Climate Policy Archive

16. May 2019Climate Policy, EnergyBulgaria, Germany, Greece, Poland

Project video: Just Transistion

An EUKI project with WWF promotes Just Transition concepts in Bulgaria, Germany, Greece and Poland for a smooth and socially just coal phase-out.

What lessons can other countries and sectors learn from the work of the German Coal Commission? The summary lists some findings.

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5. April 2019

Briefing Paper: The German Coal Comission – A Role Model for Transformative Change?

The briefing paper by E3G analyses what lessons can be learned from the German Coal Commission for transformation processes in other countries (especially the CEE region) and sectors. Key findings are multi-stakeholder engagement, astrong regional component and a mandate to lay out multiple policy options. The analysis is part of an EUKI project with CEE Bankwatch and DUH. The results were published in an English briefing paper and a German summary.

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Accelerating the Energy Transformation of Central and Eastern Europe and Learning from the German Experience

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2. February 2019

Briefing: A Just Transition of European Coal Regions: Assessing Stakeholder Positions Towards the Transition Away from Coal

This briefing offers a deep dive into the positioning of key stakeholders as well as opportunities and challenges for a transition away from coal in some of Europe’s most coal-dependent regions: Ústecký kraj (Czech Republic), Western Macedonia (Greece), Upper Silesia (Poland), Horná Nitra (Slovakia) and Obilić (Kosovo). It aims to serve as background for necessary political and policy decisions surrounding a phase-out from coal.

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Accelerating the Energy Transformation of Central and Eastern Europe and Learning from the German Experience

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1. February 2019Buildings and Municipalities, Climate Policy, MobilityBulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia

CEE Climate Policy Frontier

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The project makes a tangible contribution to the improvement of sectoral climate policies in the Central Eastern European (CEE) region and at the European scale. It specifically focusses on those policies addressing transport and buildings, two sectors not included in the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS).

Project

The project facilitates the promotion of best practices for climate action in the selected non-ETS sectors of transport and buildings. It does this by raising national policy-makers’ awareness of the readily-available and transferable solutions already present in the region. Additionally, it fosters discussion on implementation strategies that can enable the region to efficiently reduce emissions from these sectors with the aim of achieving emissions pathways that are compatible with the Paris Agreement.

The project’s goals are to be achieved over several stages. First, the project will identify and promote current best policy practices within the CEE region. Second, it will assess the gap between these best practices and the level of ambition necessary to ensure global warming remains well below 2°C/1.5°C. Finally, policy options needed to bridge this gap will be identified and promoted.

The project’s outcomes will support policy-makers in all beneficiary CEE countries to reach the ‘regional frontier of excellence’ in climate action, while also making this action consistent with the level of ambition required to limit global warming to well below 2°C. Although the project focuses on the Central and Eastern European region, it will also create a channel for knowledge exchange between the CEE countries and other European states.

The project promotes climate protection measures for transport and buildings. Photo: https://www.pexels.com/photo/view-of-city-at-airport-326410/

Background

Climate action within the transport and building sectors in the CEE region lags behind that of European frontrunners and behind the overall pace of emissions reduction compatible with the Paris Agreement. Within the region, there are also significant differences in the effectiveness and efficiency of countries’ policy instruments, in terms of both their design and implementation. While knowledge exchange between the CEE countries and the rest of the EU is crucial for solving the climate challenge, the experiences gained by the latter group are often not fully transferable or applicable due to the different socio-economic contexts, institutional differences or historical development pathways. It is therefore necessary to strengthen knowledge exchange within the CEE region. On top of this, the scale and pace of climate action required if the buildings and transport sectors are to stay within the global carbon budget are still not fully recognised. Without both increasing the intra-CEE exchange of current best practices and supporting joint European reflection on further improvements in sectoral policies, there is a risk that progress in this area continues to be piecemeal.

Project information

Updated: February 2019

Countries: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia

Project duration: 09/18 - 03/20

Funding: 305,000 €

Target groups: Civil Society, Private sector, Public sector

Implementing organisation:
WiseEuropa

Project Partners:
Climate Analytics, Climate Strategies, Expert Forum

Project Website:
wise-europa.eu/en/cee-...

Contact Person

Mr Aleksander Śniegocki

Organisation: WiseEuropa

Email: aleksander.sniegocki∂wise-europa.eu

EUKI

The European Climate Initiative (EUKI):

This project is part of the European Climate Initiative (EUKI). EUKI is a project financing instrument by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU). The EUKI competition for project ideas is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. It is the overarching goal of the EUKI to foster climate cooperation within the European Union (EU) in order to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.

For more information on the EUKI: www.euki.de

This report by E3G studies the progress of energy transition in Romania. In concrete, national conditions, political system, and external projection are analysed.

28. January 2019

Report: The Political Economy of the Low Carbon Transition: Climate & Energy Snapshot Bulgaria

This report by E3G studies the progress of energy transition in Bulgaria. In concrete, national conditions, political system, and external projection are analysed.

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Accelerating the Energy Transformation of Central and Eastern Europe and Learning from the German Experience

20. December 2018

Discussion input: Stakeholder consultation in developing climate strategies: insights from experiences in Germany and France

Meeting the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement requires profound changes to current patterns of socioeconomic development including consumption, employment, and infrastructure affecting all parts of society including stakeholders. This following brief describes the organisation and structures of these stakeholder consultation processes and draws lessons from them. This paper is part of EUKI project Climate Recon.

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CLIMATE RECON 2050 – Intra-EU Exchange to Raise Awareness and Build Capacity on Long-Term Climate Strategies

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12. December 2018

Discussion input: Developing policy-relevant narratives underlying long-term climate strategies

The Paris Agreement and, recently the European Union (EU) through its new legislation “Regulation for the Governance of the Energy Union”, stipulate upon its parties and members to the EU to develop long-term climate strategies. This note describes the DDPP pathway design framework focussing on the development of narratives to inform policy and stakeholders while incorporating national socio-economic development goals. This paper is part of EUKI project Climate Recon.

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CLIMATE RECON 2050 – Intra-EU Exchange to Raise Awareness and Build Capacity on Long-Term Climate Strategies

1. December 2018

One page overview: National Long-Term Climate Strategies in the EU28

At the first meeting of the Policy-Maker Platform, the CR2050 partners launched the Long-Term Climate Strategies Matrix: a living document that aims to capture existing information on the ongoing processes of long-term climate strategy developments across the EU Member States.

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CLIMATE RECON 2050 – Intra-EU Exchange to Raise Awareness and Build Capacity on Long-Term Climate Strategies

Briefing Paper: The German Coal Comission – A Role Model for Transformative Change?

Briefing: A Just Transition of European Coal Regions: Assessing Stakeholder Positions Towards the Transition Away from Coal

CEE Climate Policy Frontier

Project

Background

Project information

Contact Person

EUKI

Report: The Political Economy of the Low Carbon Transition: Climate & Energy Snapshot Bulgaria

Discussion input: Stakeholder consultation in developing climate strategies: insights from experiences in Germany and France

Discussion input: Developing policy-relevant narratives underlying long-term climate strategies

One page overview: National Long-Term Climate Strategies in the EU28

Climate protection in Europe