The EU renewables policy Florou Aikaterini DG Energy European Commission Global share of RE investments towards EU Source BNEF Global trends in RE investment 2017 Global trends in RE investment by region ID: 636365
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Greening energy investments
The EU renewables policy
Florou
Aikaterini
DG
Energy
European CommissionSlide2
Global share of RE investments towards EU
Source: BNEF Global trends in RE investment 2017
Global trends in RE investment by regionSlide3
Differences in investments in clean energy across countries/regionSlide4
Differences in investments in clean energy across countriesSlide5
Differences in investments in clean energy across countriesSlide6
European global leadership in wind energy
Source: JRC report "Research, Innovation and Competitiveness in the Energy Union"Slide7
European global leadership in wind energy
Source: JRC report "Research, Innovation and Competitiveness in the Energy Union"Slide8
Global share of RE capacity (combined)
Global share of RE capacitySlide9
Global share of RE capacity (for solar PV and wind energy)
Global share of solar PV capacity
Global share of wind energy capacitySlide10
Global share of RE capacity by region and technologySlide11
Agreed headline
targets: 2020 and
2030
Framework for Climate and Energy
2020
2030
New governance system + indicators
-
20%
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
20%
Renewable Energy
20%
Energy
Efficiency
-
40%
Greenhouse
Gas
Emissions
27%
Renewable Energy
27
%
*
Energy Efficiency
10%
Interconnection
15%
Interconnection
* To be reviewed by 2020, having
an
EU level of
30% in
mind
.Slide12
2030 RES share in electricity production
2030 RES share in TFEC
50/27
18/5
31
/
1
7
17
/
12
11
/
9
20
/
8
66
/
19
16
/
9
19
/
10
84
/
42
54
/
15
14
/
5
42
/
22
34/727/9Based on IRENA (2016)25
/1622/8Slide13
Renewables
move centre stage – but all fuels
can
contribute
in the long-
run
Source: European Commission
Decarbonisation
scenarios - fuel ranges (primary energy consumption in %)Slide14
Canada:
Canada-EU High-Level Energy dialogues, including smart grids, integration of variable renewable energy, and biofuels
USA:
US-EU Energy Council with discussion on smart grids, renewable energy and biofuels
Sustainable energy included in negotiations on EU-US Transatlantic Trade Partnership
JRC – US DOE collaboration programme
EU-US research cooperation on energy water nexus under WP2018-202 of H2020
Mexico:
Coordinated WP2016-17 & WP2018-20 call on geothermal energy (10
mln
each)
Future cooperation on High-Performance Computing for energy
Partnership instrument under
Low
Carbon
Business Actin on energy efficiency in SMEs
Caribbean:
Joint Caribbean-EU Partnership Strategy
EU-CARIFORUM Sustainable Energy Conference
EU-CELAC action plan, including promotion of renewable energy and energy efficiency
projectsSlide15
Chile:
EU-Chile Association Agreement
Evaluation of potential collaboration on ocean energy technologies
Brazil:
EC-Brazil Energy Policy Dialogue (since 2007) on sustainable biofuels, other renewable energy technologies, and low carbon technologies
EU-Brazil coordinated call on biofuels as part of H2020 research programme (5
mln
each)
JRC-Brazil
Cooperation Arrangement, including bioenergy and smart grids
EU-Brazil Atlantic Ocean Research
Cooperation
High Performance Computing for Energy
CE
LAC:
EU-CELAC action plan, including promotion of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects
EU-LAC Foundation to strengthen regional partnership process
Enhanced renewable energy cooperation in WP2018-20 of H2020
Belmont Forum on collaborative research on urban energy transitionsSlide16
China:
EU-China Energy RoadmapSlide17
Green path not strewn with rosesAn overview of renewables disputes
Disputes under public international
lawEnergy Charter TreatyInternational Investment Arbitration World Trade Organization
Disputes under EU lawDisputes under ContractsSlide18
Green path not strewn with roses An overview of renewables disputes
Disputes under public international law- Cases, among others, against Spain, Czech Republic, Italy, and Bulgaria. Examples: PV Investors v. Spain (UNCITRAL), Construction Investment v. Spain (SCC), Termosolar v. Spain (ICSID)- WTO cases, for example Canada – Certain Measures Affecting the Renewable Energy Generation SectorSlide19
Green path not strewn with rosesAn overview of renewables disputes
Disputes under EU law- Earlier cases: Outokumpu & PreussenElektra- Recent cases: C-573/12 Ålands
vindkraft AB v Energimyndigheten, C-204/12-C-208/12 Essent Belgium NV v. Vlaamse Regulingsinstantie voor de
Elektriciteits- en GasmarktObligation also of the Energy Community to transpose EU legislation, including the Renewable Energy Directive 2009/28/EC.