Annexes to COM(2014)398 - Towards a circular economy: A zero waste programme for Europe - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2014)398 - Towards a circular economy: A zero waste programme for Europe. |
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| document | COM(2014)398  |
| date | July 2, 2014 |
[13] COM(2013) 207.
[14] COM(2014) 168.
[15] COM(2014) 167.
[16] MEMO/13/110.
[17] COM/2008/400
[18]http://ec.europa.eu/environment/resource_efficiency/documents/erep_manifesto_and_policy_recommendations_31-03-2014.pdf
[19] COM(2013) 196 and Commission Recommendation 2013/179/EU.
[20] COM (2012) 225
[21] COM (2012) 173
[22] COM (2014) 446
[23] 7th EAP
[24] SWD(2014) 207
[25] A certain proportion of ‘residual’ waste is non-recoverable and may therefore be landfilled, since no alternative treatment option is currently available. This would be limited to a maximum of 5 %.
[26] For instance, four calculation methods are allowed for the recycling target on municipal waste. Depending on the method chosen, the results might be quite different (around 20 %).
[27] Directive 2000/59/EC
[28] COM(2014) 445
[29] COM(2013) 123.
[30] COM(2013) 761.
[31] COM(2011) 25
[32] COM(2013) 517.
[33] RMC is an aggregate indicator measuring (in tonnes) all the material resources used in the economy, while taking into account the resource use embedded in imports. Currently it is available for the EU and some Member States. Countries for which RMC is not yet available can use Domestic Material Consumption in the meantime.
[34] SWD (2014) 211.
[35] Stakeholders preferred RMC as a measure of resource use because it captures the resource use embedded in both imported and domestically produced products, and so allows for a fair comparison of their respective resource efficiency.
[36] Recent studies on the steel and aluminium sectors show that raw materials make up around 30 to 40 per cent of their cost structures, larger than for example labour costs.
[37] COM(2014) 130 of 19.3.2014; Taking stock of the Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.
[38] http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/europe_2020_indicators/ree_scoreboard.
Annex: How can Horizon 2020 contribute to the circular economy?
Circular economy represents a development strategy that entails economic growth without increasing consumption of resources, deeply transform production chains and consumption habits and redesign industrial systems at the system level. It relies on innovation being it technological, social and organisational. It requires a new portfolio skills and knowledge as well as new financial instruments, multistakeholders’ involvement. In terms of actions, it may be supported by demonstration, market uptake, awareness, dissemination and internationalisation.
In terms of content, it requires a strong integration across the Industrial Leadership (part II) and Societal Challenges (Part III) parts of Horizon 2020. Since circular economy considers the whole value chain potential, it requires support from all stages of the research and innovation chain. Therefore contribution from the other parts of Horizon 2020 dealing with Excellent Science (part I), Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation (part IV), Science with and for the Society (part V), Non-nuclear direct action of the Joint Research Centre (part VI) and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (part VII) will be also needed to a certain extent. The contribution of various Horizon 2020 parts to the circular economy are summarised below. To note that the SPIRE PPP and JTI BBI are supported by Horizon 2020 and that they contribute strongly to the goals of circular economy.
|| || || HORIZON 2020
|| || || Excellent Science || Industrial Leadership || Societal Challenges || Spreading excellence and widening participation || Science with and for Society || European Institute of Innovation & Technology || Joint Research Centre
|| || || European Research Council || Future and Emerging Technologies || Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions || Research infrastructures || Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies || Access to risk finance || Innovation in SMEs || Health, demographic change and wellbeing || Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research || Secure, clean and efficient energy || Smart, green and integrated transport || Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials || Europe in a changing world – inclusive, innovative and reflective societies || Secure societies - Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens
CIRCULAR ECONOMY - COMPONENTS || Technological innovation || Design of materials and processes || ++ || ++ || || ++ || ++ || || + || || + || + || || + || || || || || ||
Design of products || ++ || || || || + || || + || || + || || || + || || || || + || || +
Resource management (waste, water, energy and raw materials) || || + || || ++ || + || || + || || ++ || + || || ++ || || || || ++ || || ++
Social innovation || New production and consumption models || || || || || || || || + || ++ || + || || ++ || + || || || ++ || || +
Citizens' involvement || || || || || || || || || + || || || + || || || || ++ || ||
Product service models || || || || || || || + || || + || || || ++ || || || || + || ||
Design services || || || || || || || + || || + || || || + || || || || || ||
Organisational innovation || Integrated solutions and systems || || + || || || + || || + || || ++ || ++ || ++ || ++ || || || || + || ||
Logistics || || || || || || || || || ++ || || ++ || + || || || || || ||
Business models || ++ || || || || || || + || || ++ || || || ++ || || || || + || || +
Policy supporting tools || || || || || || || || || ++ || || || ++ || + || || || ++ || || ++
Skills and knowledge || Entrepreneurship || || || + || || || || || || || || || || || || || || + ||
Capacity-building and multi-disciplinarity || || || + || || || || || || + || || || || || || + || + || + ||
Financial instruments || || || || || || ++ || + || || || || || || || || || || ||
Awareness, dissemination and internationalisation || || || || || || || || || + || || || + || || || || ++ || ||
Multi stakeholder involvement || || || || || + || || || || + || || + || ++ || || || || ++ || ||
Demonstration and market uptake actions || || || || || ++ || || || || + || || + || ++ || || || || + || ||
+ Important contribution
++ Very strong contribution