The Air-Climate Plan in the Walloon Region

Multilevel governance

Liège

A multi-level cooperation to comply with Walloon’s commitments towards the European

Union

1-2 december 2010

A. WALLOON REGION AND THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT

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The international context

Belgium engagements

Kyoto Protocol

7,5% greenhouse gas emissions (reference 1990)

Burden sharing between

Federal

3 regions

Period 2008 - 2012

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Belgium engagements

Burden sharing (Kyoto Protocol)

Federal - 7,5 %

Flemish Region - 5,2 %

Brussels-Capital Region + 3,475%

Walloon Region -7,5%

+ flexible mechanisms

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Belgium context : Competence

A parallel model

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Areas Federal RegionsEnvironment International policy coordination Climate regional policy coordination

Products policy Air qualityEnergy Big transportaition infrastructures and gas and

electricity planificationTransport and local distribution of gas and electricity

Price setting and taxation Rational use of energy

Nuclear energy Energy efficiency

Off shore wind farm Renewable energy

Transports National airport and railway Motorways, waterways, havens, local airports

Taxation on cars and fuel Public transport and bussing

Technical norm of cars

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Walloon Climate Plan

Included in National Climate Plan

+/- 100 measures

SectorsIndustry

Agriculture

Forestry

Transport

Tertiary

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B. ADVANTAGES OF THE APPROACH

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Advantages of the approach

≠ Regions ≠ Measures

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C. DIFFICULTIES OF THE APPROACH

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Difficulties of the approach

Parallel model

Same action in ≠ Entities

In transport (Cars)

Federal

Taxation on cars

Taxation on fuel (accises)

Tax cut for less pollutant cars

Regional

Ecobonus for less pollutant cars

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Who makes the reduction emission? Federal or Regions?

D. CONDITION FOR THE SUCCESS

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Condition for the success

Coordination between Federal

Region

Creation of National Climate Committee Constituted by

16 members (4 from each entity)

16 substitutes

ObjectivesAnnual evaluation of actions

Methodologies adaptation

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E. RESULTS

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Evolution of the Greenhouse Gas emissions (in Wallonia)

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-18%

-16%

-14%

-12%

-10%

-8%

-6%

-4%

-2%

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2%

4%

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Evolution of the Greenhouse Gas emissions per sector (in Wallonia)

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THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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