Research and Innovation
Vincenzo Gente
Climate Action & Resource Efficiency
I.2 Unit - Ecoinnovation
DG Research and Innovation
Bruxelles 8 June 2016
The role of innovation in the
emergence of a Circular Economy:
which are the highest priorities
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Going beyond waste Interdependence across the Value
Chain
Looking at the whole 'Circle'
Circular Economy Package Adopted on 2 December 2015
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Becoming effectively ambitious
• Synergies between environment and business agendas
Preserve resources while creating business opportunities
Closer links to other key EU priorities (climate and energy, jobs and growth, investment, innovation, social, industrial competitiveness)
• Propose concrete and ambitious action where EU intervention has high added value
e.g. long-term signals on waste management; internal market; barriers linked to existing legislation; enforcement issues
2015 Circular Economy Package
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2015 Circular Economy Package
Action Plan Communication
List of Follow-up Initiatives (Annex)
Legislative proposals on waste
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Circular Economy Package Structure
Production
Consumption
Waste Management
Secondary raw materials
Innovation &
Investment
Plastics Food waste
Critical Raw Materials
Construction & Demolition
Biomass & bio-based products
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Actions at EU level
• Remove obstacles stemming from European legislation or inadequate enforcement
• Deepen the single market to support the circular economy
• Ensure favourable conditions for innovation and investments
Action Plan – Guiding principles
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Diversity of actions
• New or revised legislation: waste proposals, fertilisers, water reuse
• Strengthened and more coherent implementation: support to compliance in waste policy, products policy, guidance on industrial emissions, consumers protection against unfair practices, interface between waste, products and chemicals legislations
• Voluntary approaches: Green Public Procurement, EMAS, EU Eco-label, standards on secondary raw materials and on recovery of materials from electronic waste, sustainable sourcing, certification of waste facilities
• Better use of information: Environmental Footprint, Raw Materials Information Systems, platforms on food waste, on financing
• Combination of EU funding (Horizon 2020, EFSI) and private financing
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Legislative proposals on waste
Long term achievable vision
Combining long-term and interim recycling targets for municipal waste and packaging waste, and to reduce landfill
Possibility for time-extensions for specific countries that face the biggest challenges
Clear links with the Circular Economy Action Plan
Promote eco-design, waste prevention, preparation for reuse, recycling, industrial symbiosis
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Research and Innovation Role in CE
Create the right environment for innovation and investments
DEMONSTRATING the opportunities for moving towards a circular economy through the Focus Area "Industry 2020 in the Circular Economy"
REGULATORY INNOVATION: addressing regulatory barriers to circular economy activities or business models, through the implementation of Innovation Deals
Financial Innovation: Assessment of the possibility of launching a platform together with the EIB and national banks to support the financing of the circular economy and supporting FINANCING TOOLS and ADVISORY SERVICES through InnovFin
Product/social innovation: Assessment of the possibility of an independent testing programme on planned obsolescence
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Eco-innovation for circular economy Demonstrating the economic
and environmental feasibility of the circular economy
Supporting systemic innovation to obtain a systems-wide transformation
Reorganising production and consumption to maintain/enhance value of products, components, materials and resources throughout the value chain and product life
All forms of innovation
Across sectors
Whole value chain(s)
Side effects
Multi stakeholder
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Where can you find it?
Horizon 2020 - Cross-cutting activities (Focus Areas)
General introduction
Circular Economy section
What is inside?
Description of Systemic Eco-innovation
Topics for SC5 in 2016/2017
...a new Focus Area:
'Industry 2020 in the Circular Economy'
Cross-cutting call
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Cross-cutting call 'Industry 2020 in the Circular Economy':
Systemic eco-innovation in the Circular Economy
CIRC-01: Systemic, eco-innovative approaches for the circular economy: large-scale demonstration projects
CIRC-02: Water in the context of the circular economy
CIRC-03: Smart Specialisation for systemic eco-innovation/circular economy
CIRC-04: New models & economic incentives for circular economy business
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CIRCULAR ECONOMY 2017 CALL H2020
CIRC-01-2017: Systemic, eco-innovative approaches for the circular economy: large-scale demonstration projects
Systemic services for the circular economy
• Deadline: 7/03/2017 for stage 1 & 5/09/2017 for stage 2
• Total indicative budget : € 40M
• Recommended EU contribution/project: 4-7 M€
CIRC-02-2017: Water in the context of the circular economy
Towards the next generation of water systems and services – large scale demonstration projects
• Deadline: 7/03/2017 for stage 1 & 05/09/2017 for stage 2
• Total indicative budget: € 30M
• Recommended EU contribution/project: 10 M€
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CIRCULAR ECONOMY 2017 CALL H2020
EASME
Information day (14 September 2016)
https://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/horizon-2020-information-day-climate-action-environment-resource-efficiency-raw-materials
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b) Systemic services for the circular economy
CIRC-01-2017
Scope
• Demonstrating the feasibility of circular economy business models that underpin new services based on:
o performance/functionality rather than ownership
o And/or mass customisation
• All forms of innovation to be addressed
• Proposals should consider ways supporting co-creation by developing new business models with end-users
• Support to end-users by awareness raising and knowledge sharing activities on circular economy models
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CIRC-01-2017
Expected Impact
To make measurable impact in the medium term to:
• creating markets for new products/services (e.g. leasing or sharing practices)
• the creation of business opportunities, exploiting EU eco-innovative solutions, and demonstrating their economic, social, and environmental sustainability
• reducting supply chain length
• facilitating the inclusion of resource or materials criteria in designing products/services (e.g. durability, reparability or recyclability)
b) Systemic services for the circular economy
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b) Towards the next generation of water systems and services – large scale demonstration projects
CIRC-02-2017
Scope
• To demonstrate innovative solutions at a large scale (regions, cities, river basins)
• Focus on developing water services of the future, going beyond water supply sustainability, addressing the different water value chains
• Should build on experience gained in integration of various aspects of water management and other economic and social activities
• Participation of industry partners from relevant sectors essential, considered digital tools
• Relevant socio-economic issues (regulatory, governance, social behaviour and acceptability) to be addressed
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b) Towards the next generation of water systems and services – large scale demonstration projects
CIRC-02-2017
Expected impact
• Significant reduction of current water & energy consumption
• Interconnectivity between water system and other economic & social sectors
• Increased public involvement in water management
• Closing of the infrastructure and investment gap in the water service sector
• Creation of new markets
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CIRCULAR ECONOMY in WP2018-2020
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Strategic programming 2018-2020: components
Lessons learned
FP7 ex-post evaluation
Foresight
Gap analysis (coverage of Specific Programme)
Advisory Groups
Stakeholder consultation
Political context
Programme Committee configurations
Internal deliberations
Mid-term review of MFF and H2020
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For further information
Work Programmes 2016-2017
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/funding/reference_docs.html#h2020-work-programmes-2016-17
Research Participant Portal
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.html
Horizon 2020 Helpdesk
http://ec.europa.eu/research/enquiries
Learn more about Horizon 2020
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