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Workshop Report on the EU Climate and Energy package (Focus on Effort Sharing, Renewables and CCSby a team of RENA experts, including the former Minister of Environment of the Czech Republic, Mr PeterKalas.The RENA facilitators were: Imre Csikós (Team Leader of the RENA Climate Working Group) Zsolt Lengyel (RENA expert) Wytze van der Gaast (RENA Expert) Davor Vesligaj (RENA expert) Peter Kalas (Former Minister of the Environment, Czech Republic)The list of participants is attached in Annex 1. The agenda of the workshop is attached in Annex 2.2.2 Proceedings 21 March 2011All presentations are presented under separate cover on the website of RENA (www.renanetwork.org).1. After a short welcome by Mr Imre Csikós, the meeting was opened by Mrs Biljana Djurovic, on behalf ofthe host country of Montenegro. Mrs Djurovic explained the need for these workshops for the region andhoped that this workshop would truly be a start of regional cooperation in the region on climate changeissues.2. Mr Csikós then explained the purpose of the meeting. He also mentioned that this time the workshop willconcentrate on the following elements: Effort Sharing; Renewables and Carbon Capture and Storage).Other elements of the Package, (like the emission Trading, CO2 from cars and vans, fluor gases, energyefficiency) are to be addressed in follow-up workshops.3. Mr Yrjö Makela of DG Climate Action of the European Commission welcomed the participants. Hestressed the importance of the workshop as a platform for exchange of information and expertise betweenthe climate experts from the RENA beneficiary countries, RENA experts, the EU Member States and alsofrom the Commission. He indicated the need for the RENA countries to step up efforts to align with theEU Climate Acquis and that this workshop is one of the vehicles to promote this. He finally indicated thathis door is always open for questions and discussions.4. Mr Csikós then provided a brief outline of the RENA programme and the planned activities under theClimate Component of RENA.5. Mr Lengyel then presented the EU Climate and Energy Package. He presented the Historical overview andbroader context for 2020 targets; Elements of 20-20-20 Climate and Energy Package; Next steps & outlookto 2050.6. Mr Vesligaj then continuted on the main legislative elements of the package including the implementationrequirements, His presentation focused on: Decision No 406/2009/EC of 23 April 2009 on the effort of Member States to reduce their GHGemissions to meet the Community’s GHG emission reduction commitments up to 2020 (The “EffortSharing” Decision) Directive 2009/28/EC of 23 April 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources(The “RES” Directive) Directive 2009/31/EC of 23 April 2009 on the geological storage of carbon dioxide (The “CCS”Directive)7. Mr Kalas then presented the impacts and responses of the EU Energy and Climate Change Directives inthe Czech Republic, focusing on the energy sector; electricity sector and environmental sector. Hispresentatation provided detailed insight in lessons to be learned from experiences in the Czech Republic in8
Workshop Report on the EU Climate and Energy package (Focus on Effort Sharing, Renewables and CCSthe field of efforts in the renewable energy area, energy efficiency issues and Czech experiences in theenvironmental sector in relation to EU Accession. In addition the following issues were highlighted: Accession is a multi-dimensional and timely demanding process with a broad range of possibleoutcomes and levels of national benefits Important: develop accession strategy:o start soon and adopt pro-active approach,o acquire info and knowledge (first priority: good knowledge of EU sectoral legislations-compareto national sectoral legislation) Determine sectoral gaps in EU and national legislations and assess:o the costs of complianceo time span for adjustment Develop negotiation strategy (sectoral trade-offs), scope of financing, impact on national budgets Example CR: advantage of profound and advanced focus on the environmental sector (i.e. waste watermanagement: expected costs: 350 billion CZK, similarly soil, air, river cleaning) Develop partnership(s) with new member countries8. All RENA countries present at the meeting then presented their short and medium and long term climatepolicies, in light of the EU pre-accession process. Overall it can be concluded that there are different levelsof capacity in developing climate policies and legislation aligned with the EU Climate acquis in the RENAregion. Overall substantial efforts are still required in the field of implementing the legislative elements ofthe Climate and Energy Package. For details we refer to the country presentations as annexed to this report(available on www.renanetwork.org). Croatia is most advanced and the environment chapter, including `climate change` is provisionallyclosed. However, substantial efforts are still required in the field of implementing the legalprovisions of the Climate and Energy Package. In this context Croatia is porsently preparing theintegrated Renewable Energy Act fYR of Macedonia the Emissions Trading Directive is partially transposed, but is still at a veryearly stage. Strategies have been developed on Renewables, Energy Efficiency and CDM, whichhave partly been translated into legislative articles in the Law on Environment. Turkey legislation must still be brought into line with the climate acquis requirements. Legislationhas been adopted in the field of energy efficiency applicable to increasing and promoting energyefficiency in energy generation, transmission, distribution and consumption phases at industrialestablishments, buildings, power generation plants, transmission and distribution networks andtransport, raising energy awareness in the general public, and utilizing renewable energy sources. Albania, Montenegro, Serbia climate change policies are presently targeted at fulfiling therequirements as a non/Annex 1 country to the UNFCCC secretariat (National Communications). In Montenegro transposed Renewables Directive in 2010 and national body for CDM projects isestablished. In Albania a new law that transposes the Renewables Directive has recently beendrafted. Serbia adopted the National Strategy for Incorporation of the Republic of Serbia into theClean Development Mechanism. Kosovo climate change policies and activities are yet to start2.3 Proceedings 22 March 2011All presentations are presented under separate cover on the website of RENA (www.renanetwork.org).9. Mr Lengyel provided the kick-of with a presentation on the Effort Sharing Decision. His presentationfocused on From “burden sharing” (EU 15) to “Effort sharing” ( EU 27) in 2020 targets Principles: meeting the binding targets with fair sharing of efforts & cost minimalisation9
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