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Germany’s national and international

policies for resource efficiency

Moritz Mues

Deputy Head of Division „European and International Aspects of

Resource Efficiency, Raw Materials Policy”

10th session of the Team of Specialists on Innovation and

Competitiveness Policies, Geneva, 19/10/2017 - 20/10/2017

Challenge: Global

resource consumption

Material consumption:

• Doubled in last 25 years

• Severe impacts on environment

Drivers:

• Population growth

• Growth in prosperity

2050:

• 9.3 to 9.7 billion people

• Business as usual scenario:

Rise from 85 bio. tons

today to 183 bio. tons in

2050

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Resource Efficiency,

Climate Protection and

SDGs

UN Environment International

Resource Panel (2017):

• „Improving resource efficiency is

indispensable for meeting climate

change targets cost effectively“

November 13 2017: COP 23 Side Event

at German Pavilion

• 12 out of 17 Sustainable Development

Goals depend on the sustainable use

of natural resources

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Why focus on resource

efficiency?


Challenges of rising resource demand:

• Environment: GHG emissions, pollution, land use, biodiversity loss

• Economy: insecurity of supply, costs, highly volatile prices

• Equity: inequality of resource consumption, conflicts over resource

extraction, social and human rights concerns

More efficient use of resources! Benefits:

Lowers pressure on climate and environment

Saves natural capital for future generations

Expanding markets for efficient products

Growth, competitiveness and jobs potential

Germany: Strong

Economic Drivers for

Resource Efficiency

• Export-oriented economy with strong industrial base

• Germany depends on imports of raw materials

Rich in minerals, but 66.8 % of metals imported

• Materials account for 45 % of costs in German

manufacturing sector

Labour costs: 19%; energy less than 3%

• Germany is a leading country regarding green

technologies

E.g. material-efficient production, recycling technology


Example: LED light bulbs

• Focus on material efficiency in production

processes within Environmental

Innovation Programme

• Example of material-efficient LED light

bulbs: Seidel GmbH & Co. KG

• Conventional LED light bulbs: material mix,

design not optimal, difficult to recycle

• Material efficient LED light bulbs: less

components, modular construction,

soldering without glue and tin

60% lighter LED light bulb

Savings: 260 t aluminium, 20 t tin, 40 t

copper and 10 t plastics and adhesives


Source: Seidel GmbH & Co. KG

Source: Seidel GmbH & Co. KG

German Resource

Efficiency Programme

(ProgRess)

• German Resource Efficiency Programme

(ProgRess)

Adopted in 2012 by the Federal Cabinet

Target: Double Raw Material Productivity by 2020

against 1994 (reached by 2015: 148,8%)

• ProgRess II

Adopted in 2016 by the Federal Cabinet

New Target: Total Raw Material Productivity –

trend from 2000-2010 to be sustained to 2030

(i.e. roughly 35% increase 2010-2030)


German Resource

Efficiency Programme

(ProgRess II)


• Goals:

Decouple economic growth from resource use

Reduce environmental impacts of resource use

Responsibility for our resource requirements

Improve competitiveness of German industry

• Instruments:

Market-based instruments, Information, Advice

Education, Research, Innovation

Strengthening voluntary measures and initiatives in the economy and society

• Measures along the whole value chain:

Raw Material Supply

Production

Consumption

Circular Economy

Thematic focus of

ProgRess II


International Dimension

in ProgRess II


Production

Consumption

Circular

Economy

Raw Material

Supply

Building & Urban

Development

Raw Material

Strategy

Efficient Product

Development

Efficiency

Consulting

Efficient

Production

Awareness

Raising

Retailers &

Consumers

Certification

Schemes

Product

Responsbility

Recycling

Avoid Illegal

Exports

Education

International

Initiatives

Regenerative

Resources

Research &

Innovation

ICT

Cross-Cutting

Infrastructure

Construction,

Renovation Labelling of Building

Products

Efficient

ICT Products

Efficient

Software

Public

Procurement

Sustainability &

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Motivation for Germany’s

international initiatives in

G7 and G20

• Guiding principle ProgRess I and II

Global responsibility as a key guide of national resource

policy

• Dimension of resource use transcends national scope

• Global supply and material chains

G20 Motto: „Shaping an interconnected world“

• Learning from each other

Global challenges require global solutions


G20 Resource Efficiency

Dialogue

• Leader‘s Declaration G20 Summit, Hamburg, 7/8 July

2017:

„The G20 Resource Efficiency Dialogue will exchange

good practices and national experiences to improve the

efficiency and sustainability of natural resource use across

the entire life cycle, and to promote sustainable consumption

and production patterns.”

• Annex about G20 Resource Efficiency Dialogue

• Contribution to implementation of 2030 Agenda

• Continuous dialogue process with regular meetings


G20 Resource Efficiency

Dialogue

• Launch of Dialogue: 27-28 November 2017 in Berlin

• Register for public day on 27 November: http://www.g20resource-

efficiency-publicdialogue.de

• First subjects for the Dialogue:

a) Cooperation on implementing resource-related SDGs

b) Broadening the knowledge base on global resource use and

future resource needs

c) Exchange of good practices on resource-efficient solutions along

the entire life-cycle

• Exchange with stakeholders from civil society and business

• Support of next G20 Presidency, Argentina


http://www.g20resource-efficiency-publicdialogue.de/





Impressions: G20

Resource Efficiency

Workshop, March 2017


Photos: BMUB/Inga Kjer

Resource Efficiency in

the G7

• German G7 Presidency 2015 put resource efficiency on G7

Agenda

• Decisions of G7 summit 2015:

• Commitment to ambitious action to protect natural resources and

use them efficiently

• G7 Alliance on Resource Efficiency: Forum to exchange best

practices in G7 and with stakeholders

• Request of reports to UNEP International Resource Panel

(synthesis report) and the OECD (policy guidance)

• Japan, 2016: Toyama Framework on Material Cycles

• Italy, 2017: Bologna Roadmap as 5-year working plan


EU: Circular Economy

Package

• December 2015: Circular Economy Package, European

Commission

Revised legislative proposals on waste

EU Action Plan for the Circular Economy

• EU Action Plan for the Circular Economy: concrete and

ambitious programme of action, with measures covering the

whole cycle

Until 2019

Around 50 measures to support resource efficiency and circular

economy

From production and consumption to waste management and the

market for secondary raw materials

Annual report on implementation


Thank you very much

for your attention!

[email protected]


Tetrapack as flowerpot, seen at S-Bahn-Station

Bellevue, © Moritz Mues

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Raw Material Productivity in Germany


German Sustainable Development Strategy (DNS)

• Developed: Preperation started

already 2014; end December 2016

• Cabinet decision in January 2017

• Basis: multi-stakeholder approach (5

public conferences, hearing of

German associations, internet)


German Sustainable Development Strategy (DNS)

• 63 indicators, 38 areas (2002

strategy: 38 indicators, 21 areas)

• New areas: poverty/inequality, water,

sea, consumption, combat against

corruption

• Every SGD is linked to at least one

national aim (mostly quantified,

otherwise qualitative)

• Aims are to be achieved until 2030


National Program for Sustainable Consumption

• Adopted in February 2016 by the

Federal Government of Germany

• Guiding Principles Program as a platform

Sustainable Consumption needs to evolve from

niche market into mainstream

Consumers have to be empowered to consume

sustainably

All parts of the society have to be involved and

able to actively participate

Life-cycle approach (no outsourcing of problems)


National Program for Sustainable Consumption

• Societal Discussion about (change of) Lifestyles

• Education

• Consumer Information

• Environmental and Social Labels

• Eco-Design

• Sustainable Public Procurement

• Research on Sustainable Consumption

• Social Innovations

• Monitoring on Sustainable Consumption


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