GOVERNANCE OF THE ENERGY UNION

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1 GOVERNANCE OF THE ENERGY UNION DATE 25/01/2018 CCPIE STAKEHOLDERS DIALOGUE XXIX ETIENNE HANNON SERVICE CHANGEMENTS CLIMATIQUES SERVICE PUBLIC FÉDÉRAL SANTÉ PUBLIQUE, SÉCURITÉ DE LA CHAÎNE ALIMENTAIRE ET ENVIRONNEMENT

2 POLICY CONTEXT: ENERGY UNION AND CLIMATE ACTION 2

3 POLICY CONTEXT: COUNCIL CONCLUSIONS 3 EUROPEAN COUNCIL October 2014: "[A] reliable and transparent governance system without any unnecessary administrative burden will be developed to help ensure that the EU meets its energy policy goals, with the necessary flexibility for Member States and fully respecting their freedom to determine their energy mix. The governance system will build on the existing building blocks, such as national climate programmes, national plans for renewable energy and energy efficiency ENERGY COUNCIL November 2015: "Separate planning and reporting strands will be streamlined and brought together." "[ ] systematic monitoring of key indicators for an affordable, safe, competitive, secure and sustainable energy system" "[ ] facilitate coordination of national energy policies and foster regional cooperation between Member States"

4 CLEAN ENERGY FOR ALL EUROPEANS PACKAGE (November 2016) 4 cooperation and control mechanism 8 legislative proposals aimed at implementing the 2015 strategy for an Energy Union with a forward-looking climate policy

5 ENERGY UNION GOVERNANCE: OBJECTIVES 5 Put in place a robust and functional (dynamic, reliable and transparent) governance process between the Commission and Member, to achieve: Coordinated and coherent implementation of the 2030 EU climate and energy targets (renewables, energy efficiency, interconnections, greenhouse gas emissions) Integrated system for planning, reporting and monitoring (streamlining and reduction of administrative burden) Compliance with EU international climate commitments (UNFCCC and Paris Agreement) Ensure long-term policy coherence and stability to provide certainty to investors, consumers and citizens in general

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7 STREAMLINING OF PLANNING OBLIGATIONS 7 National Renewable Energy Action Plan Template Climate Action Planning & Reporting Obligations National Energy Efficiency Action Plan Template Energy Security Existing obligations Streamlining of Obligations Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans Internal energy market New elements and reflection of existing obligations Research & Innovation

8 STRUCTURE OF THE REGULATION 8 CHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS CHAPTER 2: NATIONAL PLANS CHAPTER 3: LONG-TERM LOW EMISSION STRATEGIES CHAPTER 4: PROGRESS REPORTING CHAPTER 5: MONITORING OF PROGRESS CHAPTER 6: NATIONAL AND UNION SYSTEMS ON GHG EMISSIONS AND REMOVALS BY SINKS CHAPTER 7: COOPERATION AND SUPPORT CHAPTER 8: DELEGATED ACTS CHAPTER 9: COMMITTEE AND LEGAL PROCEDURE ANNEXES (template for national plans, progress reporting and national inventory systems)

9 STRUCTURE OF INTEGRATED NATIONAL ENERGY AND CLIMATE PLANS (NECPs) 9

10 PROPOSED GOVERNANCE PROCESS FOR ACHIEVEMENT OF ENERGY UNION OBJECTIVES AND 2030 TARGETS MS Draft National Plans (and their updates) Final National Plans (and their updates) Implementation of National Plans (Progress Reports) Closing "Ambition gap" Closing "Delivery gap" Recommendations (2018 and 2023) Recommendations ( ) COM Union measures (2019 and 2024) Union measures ( , for EE 2024) National measures for RES (2024)

11 Paris PROPOSED TIMELINE Final Plans ( ) Final update (of 2030 Plan) Final Plans ( ) Draft Plans ( ) Draft update (of 2030 Plan) Draft Plans ( ) Progress report Progress report Progress report Progress report Progress report Facilitative dialogue NDCs Global NDCs Global NDCs stocktake stocktake Commission assessment and recommendations Measures to close gaps to 2030 targets Regional cooperation

12 KEY ISSUES 12 Timing issues (draft and final plans, updates, recommendations by the CION, progress reports, ) WHAT IF? (responses in case of ambition or delivery gap, recommendations by the Commission, consequences for MSs ) General balance of the regulation (between flexibility and accountability) EE and RES trajectories (linear? milestones? ) RES: Ambition gap: assessment methodologies (objective criteria), consideration of early efforts Delivery gap: reference points, corrective measures, contribution to the financing platform Institutional coherence (links with other legislative files: EED, RED, ESR, ) Regional and public consultation Comitology: one single Energy Union Committee? Requirements for national plans and progress reports

13 BELGIUM S POSITION 13 Process: establishment of BE position in CONCERE-ENOVER context + consultation with environment (CCPIE/CCIM) Key elements : General support (integration, holistic approach, streamlining, ) Realistic timing (cf. time constraints related to national processes) Consistency between NECP and LT LES RES and EE: no binding targets (only for GHGs), indicative non-linear trajectories (for planning purposes only) Cost efficiency = key objective criteria for assessment of ambition gap Qualitative nature of the Commission recommandations Streamlining of monitoring / reporting obligations (no additional administrative burden) Flexibility for regional and public consultation Coherence with other legislative files (RED, EED, EPBD, ESR, LULUCF, ) 1 single committee

14 GENERAL APPROACH (agreed by the Council on 18 December 2017) Key elements of the agreement (mostly related to renewable energy target achievement): 3 milestones to the indicative renewables trajectory: 24% in 2023, 40% in 2025 and 60% in 2027 Ambition gap: list of objective criteria to assess the initial level of ambition; the Commission can issue non-binding recommendations Delivery gap: if MSs miss a reference point, they must ensure that the gap is filled the year after the reporting of this gap MSs must continue to meet and maintain their binding 2020 renewable energy target by and beyond 2020 (additional measures within one year in case of underachievement) Inter-connections: MS must establish roadmaps for the development of interconnections (+ reporting and follow-up by the Commission) + flexibilities on regional cooperation, financing platform 14

15 EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 15 ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) and ENVI committees adopted a joint report on the proposal on governance of the Energy Union (7 December 2017) European Parliament vote (17 January 2018, plenary session): 2030: 35% renewable energy target (12% in tansport) and 35% energy efficiency target Endorsement of committee proposals (=MEPs mandate to start negotiations with EU governments) on RED, EED and Governance

16 KEY AMENDMENTS BY THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 16 Consistency with commitments of the Paris Agreement: establish a EU fair share of the global carbon budget consistent with 1,5 C; Long-term strategies should be consistent with that carbon budget Timing: NECPs: draft 1 June 2018, final version 6 months after entry into force of the regulation (1/1/2019 at the latest), then every 5 years LT LES: 1/1/2019 Long-term (2050) planning to achieve Paris agreement objectives (incl. public participation); assessment and recommendations by the Commission Strong cooperation among member states (notably on RES infrastructure) RES: Progressive (non-linear) trajectories with milestones in 2022, 2025 et 2027 Ambition gap: obligation for the Commission to analyse national trajectories (according to a methodology established under the RED), and to issue recommendations Delivery gap (RE & EE): assessment for each milestone; obligation for MSs to implement additional actions within one year Social justice: specific provisions on energy poverty and just transition

17 NEXT STEPS 17 EU: Trilogue Negotiations between co-legislators (EU Council, EU Parliament) and the Commission can start immediately Council: 1st discussion on EU Parliament amendments on 1 February (Energy working party), under Bulgarian presidency BE: Preparation NECP Work in progress (joint WG ENOVER/CONCERE - NCC) Fed. / Reg. contributions issued by 15/07/2018 Submission to the Commission before 31/12/2018 Public consultation: within timeframe for EU recommendations (early 2019) Coming soon : academic workshops on governance of climate policy in Belgium (topics: institutions, state responsibility, participation, planning, ), followed by a public debate (Automn 2018) (collaboration FPS Health & Environment and Université Saint-Louis - Bruxelles)

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