creation and the

purchase of local goods and services, they also enhance quality of life for citizens, increase

positive impacts (benefits), help protect our vital natural resources and environment, and

promotes a more effective and efficient use of financial resources. In the near-term, spending in

on them can generate demand for labor and supplies, providing the stimulus that developing

economies need. In the long-term, it leads to modernize and increase the efficiency of energy,

manufacturing, mobility and logistics: this will in turn raise productivity and competitiveness,

fostering domestic drivers of growth. Infrastructure improvements, both large and small-scale,

also can guarantee access to even limited electricity for lighting, particularly for the more than

1.5 billion people worldwide still lacking such energy access. Transportation infrastructures

improvements can lower costs of production and improve market access; improved surface water

management infrastructures can help mitigate costly shortages. While the direct effects of these

improvements are economic, they also can help facilitate more sustainable development (e.g.,

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less depletion of land and water resources). Management and upkeep of infrastructure affect not

only the quality of services but also the environmental consequences of its use.

A comprehensive definition of infrastructure includes both traditional types of infrastructures

(everything from energy to public transport, buildings, water supply and sanitation) but also

natural infrastructures (such as forest landscapes, wetlands and watershed protection).

Sustainability means ensuring that the infrastructures we build are compatible with social and

environmental goals, for instance by limiting air and water pollution, promoting resource

efficiency and integrated urban development and ensuring access to zero- or low-carbon energy

and mobility services for all. It also includes infrastructures that support the conservation and

sustainable use of natural resources, and contributes to enhanced livelihoods and social

wellbeing. Bad infrastructures, on the other hand, worsen people life, e.g. by causing respiratory

illnesses, incrementing road accidents and spreading unclean drinking water, among other

hazards. It also puts pressure on land and natural resources, creating unsustainable burdens for

future generations such as unproductive soils and runaway climate change.

Agriculture

The goal of sustainable agriculture is to meet society’s

food and textile needs in the present without

compromising the ability of future generations to meet

their own needs. Every person or company involved in

the food system—growers, food processors,

distributors, retailers, consumers, and waste

managers—can play a role in ensuring a sustainable

agricultural system. For agriculture to be sustainable,

then, land and water must be used efficiently to reduce negative impact on the environment and

ensure resilience to climate change.

Sustainable agriculture and food and nutrition security are at the top of the EU's long-term

development cooperation agenda. They are an important aspect of the EU’s dialogue with partner

governments. Agriculture that is both sustainable and more inclusive and protects biodiversity

will play a major role in eradicating poverty, food insecurity and undernutrition. In particular, the

EU’s food security policy focuses on smallholder farmers, as evidence shows that investments in

agricultural smallholdings provide the greatest returns in terms of poverty reduction and growth.

This emphasis on smallholders is one of the cornerstones of EU food security and agricultural

development cooperation.

The EU supports developing countries’ efforts to advance their agricultural sector through a

number of programmes and initiatives. It backs activities contributing to equitable and social

development, environmental sustainability, value chain development, market integration, and

demand-driven agricultural research and innovation. The EU also recognizes the importance of

access to productive assets, including land, and of attracting responsible investments into the

sector. In addition, it is at the forefront in providing support to small-scale farmers who want to

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move up in the value chain, look for mutually beneficial partnerships between local farmers and

agri-business and improve their access to agricultural markets.

Sustainable agriculture particularly aims to produce safe and healthy food and conserve natural

resources: what is taken out of the environment should be put back in, so that resources such as

water, soil and air are kept in good condition for future generations. Sustainable agriculture also

has a role to play in mitigating climate change and adapting to it. A second task is therefore to

ensure economic viability: sustainable farms help to strengthen the economy and contribute to

balanced territorial development. Third, deliver services for the ecosystem: biodiversity

(habitats, genes, and species) is protected.

What EU wants to achieve

EU countries have agreed on a new 2030 Framework for climate and energy, including EU-wide

targets and policy objectives for the period between 2020 and 2030. These targets aim to help the

EU achieve a more competitive, secure and sustainable energy system and to meet its long-term

2050 greenhouse gas reductions target.

The strategy sends a strong signal to the market, encouraging private investments in new

pipelines, electricity networks, and low-carbon technology. The targets are based on a thorough

economic analysis that measures how to cost-effectively achieve decarburization by 2050.

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carbon economy in 2050” (COM(2011) 112 final)

The EU also adopted the UN 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and it

has committed to implement the SDGs both in its internal and external policies. This brochure

focuses specifically on the policies adopted to improve sustainability on EU own territory.

Targets for 2030:

a 40% cut in greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 levels

at least a 27% share of renewable energy consumption

at least 27% energy savings compared with the business-as-usual scenario.

To meet the targets, the European Commission has proposed:

A reformed EU emissions trading scheme (ETS)

New indicators for the competitiveness and security of the energy system, such as price

differences with major trading partners, diversification of supply, and interconnection

capacity between EU countries

First ideas for a new governance system based on national plans for competitive, secure,

and sustainable energy. These plans will follow a common EU approach. They will

ensure stronger investor certainty, greater transparency, enhanced policy coherence and

improved coordination across the EU.

The 40% emissions reduction target is significantly behind what is achievable and necessary by

the EU. Between 1990 and 2015 the EU’s emissions decreased by 24%, or approximately 1.1%

per year. As a result, from now until 2030, emissions only need to decrease by about 1.2%

annually to achieve the 2030 emissions reduction goal. A continuation of this trend would lead to

emissions reduction by around 64% below 1990 levels. A significant acceleration of climate

action is therefore essential to meet the EU’s long-term 2050 emissions reduction goal of 80–

95% below 1990 by 2050. The long term goal also needs to be revised to reflect the Paris

Agreement temperature goal. Slowing down now will require much faster - and therefore more

costly - action than would otherwise be necessary. Failure to increase the effectiveness of the EU

Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) and the slowdown in the development of renewable

sources of energy may threaten the achievement of even the unambitious 2030 target. The

additional RES-E capacity installed in the years 2014-2016 was over 40% below the capacity

installed in the period 2010-2012 (WindEurope, 2017)

European investments’ gap on sustainability

Over the next two decades, Europe needs about €180 billion in additional yearly investment,

notably in clean energy, to keep the increase in global temperatures to well below 2 degrees

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Celsius. This is a major challenge, but also an opportunity. By reorienting public and private

financial flows towards green and sustainable efforts, we can help mitigate the risks posed by

climate change, and create new jobs and sustainable economic growth in the process. As Article

2 of the Paris Agreement also makes clear, the financial sector is key to enabling this transition.

With the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), the EU is already working to

accelerate funding for investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency, and other

environment and resource efficiency projects. EFSI aims to unlock up to €315 billion of

investment in combination with private funds, and in the future, our goal is to have at least 40%

of EFSI funds contributing towards COP21 goals.

As recognized by the BCE, mobilizing capital for a sustainable economy requires action on two

fronts. The first is shifting the current capital allocation from an unsustainable pathway to a

sustainable one. The second is to fill the investment gap to ensure that objectives are achieved

on time. In the case of the EU climate and energy goals, the latest estimates put the annual

investment gap at around €177 billion between 2021 and 2030, or €1.77 trillion by 2030. But

the next few years should not just focus on climate. If a deeper re-engineering of the financial

system and its functioning is undertaken, it should also include the support of fundamentally

important sectors such as sustainable fisheries and sustainable agriculture. And it should support

the full range of environmental issues, such as water and air quality, biodiversity, waste and

resource efficiency, many of which are linked to the EU’s Circular Economy Strategy.

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5. Offering solutions

The WSF, through its main assets, can help public and private counterparties, to bring to reality

valuable achievements in relatively short period of time:

a new direction for the economy in a stagnant period

growing investments that guarantee financial returns

a new and sustainable way of living the planet

How we work

The WSF have put together a Country Sustainable Development - Sponsor Investment Program

as follows. As said, the program has been developed in a general perspective that can (and will)

be tailored on the needs’ of specific countries applying for sustainable development projects.

The program consists of seven core values and an eleven-step process.

Values

1. Opening a local office, with 25 general and 165

project staff employees

2. Connections with the UN, several Major Groups

and main NGOs

3. Starting of 10 large-scale sustainable projects, or

more sub project, will be deployed

4. Developing a UN Post 2015 Agenda targets

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5. Initializing a sponsor Lottery integration for extra fundraising

6. Monitoring, evaluating and improving programmes

7. Enhancing education

11-steps Process

Appointing a CDPM - Country

Development Program Manager

Investigation of the country’s National

Adaptation Plan and Post 2015 Agenda

Gathering main contacts information

Listing of CDM projects in the region

Producing a list with 10 large-scale

projects

Agreement with partners and the government on how to realize the

projects

Signing and cashing the SD SIP Agreement

Opening the WSF local Country Office

Producing UN (Loan Scheme request &) PDD - Project Design

Documents

Collecting additional funds

Starting CDM and Post 2015 Agenda projects

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Projects timeline

Priority project Country Profile

According to the 2017 ECB Sustainability report, Member states

need to provide a clear plan indicating to investors how they will

mobilize the capital needed to meet their 2030 and long-term climate

and energy obligations under the Energy Union and the Paris

Agreement.

One next step would be for member states to develop national capital-raising plans setting out

how they expect 2030 and 2050 targets for greenhouse gas emissions reduction, renewable

energy and energy efficiency to be financed. The National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs),

to be developed by member states and on a timetable to be notified to the European Commission

in 2019, are a unique opportunity to do this.

National capital-raising plans would represent a major

investment programme to deploy sustainable

infrastructure and technologies. They would provide

clarity to investors over the scale of investment

envisioned, signal where project pipelines will be

developed, indicate what tools and funding streams will

be used to attract private finance and credibly set out

how the number of low-carbon projects is expected to

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grow as a result. This also makes national capital-raising plans a powerful tool in answering

the rising investor demand for sustainable investments. Based on national capital-raising

plans, an EU capital-raising plan can then be established to maximize cross-border synergies.

Projects’ facts and figures

WSF, founded in 2011 and member of UN Global Compact, aims to save the climate within 25

years. WSF will create in 200 countries SDG sample centers with 2,400 CDM capacity-building

projects; investing 25 €billions, creating 55,000 jobs, cutting emissions 20% by 2020 and 80%

by 2040. For the EU WSF initially invest €2.8B in 300 projects creating over 8,000 jobs.

WSF follows the globally agreed target of keeping atmospheric temperature increase below 2°C

by GHG emission reduction. With the €2.8B funding both European Union and the world at

large will get in every country a SDG sample center, 10 CDM GHG reduction projects,

education and training for multiplying and project management

With the €2.8B WSF will build three income models:

1. The Country Program investing initially €0.5B generating UNFCCC certified projects for

over €25B investments with at least 10-35% ROI which goes to costs intensive SDGs

like poverty elevation, ending hunger, health, education, and more;

2. Direct CDM project investment generating GHG emission reduction and 10-35% ROI;

3. Buying and transforming a sustainability development bank, making it more sustainable

and international, creating 5 till 10 times leverage of the investment, attracting capital,

creating value for multiplying the CDM GHG emission reduction and SDG projects,

cashing 10%+ ROI.

The project will produce greener energy, transport, chemicals, mining, production &

consumption, waste management, forest, and food production. Secondary ten thousands sound

and healthy jobs, incomes, and economic prosperity will follow for society at large. First

contacts will be with governments, NGO, and business related stakeholders, building consortia.

Then will follow project location based UNFCCC certificates, projects, production, and sales:

All under the love mark label of WSF - Creating The World We Need Together.

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Previous performances

WSF was founded on December 9th, 2011. Thirty years after the

founder's first sustainable involvement, which was dimension of

sound and thermal insulation for 45.000 houses, nearby Schiphol

Amsterdam Airport. For over twenty year he worked in several

national and international top 10 companies and has ongoing board

experience from 1974.

In 1991 he co-founded the Dutch National Center for Sustainable Architecture and Living and

the equal European Association with 12 countries. In 1998, our founder got involved with the

UN's integrative health care and education planning. Also in 2007 poverty reduction planning,

which was discovered to have a strong impact on climate change and sustainability. Between

2007 and 2015 the founder contributed to the U.N. with:

Commons Politics; Ten new Sustainable Human Rights; Defining Global Layers of

Sustainability; Support at defining the SDG's - Sustainable Development Goals; Analyzing and

reporting the main indicators of The Global Agenda Shift; Defining a New Global Wealth

Architecture; Inventing and publishing 160% Wealth - The Golden Ratio for Labor Reward;

Contributing to the Financing Plan for the Post 2015 Agenda. The present team and future staff

has related track records and motivation.

Financial risk for sponsors or investors:

Financial risk for our first sponsors and investors:

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Safety and security risk

Our special department works with CATWOE (http://creatingminds.org/tools/catwoe.htm) and

methodology devised by Mr. Carl A. Roper described in the book: Risk Management for

Security Professionals.

Other risks

The principal threats for the proposed

solutions will be parallel initiatives,

governmental boycotts, IT breakdowns,

internal management challenges and project

failure.

WSF has a well-planned approach to sustain

and overcome the threats

1.- Parallel initiatives: WSF believes in learning from parallel initiatives and works

cooperatively through mergers;

2.- Governmental boycott: 100+ of the 193 U.N. member countries recognize the

shortcoming of their plans of action (Ecuador and G-77). However, countries boycott the

solution out of market/income protection. We will focus on NGOs and people power in

non cooperative countries and start leadership development program;

3.- IT failure: Global multi server and backup approach spread of service departments, local

division web services;

The toolkit

To help with our systematically designed country

project managements, the WSF has designed and

created a toolkit/toolbox for country analysis, easy

accessibility and careful planning.

Through the application of our toolkit, country

development project manager (CDPM’S) and we at

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WSF can remain up to date and informed about the needed analysis of potential market and

sustainability needs of each country at hand.

Such useful software saved us a great amount of time cost and research, as country project

leaders will gain easy access to it at any time needed.

Every country has its own detailed collection of data. Each project team leader will do their

respective country analyses and add on to the ever-growing spreadsheet. Once the toolkit has

been filled with all required information and data, further accessibility to communication with

the local people of each country and the government.

Furthermore, the country toolkit offers information on current country plans, contacts and

finance. All of the key aspects mentioned are important to realize and know before investing,

setting up an office and starting up a project in each country.

The aim of our toolkit is also to ensure smooth movement of this process and ensure that

country managers have all of the information they need to complete successful projects.

Building a national-dedicated country team

As of today, WSF involves more than 50 people with 40 nationalities.

The team development proceeds as follows:

Stage 1: for the country or regional management,

we starts appointing one experienced country

manager supported by our finance, technique and

marketing team. Our country manager will contact

selected parties for cooperation in the further

development.

Stage 2: The team will gradually expand with

further team member additions from local NGO’s

and business partners in the respective country. This stage will ultimately grow into an ideal

project level.

Stage 3: This stage includes realizing the first investment (1,0 million USD) agreements and

opening of the local office.

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Stage 4: A PDD (Production design document) team is established. A total of 15 staff members

are added to the team, 5 staff members for the general office management and 10 staff members

for the project leadership.

Stage 5: PDD will be finished for institutional recognition and project finance.

Stage 6: first projects start. Every project will become a separate entity under WSF’s flag.

Stage 7: monitoring and evaluation phase of already started projects. In this phase, moreover, we

invite local businesses to study successful initiatives and propose local adaptations to pursue

additional social development and multiply the results.

Process of Contract Agreement

There are several ways to get funds to open the local office (1,0 million):

- Application for EU funds

- Semi Commercial Sponsor Investment

- UN Grant and Loan Scheme

- Government support

- Other nations support

After concluding an initial agreement and letter of intent with any potential investor or country,

the WSF then actively begins to set up a special target team in preparation for an organized

office set up.

Office finance can be combined with project finance. For participating in one or more of the

projects by business partners, the following is required.

Obligatory customer profile:

1. The supporting organization must have a proven solid financial and organizational

background;

2. Based on complete business or project investment plan following the international format;

3. Own free funds to cover in general at least 30% the investment plan (equity -/- intangible

assets);

4. Proven technologies only (U.N. CDM or independent test reports, qualifying emission

reduction);

5. If applying for U.N. CDM project recognition WSF offers cost based support (U.N. Loan

Scheme and DOE - Designated Operational Entity)

Set new customer data intake:

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1. Data of the contact person, function and mandate

2. Website URL

3. Actual year report of the company

4. The business plan to be realized, stage of development

5. Overview of the business network

6. Financial position in relation to the business plan

7. Other relevant documentation

Contracting Process:

1. First contact and informal consultations;

2. Official request by client for support offer - WSF standard L.O.I. signed by client, with a

first presentation of the project;

3. Appreciation of client and project by WSF;

4. Acceptation of the client and project by the management of WSF - L.O.I. signed by WSF;

5. Deliberations made about the needed support;

6. Master Agreement offer from WSF to client for signing;

7. If needed adjustment of the quality of the Business/Project plan and calculations;

9. Starting financing support - Formulating a concept M.O.U. for potential funders, delivery of

finance and/or seeking investors;

10. Offering finance and/or screening potential funders after their "Proof of Funds";

11. Developing the final Funding and Management/monitoring Contract for signing;

12. Delivery of funds, arranging the management, rolling out of investments.

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6. Contact

For further information about WSF:

World Sustainability Fund www.worldsustainabilityfund.nl

Office in The Hague Laan van Nieuw Oost-Indië 252, L'Aia, Paesi Bassi

Phone # (+31) 658 958 108

Email emile@worldsustainabilityfund.nl

Skype sbfemile