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Sustainable Energy Systems

UNFCCC – Workshop on the preparation of the Fourth NC from Annex I Parties

Dublin, 30/9-1/10 2004

Reporting on RTD and Systematic

Observation

Domenico Rossetti di ValdalberoHartmut Behrend

European CommissionE-mail: [email protected]

[email protected]


POLICY IMPLICATIONS EU research on climate change is increasingly policy-

driven Important drivers for policy-related research

Reaching the ultimate objective of the UNFCCC and the EU target under the Kyoto Protocol

International co-operation with other Parties EU-US research co-operation Large contribution of EU research to IPCC assessment

reports Close co-operation between European Commission DG,

in particular between DG Research and DG Environment Opportunities for and free and open exchange of data will

be highlighted Action plan for climate change in the context of

development co-operation includes research as a key element (to be adopted by the European Council in November)


A. GENERAL POLICY ON FUNDING OF RTD AND SYSTEMATIC

OBSERVATION

Third largest EU policy in budgetary terms Scientific, technological and socio-economic

issues Sustainable development and GHG reductions

as a “leitmotiv” in the various EU RTD priorities Sixth RTD Framework Programme (FP6), major

tool for building the European research Area EU Lisbon (competitiveness), Gothenburg (SD)

and Barcelona (3% of GDP for RTD)


FP6€ 17.5 B. FOR RTD

1 Genomics and biotechnology for health 2 255• Advanced genomics and applications for health

1 100• Combatting major diseases

1 155

Thematic Priorities Budget (MEuro)

2 Information Society technologies

3 6253 Nanotechnologies and nano-sciences, knowledge-base multifunctional materials, new production processes and devices

1 3004 Aeronautics and space

1 0755 Food quality and safety

6856 Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems 2 120

• Sustainable energy systems

810• Sustainable surface transports

610• Global change and ecosystems

700

7 Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society

2258 Specific activities covering a wider field of research

1 300Total 13 345


B. RESEARCH

This chapter will be structured according to: Climate processes and climate system studies Modelling and prediction, including General Circulation

Models Impact of climate change Socio-economic analysis, including impact and response

options R&D of mitigation and adaptation technologies

RTD projects will be listed and most important results highlighted.

This presentation lists the most important RTD initiatives.


B. RESEARCHSD, GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS

Sustainable energy systems: clean energy, energy savings, alternative motor fuels, fuel cells, energy carriers/transport/storage

Sustainable surface transport: environmentally friendly transport, safety, interoperability

Global change and ecosystems: GHG emissions, water cycle, biodiversity and ecosystems, natural disasters, land management, climate observation, complementary research, cross-cutting issues


SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS

Clean energy, in particular renewables Cost effective supply Large scale integration

Energy savings and energy efficiency Eco-buildings Polygeneration

Alternative motor fuels Fuel cells, including their applications New technologies for energy carriers, particularly H2 New and advanced concepts in renewable energy

technologies Capture and sequestration of CO2 Socio-economic tools and concepts for energy strategy


SUSTAINABLE SURFACE TRANSPORT

New technologies and concepts for all surface transport modes (road, rail and waterborne)

Advanced design and production techniques

Re-balancing and integrating different transport modes

Increasing road, rail and waterborne safety and avoiding traffic congestion


GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS

Impact and mechanisms of GHG emissions and atmospheric pollutants on climate, ozone depletion and carbon sinks

Water cycle, including soil-related aspects Biodiversity and ecosystems Mechanisms of desertification and natural disasters Strategies for sustainable land management, including

coastal zones, agricultural land and forests Operational forecasting and modelling including

global climatic change observation systems Complementary research Cross-cutting issue: SD concepts and tools


GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS – Area 1

Carbon and nitrogen cycles: sources and sinks

Atmospheric pollutants and their regional impacts

Climate dynamics and variability

Prediction of climate change and its impacts

Stratospheric ozone and climate interactions

Adaptation and mitigation strategies

Environment and health


CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES

Models: World and/or EU coverage, Energy, Economy and Environment interactions (POLES, GEM-E3, NEMESIS, MARKAL,…), focused on specific technologies (SAFIRE, GREEN-X for renewables or MURE for energy efficiency,…)

Externalities: Quantification of social and environmental damages (EXTERNE, GREENSENSE, METHODEX, NEEDS,…)

Social acceptability: Eurobarometer, Delphi methods, EASW,…


OTHER EU RTD INITIATIVES

Technology platforms for Hydrogen and Photovoltaic (to involve the main stakeholders and to catalyse substantial private investments)

International Cooperation: CSLF, IPHE, JREC European Growth initiative: Proposal for H2 economy -

«Quick-start » project: H2 production and electricity generation, and « hydrogen communities » by 2004-2015 (€ 2.8 B)

GMES: state and evolution of the global environment; support to EC EAP, to civil protection for prevention, monitoring and assessment of natural and man-made hazards, to EC Common Agricultural, Fisheries and Regional development policies, to development and humanitarian aid, EU CFSP


OTHER EU RTD INITIATIVES

Nanotechnologies: Horizontal”, “key” or “enabling technology” (10-9 or tens of thousands smaller than a human hair)

Environmental Technologies Action Plan (ETAP): to mobilise all stakeholders and to ensure that the EU takes a leading role in developing and applying ET

Infrastructure: FP6 in Climate: Environmental reaction chambers, for studying athmospheric

processes Experts in airborne measurements Remote sensing, satellites offer relevant information on the

environment state and evolution in the world (OASIS) Arctic Lidar Observatory for Middle Atmospheric Research,

including two rocket launches (ALOMAR)


C. SYSTEMATIC OBSERVATION

Member States are in general responsible for systematic observation in their own territory

European Commission is one of the 4 co-chairs of Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS)

Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) is the most important contribution of Europe to GEOSS

EU supports close co-ordination between GEOSS and Global Climate Observing System (GCOS)

EU Joint Research Centre is the Global Atmospheric Watch regional data Centre on aerosol regional Stations

Member States submit different data sets to the European Commission, like data on air quality


CONCLUSIONS

Researchers have a double role to play in the Climate Change issue: to provide the scientific basis and the new clean technologies

Public authorities need to address and to support, for eg. by RTD, the public questions (air pollution, global warming,…)

After the European Research Area, a World Research Area should tackle in a rigorous and scientific way the major global issues

More information about EU RTD and policies:http://www.cordis.lu/en/home.htmlhttp://europa.eu.int

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