1. THE EU SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (SDS) Timo Mäkelä Director of Directorate G Sustainable Development and Integration DG Environment European Commission

2. EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004 OVERVIEW 1. WHAT IS THE EU SDS? –Policy context –SDS related documents / strategies 2. AIMS OF THE EU SDS? 3. WHAT IS THE CURRENT SITUATION? –Indicators, trends 4. WHAT ARE THE FUTURE CHALLENGES? –Commission’s intentions, SDS review –What can MS do?

3. EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004 1. WHAT IS THE EU SDS? –Not a single document –Result of a multi-layer process RELEVANT POLICIES BEFORE Cardiff (1998) environment integration Lisbon (2000) social and economic objectives to 2010 THE SDS Gothenburg (2001) Commission COM (2001) 264 (internal) AFTER Commission COM (2002) 82 (external) WSSD Johannesburg (2002) Monterrey, Doha

4. EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004 6 th EAP ENV. INTEGRATION SOCIAL ECONOMIC LISBON STRATEGY POLICY CONTEXT INTERNAL - EUEXT. - GLOBAL EXTERN AL. SDS STRATEGY LISBON STRATEGY

5. EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004 2. AIMS OF THE EU SDS Overall aim: Brundtland definition INTERNAL – COM (2001) 264 + Gothenburg conclusions A.ADDRESSING UNSUSTAINABLE TRENDS IN 6 PRIORITY AREAS 1.Climate change4. Sustainable transport 2.Public health5. Aging population 3.Natural resources6. Social exclusion B.NEW APPROACH TO POLICY MAKING –Increase policy coherence –Increase public participation –Science based / knowledge based approach

6. EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004 AIMS OF THE EU SDS EXTERNAL – COM (2002) 82 + WSSD plan of implementation –Halve no. in extreme poverty –Halve the no. lacking access to water + sanitation –10 year frameworks for sustainable consumption and production –Reduce rate of loss of biodiversity –Increase substantially global share of renewable energy –Restore fish stocks –Sustainable use of chemicals

7. EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004 3. CURRENT SITUATION WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED? A.PRIORITY AREAS Climate change: Ratification of Kyoto, Emission trading, Energy taxation Directive Health: REACH proposal Resources: IPP, CAP and CFP reforms, Natural 2000 Transport: Bio fuels Directive, Marco Polo programme (modal shift) B.NEW APPROACH TO POLICY MAKING Introduction of Impact Assessment (43 in 2003) Sectoral integration (Cardiff process) - CAP and CFP reforms 7 Thematic Strategies (6th EAP): integrated and participatory approach Aarhus - transparency

8. EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004 GHG EMISSIONS ?

9. EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004 X ELECTRICITY FROM RENEWABLES

10. EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004 FISHERIES X

11. EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004 BIODIVERSITY - BIRDS ?

12. EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004 ORGANIC FARMING

13. EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004 X TRANSPORT

14. EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004 AIR EMISSIONS

15. EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004 CURRENT SITUATION SUMMARY OF CURRENT SITUATION… UNSUSTAINABLE TRENDS ARE NOT REVERSED INSTRUMENTS FOR POLICY COHERENCE STILL NEED TO DELIVER –Slow progress in Cardiff integration process –Insufficient vertical integration of national, EU and international strategies SUBSTANTIAL EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE BUT PROGRESS STILL INSUFFICIENT

16. EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004 4. FUTURE CHALLENGES CHANGING POLITICAL CIRCUMSTANCES –Recent focus on growth and competitiveness ENLARGEMENT –Cohesion + Structural funds KEEP ENVIRONMENT HIGH ON THE AGENDA (LISBON VS SDS / GOTHENBURG) –Recent focus on growth and Competitiveness TAKE A POSITIVE APPROACH –Win-Win, Environmental Technologies

17. EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004 FUTURE CHALLENGES REVIEW OF EU STRATEGY IN 2004… 1.PROGRESS IN 6 PRIORITY AREAS –Have others emerged? 2. WHAT IS THE DELIVERY GAP? –What has been achieved compared to original objectives? 3. IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES: –success of impact assessment, stakeholder consultation, synergies with national SDS, trade-offs made. 4. THE CONSEQUENCES OF ENLARGEMENT 5. INTEGRATION OF INTERNAL + EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS

18. EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004 WHAT MEMBER STATES CAN DO –Develop integrated National Sustainable Development Strategies (NSDS) –Increase ownership of NSDS by greater public participation –Push for institutional and procedural reforms to increase policy coherence –Share good practices with other Member States –Develop vertical links with between local, regional and EU SD strategies –Support an ambitious review of EU SDS in 2004

19. EU Representation of the State of Berlin, 17th March 2004 COMMISSION TIMETABLE April 2004Paper on Cardiff process April 2004Paper on Review of National SDS Summer 2004Consultation paper on EU SDS review October 20042nd Environment Policy Review November 2004SDS review Spring 2005Mid-term review of Lisbon strategy

20. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION timo.makela@cec.eu.int