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Looking at the Future

Promoting Green and Circular Economy in Catalonia

Marta Subirà i Roca

General Director of Environmental Policy

Ministry of Territory and Sustainability

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Global estimates and trends

�9,100 M population by 2050

�Global energy demand will increase 36 % by 2035

�Resource reserves as gold, silver, indium, iridium and tungsten could be exhausted in 50 years

�9,100 M population by 2050

�Global energy demand will increase 36 % by 2035

�Resource reserves as gold, silver, indium, iridium and tungsten could be exhausted in 50 years

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Opportunities of the green economy24-02-2015

From packaging to textile

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Opportunities of the green economy

�The environmental industry grew 50% between 2000 and 2011 in UE

� 68,000 -100,000 potential green jobs in Catalonia

�Savings of $ 1 billion worldwide by 2025

�The environmental industry grew 50% between 2000 and 2011 in UE

� 68,000 -100,000 potential green jobs in Catalonia

�Savings of $ 1 billion worldwide by 2025

24-02-2015

From packaging to textile

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Commitment of the Government of Catalonia :

� to promote sustainability

� to improve competitiveness

Aim: To promote Circular Economy

� to increase employment

� providing welfare and

social equity

TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR CATALONIA

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� Alignment with the European Union and neighboring countries with regard to competitiveness

� To give coherence and visibility of government policies on green economy

� To set priorities for future actions of the Government

� To increase resilience

Why a strategy on green and circular economy

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Aligment to relevant key programmes

� Industrial Strategy for Catalonia. 7 industrial programmes

� Catalan general waste and resource management and prevention program 2013-2020

� Catalan Eco design strategy

� Catalan Energy and Climate Change Plan 2012-2020

� Smart Strategy of Catalonia

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Entrepreneurship and employment

Promotion of internationalization

Research and innovation

Improving access to financing

Generation of demand

and creation of markets

Key policies for CE transition

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Instruments to stimulate the transition

� New instruments that are not yet implemented in Catalonia

� Existing instruments with high potential to contribute to promote green economy

� Instruments aimed at promoting green economy that the government is already carrying out

Current

With potential

Innovative

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Member Ellen Macarthur Foundation on circular economy

• Program to support SMEs towards a G&C Economy

Mapping of R+I

Eco Innovation vouchers

Projects on economic recovery of protected areas and biosphere

reserves in Catalonia

Other bussines instruments

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Implementation of the 2015 CE

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Departing from an innovative and integrated perspective, t he study aims to

quantify and evaluate the effects of National Parks (NPAs) o n the economy and

society

• For every Euro invested in a NPA, 8.8 Euros of Gross Added Valu e are

generated through a wide range of economic activities

Social and Economic Impacts of National Parks in Catalonia

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The 16 NPAs assessed generate

5,110 jobs associated with the

activities studied

Distribution of the number of jobs

generated by NPAs

83%

10%

8%

Sector serveis

Gestió dels propis espais

Activitats agrícoles

The 16 NPAs assessed generate

€192 million per annum in terms of

Gross Added Value

Distribution of Gross Added Value

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Business instruments to boost circular economy

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Mapping the environmental research and innovation actors in Catalonia

Total actors identified

Main R&I lines

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Eco innovation vouchers

Grants for improving technology access for SMEs to hire environmental services

Services:

�Analysis of production processes

�Eco-design products and services

�Prevention and waste recovery projects

�New business models related to the

provision of services rather than goods

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Member of CE100 of Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Region member of EMF CE100 Program

First steps of the application of the “Toolkit for

Policymakers: Delivering the circular economy”

�Phase 1: Evaluate circularity potential of the 7

Catalan leading economic sectors

�Phase 2: Pilot case-study of a selected

economic sector

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� Specific actions for the internal market:• Inter-ministerial coordination of objectives and actions

• Dissemination of G&CE concept and best practices

• SMEs stakeholders engagement

� For the global market:• Missions

• Advise programme B2P Environment

• Promotional video

� Cross-cutting actions:• Business directory/data base

• Ellen Macarthur Foundation 17

Program to support SMEs towards a G&C Economy

Promotional video

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� Environmental consultancies and engineering

� Services offered

� Expertise and capacity

� Figures and examples

� Commitment to incorporating CE

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Directoryhttp://mediambient.gencat.cat/ca/05_ambits_dactuacio/empresa_i_produccio_sostenible/economia_verda/directori-de-les-consultories-i-les-enginyeries-ambientals/

de consultories i enginyeries ambientals

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Synthesis

� CE: supports competitiveness, innovation, employment, sustainability and resilience

� Environmental economic sector: expertise and driver of circular economy and SMEs greening

� Clustering, partnership, internationalization & innovation: opportunity for entrepreneurship and business empowerment

� Cross-sectorial integration of CE & coordination between policies

� UN SDGs: Transition to CE facilitates the achievement of recent approved global goals 20

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Looking at the Future

Promoting Green and Circular Economy in Catalonia

October 1st 2014

Marta Subirà i RocaGeneral Director of Environmental Policy

Ministry of Territory and Sustainability

dgpa.tes@gencat.cat

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