Guidelines for climate proofing investment in the energy. Assessment of the impact of climate change on residential energy demand for heating and cooling climate change in europe leads to a decrease of residential heating needs and an increase of residential cooling needs. Wuppertal institute for climate, environment and energy, doppersberg 19. It is the most detailed and blunt assessment yet of the dangers of. On january 22, 2014 the european commission ec published its proposal for a 2030 framework for climate and energy policies in europe. It documents changes across canada in temperature, precipitation. Likelihood of scenario occurring within the selected planning horizon. The framework was adopted by the european council in october 2014. This article addresses the impact of the european union emissions trading system eu ets on polands conventional energy sector in 20082020 and further till 2050. For some installations there will also be benefits from saving energy.
There is a growing interest in the eia community regarding such mainstreaming. However, the impact of these climate change measures, together with increasing investment in energy networks, will create upward pressure on energy prices. Ec, impact assessment package of implementation measures for the eus. An analysis of europes energy security strategy on natu. It recommends seeing energy use as a sociotechnical system with people as prime movers, and speaks to combining big data with social sciences to substantiate certain patterns in this system.
In march 2007 the eus leaders endorsed an integrated approach to climate and energy policy that aims to combat climate change and increase the eus energy security while strengthening its competitiveness. Following the political agreement by the council and the european parliament between may 2018 and may 2019 and the entry into force of the different eu rules, eu countries have 12 years to transpose the new directives into national law. Review of the impact assessment for a 2030 climate and. One of the strategies to reflect concerns on climate change cc is to integrate cc considerations in environmental impact assessment eia. The combination of differently valued issues, side. The 2030 climate and energy framework includes euwide targets and policy objectives for the period from 2021 to 2030.
European councils conclusions of 24 october 2014 pdf key legislation contained in the eu climate and energy. This is not just the case with the developing countries but with the developed countries as well. The pdf is the official version of the 2014 national climate assessment. Making the energy transition a european success institut jacques. Eu climate and energy package, the revised eu emissions trading scheme and meeting the uk nontraded target through uk carbon budgets. Guidelines for climate proofing investment in agriculture. Candidate areas for priority energyclimate research 94. European parliament resolution on climate change adopted on 14. Assessing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in. The energy and climate package eu climate policies iiasa. The impact of the energy transition on employment in europe.
Canadas changing climate report is about how and why canadas climate has changed and what changes are projected for the future. This instrument seems to be a very powerful tool to offset carbon leakage and. Tgica task group on data and scenario support for impact and climate assessment unfccc united nations framework convention on climate change. Moreover, our sectoral impact assessment points to significant differences in the way in which these. The key endpoints within climate impact categories are linked to the relevant connections for a range of sectors in the economy. Opportunities and challenges is an output of the oecd task team on climate change that is overseen jointly by the working party on global and structural policies of the environment. It is intended that the climate change impact assessment will comprise a module or subcomponent of the wider triple bottom line assessment framework. It represents the second of two volumes of the fourth national climate assessment, mandated by the global change research act of 1990. Pdf the european renewable energy target for 2030 an impact. Climate change and energy american petroleum institute. Changes to the climate and consequences for real world systems are typically investigated from either of two perspectives, these are commonly referred to as. Climate and energy package 2009 european environment agency. The nations energy system is already affected by extreme weather events, and due to climate change, it is projected to be increasingly threatened by more frequent and longerlasting power outages affecting critical energy infrastructure and creating fuel availability and demand imbalances. Would climate policy improve the european energy security.
This impact assessment, in which seven potential policy options are compared with the primes 20. Eu commission ec, a policy framework for climate and energy in period from 2020. The impact on cooling needs is higher than on heating, in each of the climatic european regions. Chinas per capita emissions are now almost as high as the eus. This map shows climaterelated impacts that have occurred in each region since the third national climate assessment in 2014 and response actions that are helping the region address related risks and costs.
Source materials recover use make package and ship carbon footprint we continue to make progress in reducing apples contribution to climate changeby focusing on making energyefficient products with renewable or. The eu emissions trading system is the eus key tool for cutting greenhouse gas emissions from largescale facilities in the power and industry sectors, as well as. Summary of the impact assessment for a 2030 climate and. The paper pays particular attention to the challenges of distinguishing between.
Our results provide the first expost evaluation of the effectiveness of these technologies for combating climate change. Impact assessment of climate policy on polands power. This policy identifies the methods and boundaries for the assessment of energy use, ghg. Publications of the ministry of economic affairs and. It also demonstrates how to incorporate climate risk assessment into local government regulatory, assessment and planning processes to reduce vulnerability to the impacts of climate change. This report explores how experience from the energy efficiency field can best be adapted to serve climate change policy goals. Clean energy future package, should allow the market to. Clean energy for all europeans legislative package may 2018 the commission presented a legislative package on 30 november 2016, which aims at a general overhaul of eu energy legislation in order to bring it into line with the eu 2030 energy and climate policy framework. Based on commission proposals published in november 2016, the clean energy for all europeans package consists of eight legislative acts. An independent analysis 2 3 shows that more ambitious decarbonisation scenarios deliver greater benefits, though the ecs draft impact assessment is limited to 45% emissions cuts, and the political discussion is focused on even lower figures, said jason anderson, head of eu climate and energy policy at wwf european policy office. Challenges to integrate climate change considerations in. This impact assessment ia follows on from a consultation on the introduction of a streamlined energy. Joint impact assessment on the package of implementation measures for the eus objectives on. This contribution examines the eus innovative climate and energy package.
The targets for renewables and energy efficiency were revised upwards in 2018. Eu climate and energy policies post2020 members research service 24032014 681rev1 page 4 of 8 falling emissions in europe and the us are more than compensated by rapidly rising emissions in other parts of the world, notably in asia. We distinguish climate impact assessment, first and secondgeneration vulnerability assessment, and. Greenhouse gas emissions total refer to the sum of carbon dioxide co2, methane ch4, nitrous oxide n2o, perflourocarbons pfcs, hydroflourocarbons hfcs and sulphur hexafluoride sf6, weighted using their 100year global warming potentials. The revised guidelines on state aid for environmental protection and energy 20142020, expected before the end of 2021, will have to be carefully calibrated. A transparent and dynamic governance process will help deliver on the 2030 climate and energy targets in an efficient and coherent manner. Official sensitive, until published page 6 of 56 summary 1. The share of renewable energy in the eu is to be increased by 32% and energy efficiency improved by 32. Canada in a changing climate completed assessment reports.
Pdf integrated impact assessment of climate and socio. Cec, 2008a, package of implementation measures for the eus objectives on climate change and renewable energy for 2020annex to the impact assessment. By how much should the agriculture sector reduce its emissions. Clean energy for all europeans package in 2019 the eu completed a comprehensive update of its energy policy framework to facilitate transition away from fossil fuels towards cleaner and deliver on eus paris agreement commitments for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The key argument is that linking climate and energy concerns can help to explain how the eu managed to adopt an ambitious package of policies aimed at achieving 2020 goals. Oct 24, 2014 a european 2030 climate and energy package offers the opportunity to drive a fundamental transition in the eu economy, secure markets for the expansion of the european low carbon industry, and help eu diplomacy leverage a binding global climate change agreement in paris in 2015.
Poland is a country with over 80% dependence on coal in the power sector being under political pressure of the european unions eu ambitious climate policy. An impact assessment of the eu climate and energy package, working papers v33511, university of oldenburg, department of economics, revised may 2011. The main driving force behind the climate and energy package was the eus. Vulnerability of the energy sector to climate change 9 adaptation options in energy sector investments. The range of approaches available for assessing vulnerability include an impact assessment focusing on exposure to future climate and sensitivity of the system to that change, a first order vulnerability assessment focusing on exposure and sensitivity to both biophysical and. Guidelines for climate proofing investment in the energy sector. The influences of climate change were identified as energy consumption, greenhouse gases emission, and the restraint of development under abnormal or extreme. Msr impacts on the eua surplus according to the institute for climate. Mar 21, 20 currently in china, the practice of integrating climate change considerations into environmental impact assessment is mainly concentrated on the strategic environmental assessment level. The manual is an update of the manual climate change effects and impacts assessment first edition published in 2004.
This document is to serve as the basis for negotiations for deciding on the new climate targets for 2030. Impact assessment for a 2030 climate and energy policy framework. Other key nonmonetised benefits by main affected groups. Pdf analysis of the environmental impact assessment of power. Impact assessment indc intended nationally determined contributions lulucf. The eu has adopted integrated monitoring and reporting rules to ensure progress towards its 2030 climate and energy targets and its international commitments under the paris agreement. These guidelines are intended to facilitate an assessment of. Greenhouse gas emissions total refer to the sum of carbon dioxide co2, methane ch4, nitrous oxide n2o, perflourocarbons pfcs, hydroflourocarbons hfcs and sulphur hexafluoride sf6, weighted using their 100year. Impact assessment package of implementation measures for. Level of impact for a locality andor hazard scenario.
The detailed results of the refit evaluation, which assesses the effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence and euadded value of the directive, will be included in a staff working document and fed into the impact assessment process for the new renewable energy package. Fighting drought impact on power generation in central tanzania 65 box 4. Oecd ilibrary integrated assessment of climate change. This report on incorporating climate change impacts and adaptation in environmental impact assessments eia. As climatic effects such as rising seas and extreme weather continue to make themselves painfully obvious across many. The eus 2030 climate and energy framework and energy. Source materials recover use make package and ship carbon footprint we continue to make progress in reducing apples contribution to climate changeby focusing on making energyefficient products with renewable or recycled materials and with renewable energy. Official sensitive, until published impact assessment ia. Poles and the carbon market tool, dedicated software for the analysis of.
In a warmer climate, americans will use more electricity for air conditioning and less natural gas, oil, and wood for heating. Table of contents acknowledgments acronyms and abbreviations additional resources. What you need to know the trump administration released a major climate assessment on black friday. In the frame of the 2016 winter package of eu energy. Incorporating climate change impacts and adaptation in. Guidelines for climate proofing investment in agriculture, rural development, and food security. Review of the impact assessment for a 2030 climate and energy. Given the complexity of the different design options, policymakers and stakeholders need a manageable tool to reduce this complexity. The national climate assessment summarizes the impacts of climate change on the united states, now and in the future. Climate change mitigation and the role of technological. World bank study climate impacts on energy systems.
The multiple benefits of the 2030 eu energy efficiency. Impact on selected headline targets of europes 2020 climate and energy package. The core of the 2020 climate and energy package was a set of binding legislative targets which aims to ensure that the european union meets its ambitious climate and energy targets by 2020. Climate impact score confidential please do not distribute 2 executive summary the climate action reserve has assessed a cpace commercial propertyassessed clean energy offering by the connecticut green bank ctgb to quantify the climate impact of the projects funded by the underlying loans in the offering. Official sensitive, until published impact assessment. The recent climate action plan inception assessment is a perfect opportunity to consider recession scenarios and their societal implications. Following the political agreement by the council and the european parliament between may 2018 and may 2019 and the entry into force of the different eu rules, eu countries have 12 years to transpose the new directives into. Flood frequency analysis for the lake te anau 3day annual maxima for climate change effects and impacts assessment. The other important benefit is the air quality impact principally resulting from displacing oil boilers. Impact assessment of climate and energy policy scenarios. This report is an authoritative assessment of the science of climate change, with a focus on the united states. Scenarios with a res target avoid significantly more air pollution costs than a ghg only scenario from a low of 301bn between 20 and 2030 with a res target of 30% to a high of 747bn with a 35% res target. Climate impacts on energy climate change impacts us epa. The internal market is a key tool for improving energy.
The impact of the proposed package on energy and carbon intensive. This indicator illustrates the projected trends in transport related greenhouse gas emissions. Economic impacts of eu clean air policies assessed in a cge. An impact assessment allows those with an interest in the policy area to understand. Energy security ranks high on the policy agenda of many oecd countries with the popular notion that reduced dependency on fossil fuel imports will be good for the society.
Climate change impact assessments are used to discover how future changes in atmospheric co2, temperature, precipitation, and other climatic variables will negatively or positively affect the natural environment, agriculture, energy, land and water resources, transportation, human health and welfare, human social systems, and biological diversity. Assessment of the impact of climate change on residential. Eia guidelines for assessing the impact of climate change. International best practice principles article pdf available in impact assessment and project appraisal january 2012 with 1,162 reads how we measure reads. The new eu climate and energy package for 2030 50 6. Led by environment and climate change canada, it is the first report to be released as part of canada in a changing climate. Impact assessment for a 2030 climate and energy policy framework 1 introduction and scenarios the european commission published, in december 20, energy trends to 2050, an update of the primes business as usual scenario last used in 2011 for the energy roadmap 2050. Tools for climate change vulnerability assessments for. The 2030 climate energy package sets the eus climate and energy targets for 2030. The 2030 package contains the targets and measures for the land use, land use change and forestry sector lulucf as well. To do so, we relate ccmt patent counts to two specific headline targets. The clean energy package recognised the importance of tackling energy poverty and added explicit references to it in many directives. This impact assessment is only available to download and view as pdf. The air quality impact is highly uncertain, with a best estimate of net impacts of.
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