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Dr Axel Borchmann, MSc

Deputy Head of Unit WR III 1: National and Fundamental Aspects of Resource Efficiency

• 12. September 2016

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▪ 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 (labor costs: 19%; energy less than 3%) ▪ Germany is a leading country regarding green technologies, e.g. recycling technology  Saving and efficient use of resources for the whole value chain is of high priority for German environmental and economic policies

German Economic Drivers for Resource Efficiency

▪ Adopted by Federal Cabinet on 29 Feb. 2012 ▪ Goals

▪ Decouple economic growth from resource use ▪ Target (NHS): Double Raw Materials Productivity by 2020 relative to 1994 ▪ Reduce environmental impacts of resource use ▪ Strengthen competitiveness

▪ Considering the whole value chain

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German Resource Efficiency Programme (ProgRess)

Raw Material Productivity in Germany

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▪ 4-year update: Adopted by Federal Cabinet

• n 2 March 2016

▪ Consists of two parts:

▪ Report on implementation of ProgRess I 2012-2016 ▪ Onward development 2016-2020

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German Resource Efficiency Programme II (ProgRess II)

ProgRess II - Areas of focus

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▪ Structure & Goals

▪ Following ProgRess I

▪ Emphasis on thematic areas

▪ Promoting the joint analysis of energy and material flow ▪ Sustainable building and urban development ▪ Resource-efficient information and communications technology (ICT)

▪ Further development of indicators

▪ Economic indicators ▪ Recycling & Recovery indicators

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ProgRess II - Development

▪ Synergies

▪ Reduction of offcut waste and reject ▪ Reduction of material loss ▪ Substitution of primary resources with secondary resources ▪ Remanufacturing

▪ Potential trade-offs

▪ Provision of wind and photovoltaic power plants ▪ Lightweight construction ▪ Insulation of the building shell ▪ Recycling of materials from end-of-life products

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Joint Analysis of Material and Energy Efficiency

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 Legal Framework Regenerative Resources Research & Innovation ICT Cross-Cutting Infrastructure Construction, Renovation Labelling of Building Products Efficient ICT Products Efficient Software Public Procurement Sustainability & Transparency

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ProgRess II – Thematic areas

Sustainable Building and Urban Development

▪ Resource-saving development, construction, renovation and use of neighborhoods and buildings ▪ Resource-saving infrastructures ▪ Labelling of building products ▪ Increasing the use of recycling in construction processes

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ProgRess II – Thematic areas

Resource-efficient information and communication technology (ICT)

▪ Improving the resource efficiency of ICT products ▪ Reducing ICT resource use with efficient software ▪ Preferential procurement of resource-efficient ICT products and services ▪ Making data centres more resource-efficient

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ProgRess II – Thematic areas

12 Continuous improvement in the resource efficiency of domestic production

Raw material productivity (GDP/DMI abiotic materials) (indicator under the German Sustainable Development Strategy) Doubling of raw material productivity from 1994 to 2020

Continuous improvement in resource efficiency, including biotic resources and making adequate allowance for imports

Total raw material productivity (GDP + imports)/RMI (including biotic materials) Trend from 2000–2010 to be sustained to 2030

AIM INDICATOR TARGET

ProgRess II - Economic Indicators

Increase in the recycling rate of municipal solid waste

Percentage of waste recycled

Permanent increase in the recycling rate of municipal solid waste to over 65% from 2020

Increase in the recycling of plastic waste (from which harmful substances have been removed)

Recyclingquote Kunststoffabfälle Significant increase in recycling rate by 2020

Increase in the use of recycled construction materials – recycled aggregates as concrete aggregate

Recycling rate for plastic waste Significant increase by 2030

Increase in the high-quality use of recycled construction materials – separation of gypsum from construction and demolition waste)

Percentage of recycled aggregate used as concrete aggregate relative to total volume

• f mineral recycled construction materials

Significant increase by 2030

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ProgRess II - Recycling & Recovery Indicators I

Improvement of end-of-life vehicle recycling – separation of automotive electronic components from end-of-life vehicles before shredding

Mass of separated automotive electronics per end-of-life vehicle Largest possible proportion of automotive electronics removed from each end-of-life vehicle by 2020

Increase in collection and recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)

Ratio of total weight of collected WEEE to average weight of electrical and electronic equipment placed on the market in the three preceding years Permanent increase in the collection rate: collection rate must be at least 65% from 2019

Increase in collection and recycling/recovery of organic waste

Quantity of organic waste collected 50% increase in the quantity of separately collected organic waste and high-quality recycling/recovery of such waste by 2020

• relat. to 2010

Increase in the recovery of economically usable phosphorus from secondary sources

Recovery rate of phosphorus (e.g. in readily plant-available form) from wastewater/sewage sludge Significant increase no later than 10 years after entry into force of the new Sewage Sludge Ordinance

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ProgRess II - Recycling & Recovery Indicators II

▪ Advise, training and support ▪ Strengthening voluntary measures and initiatives in industry and society ▪ Standards & guidelines ▪ Platforms for knowledge and information transfer ▪ Financial support and competitions ▪ Research & Development

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ProgRess II - Voluntary Measures

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ProgRess - Examples of successful Implementation

Expansion of Efficiency Consulting VDI ZRE Faster Exchange of Knowldege Establishment

• f Networks

Development and Dissemination of Material-efficient Production Processes Environmental Innovation Programme (UIP) Developing a Resource-efficient Circular Economy Amendment of KrWG, Waste Prevention Programme Avoid Illegal Exports Amendment Electrical Equipment Act (ElektroG) Resource Efficiency Policy at International Level G7, SDGs

▪ Resource Efficiency is a process ▪ Needs commitment and initiative by many actors ▪ policy-makers, business, science, civil society, regions ▪ Close involvement of all stakeholders ▪ Provide long-term orientation for business ▪ “can do”: Exchange and co-operation on best practices ▪ Soft measures: awareness-raising, information, education ▪ Helpful: strong political underpinning in National Sustainability Strategy and national target

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ProgRess – Lessons learnt

▪ 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,

• therwise qualitativ)

▪ Aims are to be achieved until 2030

DNS - Indicators

DNS – Indicators

• n SDG 8

▪ 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

National Program for Sustainable Consumption

▪ Opportunities:

▪ 60% think that we need to consume less and more resource efficientSocietal Discussion about (change of) Lifestyles

▪ Barriers:

▪ Measures are often highly unpopular ▪ Information deficit vs. Information overflow ▪ Routines of daily behavior/ Path dependencies ▪ Availability of affordable alternatives ▪ Lifestyle, status considerations, and social norms

National Program for Sustainable Consumption

▪ 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

Germany’s international initiatives in G7 and G20

 Global challenges require global solutions!

▪ G20 Communiqué, Hamburg Summit, 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

▪ First dialogue subjects:

▪ Cooperation on implementing resource-related SDGs ▪ Broadening the knowledge base on global resource use and future resource needs ▪ Exchange of good practices on resource-efficient solutions along the entire life-cycle

G20 Resource Efficiency Dialogue

Resource Efficiency as established working area of G7 since German G7 Presidency in 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 for resourece efficiency in G7

Resource Efficiency in the G7

axel.borchmann@bmub.bund.de