EU-Japan Webinar: The EU
Green Deal and a Green
Recovery
24 September 2020
Jacob WERKSMAN, Principal Advisor/UNFCCC EU Head of Delegation

The EU Green Deal: A Regional
PerspectiveIMAGEIMAGEIMAGEIMAGEWe know where we need to go …
Europe – the first climate neutral continent by 2050
Non-CO2 other
Different zero GHG pathways
lead to different levels ofremaining emissions andabsorption of GHG emissions

Non-CO2 Agriculture

Residential
Tertiary
Transport
Industry

Carbon Removal Technologies
LULUCFNet emissions

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PowerWe think we know how to get there . . .
Invest in the modernisation of the EU economy• Modernising the EU's economy will
stimulate significant additional
investment:

Development of GDP and greenhouse gas emissions,1990 - 2050

1. Energy efficiency
2. Deployments of renewables
3. Clean, safe & connected mobility
4. Competitive industry and circular economy
5. Infrastructure and inter-connections
6. Bio-economy and natural carbon sinks
7. Tackle remaining emissions with carbon
capture and storage• From 2% of EU GDP invested in
the energy system today to 2.8%
to achieve a net-zero greenhousegas emissions economy• Positive for growth and jobs, withGDP impact up to +2%• Co-benefits: energy imports down,
public health, etc.

Caveat:This estimate does not take into account differences inclimate change damages, nor adaptation costs between
baseline and 1.5° C.

The European Green Deal

Transforming theEU’s economy for asustainable future
Designing a set ofdeeply transformative policies

Mainstreaming
sustainability in all EU policies

TheEuropeanGreenDeal

And leaving
no one behind
Financing the transition

The EU as a
global leader

Leave no one behind(Just Transition)

A European
Climate Pact

The European Green Deal

Transforming theEU’s economy for asustainable future

Increasing the EU’s Climate ambition
for 2030 and 2050

Supplying clean, affordable
and secure energy

TheEuropeanGreenDeal

Mobilising industry
for a clean and circular economy

Building and renovating in an energy
and resource efficient way

And leaving
no one behind

A zero pollution ambition
for a toxic-free environment

Preserving and restoring ecosystems
and biodiversity
From ‘Farm to Fork’: a fair, healthy
and environmentally friendly foodsystem
Accelerating the shift to sustainable
and smart mobility

Designing a set ofdeeply transformative policies

The EU as aglobal leader

A European
Climate PactThe EU Next Generation andA “Green Recovery” from COVID 19
EGD remains the growth strategy to effectively address the economic crisis
while reaping the gains from accelerating the shift to a clean and sustainableeconomyNext Generation EU and the Multiannual Financial Framework for 2021-2027,
with their combined weight of over 1.8 trillion euros, and will dedicate at least
30% to climate-relevant spending, and all expenses will be consistent with theParis Agreement while respecting the “do no harm" principle

The 2030 Climate Target Plan
This Commission proposal, published last week•

Presents an EU-wide, economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions reduction target by2030 compared to 1990 of at least 55% including emissions and removals.

•Invites the European Parliament and the Council to consider this as the EU‘s newcontribution to the Paris Agreement, to be submitted to the UNFCCC as the updated
EU’s Nationally Determined Contribution before the end of 2020•

Prepares the ground for a public debate in autumn 2020 to achieve these objectives•

Previews the launch of revisions of the key legislative instruments by June 2021 toachieve this ambition, including the ETS, renewable energy and energy efficiency
policies, sustainable mobility and transport, circular economy, environmental,agricultural, financial, research and innovation, and industrial policies

The Climate Law Regulation
This Commission proposal from last week a European Climate Law Regulation
that:•Will enshrine the EU’s 2050 climate neutrality objective in law•

Provide a legislative basis for the 2030 target of at least 55% net
greenhouse gas emissions reductions compared to 1990

•Authorize the Commission to set and regularly review a trajectory at Unionlevel to achieve the climate-neutrality objective•

Require member states develop and implement adaptation strategies andplans that include comprehensive risk management frameworks, based on
robust climate and vulnerability baselines and progress assessments•

Introduce additional governance arrangements to ensure that future EU
targets respond to the five year ambition cycle under the Paris Agreement
and the 2050 climate neutrality goal

The Climate Pact and the GCOM: An
Individual and Local PerspectiveEuropean Climate Pact•

European Climate Pact will bring together EU national, regional and local authorities, civil society,businesses and the public in general in order to:o Encourage information sharing, exchanges of good practices and inspiration on how to counter theclimate and environmental challenge and turn it into an opportunity.
o Foster spaces for stakeholders and citizens to▪ express their ideas and creativity and▪ commit to, ambitious concrete climate action and environmental protection, both at individual andcollective level.
o Through information and guidance, build capacity to support grassroots climate and environmental
initiatives and actions.
•The Pact will seek to build on and link to existing initiatives, such as the EU Covenant of Mayors.

EU Covenant of Mayors: Key to EU Implementation•The EU Covenant of Mayors brings together more than 9,000 cities and towns in all the 27
EU Member States, representing more than 2/3 of the EU population.

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The EU Covenant will be an essential platform to share good practices on how to implementchange locally based on their first-hand experience of implementing change•

Local governments will be crucial to the success of the Climate Pact and the European
Green Deal because of their competences and their closeness to citizens

Global Covenant of Mayors (GCOM)••In 2016, the EU Covenant of Mayors joined forces with the Compact of Mayors toestablish the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy bringing together morethan 10,000 cities and regions from all parts of the world representing nearly 1bn people
around the world.

26 Japanese cities – with combined populations of more than 25 mn- have joined
GCOM, including Tokyo, Kyoto, Toyama, Kamakura, Yokohama, Niseko that
already have carbon neutrality target by 2050.
Examples of action:• Tokyo: inspiring examples of measures in the transport sector and cooperation withprivate actors,• Kyoto: very strong focus on societal behaviour, food, waste and cultural heritage of thecity• Yokohama: partnership with Turku (FI), exploring the nexus between climate neutrality
and circular economy.

The Paris Agreement: A Global
Perspective

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The 2019 UNEP GAP Report:
the top down viewThank you for your attention

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