Benefits Of Environmental Leglsiation Patrick ten Brink Presentation to Oxford University Masters Students presenting the key issues, results and methods behind the evaluation of benefits of EU enlargement
Benefits Of Environmental Leglsiation Patrick Ten Brink Presentation To Oxford University Masters Students 7 March 2008 Final
1. EU Enlargement and the Benefits of
Environmental Legislation
Oxford University MSc Brussels Study Tour
MSc Environmental Change and Management
Brussels 7 March 2008
Patrick ten Brink / Samuela Bassi
IEEP
Ptenbrink@ieep.eu
www.ieep.eu
2. Presentation Overview
EU Enlargement and the accession challenge
Aim of the Benefits Studies (CC-13, Croatia, SEE & also ENP)
Methodological approaches
Benefits of improving environmental legislation
Conclusions
Building on work by the team:
Study on 13 Candidate Countries: Ecotec, IEEP, Eftec, Metroeconomica and experts
SEE Benefits study: Arcadis-Ecolas, IEEP, Metroeconomica & Enviro-L
ENP Methodology work: IEEP
4. Enlargement - a short history
Big Bang: EU-15 goes to EU-25
1 May 2004 : Hungary, Poland, the Czech
Republic, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, plus
the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and
Lithuania, and the Mediterranean islands of The 2001 Benefits Study focus
Malta and Cyprus. The choice of these All 12 of the new Member States and
countries for EU accession in 2004 was the Turkey`
culmination of a long process of preparation
and negotiation.
The 2007 Sequel
1 May 2007 : Bulgaria, Romania
Now: 27 countries and 493 million people
European reconciliation after 50 years
The Future? Balkans? Turkey? Iceland?
ENP countries?
Source: European Commission
5. Past EU Enlargements - Details
1951 ECSC:
France,Italy, Germany, Belgium,
The Netherlands, Luxembourg
1973:
Denmark, Ireland, and UK
1981:
Greece
1986:
Spain and Portugal
1995:
Austria, Finland and Sweden
2004:
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary,
Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia,
Slovenia.
2007
Romania and Bulgaria
Source: http://www.deljpn.ec.europa.eu/data/current/EUenlargement2007.ppt#376,3,Previous enlargements
6. SEE Countries – in due course all are
expected to be part of the EU
The SEE countries - the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, Albania, Serbia,
Kosovo, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Montenegro
are either formal EU-candidates or expected to
become EU candidates.
The EU has repeatedly reaffirmed at the highest
level its commitment for eventual EU
membership of the Western Balkan countries,
provided they fulfil the accession criteria.
Croatia and Turkey are formally recognised as
candidate countries. They started accession
negotiations on 3 October 2005.
Source: www.albic.net
In December 2005, the European Council
granted the former Yugoslav Republic of Croatia Benefits Study focus (2005)
Macedonia the status of a candidate country. The SEE Benefits Study focus (2006-7)
7. Future Members or special relationships ?
What of European Neighbourhood Policy countries?
ENP countries – always simply neighbours?
Some early debate – eg on Ukraine, Moldova
Others – from Morocco to Syria – seen as special
neighbours.
Personal expectation that some will become
members (eg Moldova, Ukraine), others will
remain outside (Maghreb to Syria)
Still Benefits of implementing
environmental legislation
Source: European Commission
`
Some may build on EU example, others may ENP Benefits studies yet to be done –
build on other examples or build on only a methodological guidelines and
domestic vision for what is appropriate partial test case on the Ukraine
8. Conditions for Membership
Treaty of the European Union (TEU)
Article 49 of the TEU:
Any European State which respects the principles set out in
Article 6(1) may apply to become a member of the Union.
Article 6 of the TEU:
The Union is founded on the principles of liberty, democracy,
respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the
rule of law, principles which are common to the Member States.
http://www.deljpn.ec.europa.eu/data/current/EUenlargement2007.ppt#264,5,Conditions for Membership
9. Conditions for membership: Copenhagen, 1993
1) Political criteria (enshrined in the TEU, article 6)
The applicant country must have achieved stability of its institutions
guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for
and protection of minorities.
2) Economic criteria
– Functioning market economy
– Capacity to cope with competitive pressure and market forces within the
EU.
3) Acquis adoption and implementation criteria
Ability to take on the obligations related to membership, including
adherence to the aims of political, economic and monetary union, and to
implement them efficiently and effectively.
The EU’s capacity to absorb new members.
http://www.deljpn.ec.europa.eu/data/current/EUenlargement2007.ppt#265,6,Conditions for membership Copenhagen - June, 1993
10. Accession Negotiations: the process
• Opening of chapters to the negotiations:
– Screening
– If negative: fulfillment of contractual obligations
– EU-27 unanimous decision (Intergovernmental conference)
• For each chapter to be opened:
– Negotiating position by candidate country
– Draft Common Position by Commission to the Member States
– EU common position adopted by MS unanimously ---- Next step
• Acquis, if not negotiable?
– Transitional measures may be negotiated : limited in time and
scope.
Ex: free movement of workers environment
http://www.deljpn.ec.europa.eu/data/current/EUenlargement2007.ppt#389,14,Accession Negotiations: the process
11. Accession negotiations: Chapters
1. Free movement of goods 19. Social policy and employment
2. Freedom of movement for workers 20. Enterprise and industrial policy
3. Right of establishment and freedom 21. Trans-European Networks
to provide services 22. Regional policy and coordination
4. Free movement of capital of structural instruments
5. Public procurement 23. Judiciary and fundamental rights
6. Company law 24. Justice, freedom and security
7. Intellectual property law 25. Science and research
8. Competition policy 26. Education and culture
9. Financial services 27. Environment
10. Information society and media 28. Consumers and health protection
11. Agriculture 29. Customs union
12. Food safety, veterinary and 30. External relations
phytosanitary policy 31. Foreign security and defence policy
13. Fisheries 32. Financial control
14. Transport policy 33. Financial and budgetary provisions
15. Energy 34. Institutions
16. Taxation 35. Other issues
17. Economic and monetary policy
18. Statistics
http://www.deljpn.ec.europa.eu/data/current/EUenlargement2007.ppt#266,17,Accession negotiations: Chapters
12. The Implementation Challenge
Each country that wishes to join the EU needs to implement the body of EU
environmental law, known as the ‘Acquis Communautaire’,
This comprises around 300 Environmental Directives and Regulations, including
daughter Directives and amendments + environmental aspects of legislation in other
sectors
Transposition : Legislative compliance
Getting administrative capacity in place
Implementing legislation – identifying (best/appropriate new) projects;
covering investment costs; finding funding/finance (the financing challenge),
Operation/maintenance (possible upgrade) of environmental infrastructure
Monitoring and enforcing legislation
There is the additional challenge of also respecting EU, international and domestic
commitments which go beyond implementing EU legislation, which adds to the scale
and complexity of the task (but not explored here)
13. The Steps in the Development of Legislation
Review Commission working proposals
Impact Assessment consultation
Proposed Regulation Directive
Council/Parliament
Adopted Regulation Directive
Complementary legislation Transposition legislation
Implementation
Inspection/Enforcement
Insights on implementation
Source: IMPEL Workshop: Issues of Practicability and Enforcement and the Policy Cycle, Project Workshop
11-13 October 2006, Golden Tulip Rotterdam-Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
14. The Steps in the Legislative Process
White Paper Communication Green Paper
Commissioned work Consultation
Commission Internal working
proposals
Impact Assessment (IA)
Proposed Regulation Proposed Directive
Council/Parliament
Adopted Regulation Adopted Directive
IA
Transposition: Proposed National
Legislation Consultation
Complementary legislation National legislation Guidance
Consultation – eg for permits Implementation IA
Monitoring, Enforcement & Reporting
Review Consultation
Propose Amendment IA
Regulation Directive
15. Good regulation should be Practicable and Enforceable
Yet problems can be seen in the Regulatory Cycle
requirements
Policies EU prove to be
Transposition
Legislation unclear, conflicting
Impact Assessment
Consultation
requirements can
not reasonably be
Revision Implementation complied with
compliance with
Monitoring
Evaluation requirements
Inspection can not reasonably
Review
Enforcement be checked
policy aims of legislation are not met
by compliance with requirements;
requirements can
requirements prove to be
not be enforced
inappropriate
Source: IMPEL Workshop: Issues of Practicability and Enforcement and the Policy Cycle, Project Workshop
11-13 October 2006, Golden Tulip Rotterdam-Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
16. The Financing challenge: estimated Financing Needs for
compliance with the EU environmental acquis
Country BG CY CZ EE H LV
Total Cost 1997 15000 1118- 13400 1500 13700 1710
Estimate MEUR 1264
2001 update 8610 1086 6600- 4406 4118-10000 1480-
Total Cost MEUR 9400 2360
Country LT MT PL RO SK SI Total
Total Cost 1997 2380 NA 35200 22000 5400 1840 122618-
Estimate MEUR 122764
2001 update 1600 130 22100- 22000 4809 2430 79260-
Total Cost: MEUR 42800 110001
Source: CEC (2001) Communication from the Commission - The Challenge of Environmental Financing in the Candidate Countries
17. Examples of environmental legislation – areas where
there is a real challenge to most countries
• The Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (UWWTD) – given that the
costs will need to be spread over time and the smaller municipalities in particular
will have problems raising needed investments.
• The Landfill Directive – eg for oil shale in Estonia (2009) given particular
resource there; for certain liquid wastes in Bulgaria (2014); also in place in
Poland given implementation capacity issues at the level of Gminas (2012).
• Volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from storage and distribution of
petrol – given difficulties facing smaller sites.
• Sulphur content of certain liquid fuels – investment needs for certain refineries.
• Drinking water – given infrastructure costs.
• Discharges of dangerous substances into the aquatic environment.
• Packaging and packaging waste – given technology availability.
• Shipments of waste – giving time to develop national recycling infrastructure.
• Integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC) for existing installations –
given costs and need to link to investment cycles.
• Large combustion plant Directive (LCPD) – given costs.
• Hazardous waste incineration Directive.
18. Legislation and Common Pollutants
EU Directives Air
Heavy metals
Particulate
Ammonia
Halogens
Dioxins
Ozone
VOCs
NOx
CO2
SO2
CH4
CO
s
Air Quality
Large Combustion Plants x x x
IPPC Directive x x x x x x x
National Emissions Ceilings Directive x x x x x
Emissions from Mobile Sources x x x x x x x
Ambient Air Quality Directves - SO2 x x x x x
and Partic ulates, Nitrogen Oxides, Lead,
Benzene et al
VOC Emissions from Storage and x
Transport of Petrol
VOC-Solvents Directive x
Waste Incineration Directive x x x x x x x
Hazardous Waste Incineration Directive x x x x x x x x
19. What issues are likely to be important
Air Water Waste Nature
Main pollutants: Main pollutants: Main pollutants: Main data:
SO2 BOD and COD CH4 Ha and % of
NOx pH Main data: protected areas
Particulates Nitrogen & Tonnes of Domestic, No. of species and
(PM10, PM 2.5) Phosphorus Industrial and Inert waste level of risk
VOCs Heavy metals Population served by Ecosystem
the collection system services
CO2 Dioxins
CO Fluoride No. of existing and
planned facilities
Heavy metals E. coli
(landfills, incineration
Dioxins Main data: plants, recycling) and
Furans Connection to water collected material
Halogens supply and waste water No. of illegal dump
systems and level of sites and quantity of waste
Ozone
waste water treatment.
CH4
Quality of rivers
(classification x km)
Number of aquifers
polluters (nitrates or
pesticides)
21. The Benefits Studies
The benefits of compliance with the environmental acquis for the candidate
countries (July 2001)
led by Ecotec and supported by the Institute for Environmental Policy (IEEP),
Metroeconomica, EFTEC and national experts.
Benefits for Croatia of compliance with the environmental acquis
(08/2004 - 05/2005, carried out by Ecolas and IEEP with a range of national experts)
Benefits for fYRoM and other countries of SEE of compliance with the
environmental acquis
by Arcadis-Ecolas and the Institute of European Environmental Policy (IEEP) with
input from experts from across the SEE countries – Enviro-L and associates
P ten Brink and S Bassi (2008) A Methodology for Assessing the Benefits of the
Environment in ENP Countries - Executive Summary Working Document for
DGENV of the European Communities.
22. Specific Aim of the Benefits Studies
Explore and estimate the environmental, economic, and social benefits likely to
arise from the full implementation of the EU environmental legislation for EU
candidates
For other countries not expected to become EU candidates explore the same
type of benefits from the implementation of ambitious but realistic
environmental legislation (eg on the basis of protocols, benchmarking practice, or
link to legislation of others)
For EU Candidates: obtain a full and better understanding of the real effects of
their accession to the EU – covering benefits & not only costs.
And ensure that environmental concerns are given the attention, priority and
funding that they deserve.
23. Use of the Benefits Studies
For the European Commission – for dialogue, negotiations,
launching studies/cooperation
National ministries of environment
National ministries of health, labour and consumer protection
Regional authorities
For municipalities
For inspectorates/enforcement agencies
- eg to clarify and help argue for greater priority/resources/funding
Good for the environment – with economic and social benefits
Supporting move to EU accession
25. Background: Development Paths
Figure ES.1: Alternative Development Paths in the Accession Countries
Increased Sustainable Development
economic growth path
activity quot;Minimisationquot; growth path, employing best
available technologies and waste minimisation
quot;Traditional Business-as-
Usualquot; growth path
EU Environmental
Legislation
Current position of region economy
Increased Environmental
Impact
26. Basic Valuation Framework
Understand state of environment ‘now’ - the reference point. This includes
and understanding of the relationship between pollution and impact
Understand the existing policies and policy instruments that will affect the state
of environment as well as external issues (economic growth, changes in likely
exposure levels etc) - estimate the baseline (business as usual, BaU)
Useful also to know the cost of policy inaction (COPI) – the cost of not changing
business as usual.
Understand the possible policy targets and timescales – eg from EU legislation
Estimate the state of environment ensuing from the policy targets – the policy
scenario
Compare the policy scenario with the baseline and the differences are the
benefits.
Important to look at results in qualitative, quantitative and monetary terms
27. What are the improvements
and what are useful targets / benchmarks?
Baseline pollution levels
Level of Reference year
pollution pollution level = static
baseline
Current COPI: 100% EU acquis Policy Target: eg
50% reduction
Situation reduction benchmark OECD
28. Methodology Overview
Three steps to Analyse the Benefits of Implementing Env
Legislation
Type of Benefits:
E.g. e.g. health impacts, impacts on agriculture, buildings.
Extent of Benefits:
E.g. level of emissions reduced
E.g. how many cases of respiratory diseases are avoided?
Value of Benefits:
E.g. how much would the reduced emissions and damages avoided
by implementing EU directives be worth?
Need to be realistic about what can be said in what terms and to what audience.
29. Benefits Studies
What can be said in what terms and what was explored?
How much would the reduced
Non-Specified emissions and damages avoided by
Valuation implementing EU directives be worth?
Benefits
and
Quantitative:
Quantification Elements No Level of emissions reduced
Monetary Value E.g. how many cases of
and respiratory diseases are
avoided?
Description
Yes yes yes
of Quantitative Review of Effects
Type of benefits
Benefits – eg health
impacts, cleaner
Yes Yes Yes Yes water
Qualitative Review
Chemicals
Air Water Waste Nature Nuclear
Full Range of Effects of All Directives
Need to be realistic about what can be said in what terms and to what audience.
30. Basic Valuation Framework
Damage Cost / Benefits
Savings
Business as Usual
If difficult to define use
the reference year
Reference Full End Time
Year (eg 2004) Implementation Year
(2020) (2030)
31. Relation between pollution and impact
Exposure to pollution leads to a possibility for illness. This is measured as a
“probability function”, known as a Dose Response Function
Quantitative results
Likely number of impacts = number of people exposed * Dose Response
Function * ambient air quality (pollution levels).
Results given in probable number of cases of bronchitis, probable number of
early mortality etc
Monetary results
For health impacts - use value of statistical life (VSL) + use of transfer
values for early mortality & Cost of Illness (COI) / discomfort estimates (eg for
bronchitis), based on WTP.
For other benefits – eg benefits from improvements in quality of access to
drinking water – used willingness to Pay (WTP) estimates
32. Dose Response Functions – Some examples
Source: Elena Strukova, Alexander Golub, and Anil Markandya, Air Pollution Costs in Ukraine
33. Transfer Value approach – An example
Important as countries have different levels of wealth
Source: Elena Strukova, Alexander Golub, and Anil Markandya, Air Pollution Costs in Ukraine
34. Benefits of Action types - Air
Health benefits Avoided respiratory illnesses and premature deaths
Resource benefits Avoided damage to buildings and crops
Ecosystem Avoided global warming from CO2 emissions
benefits Avoided damage to lake & forest ecosystems from
acidic rains
Social benefits Improved access to cultural heritage (less damage to
historic buildings)
Lesser social inequality by poor being more exposed
to air pollution
Wider economic Cultural tourism.
benefits Attracting investment.
Employment from environmental goods
From: Benefits for fYRoM and other countries of SEE of compliance with the environmental acquis by Arcadis-Ecolas and the Institute
of European Environmental Policy (IEEP) with input from experts from across the SEE countries – Enviro-L and associates
35. Benefits - Water
Health benefits Households benefiting from connection to (improved)
quality water
Resource benefits Reduction of contaminants in surface water
Ecosystem Likely changes in river and lake water quality
benefits
Social benefits Confidence in drinking water
Wider economic Employment via tourism related to water recreation
benefits
From: Benefits for fYRoM and other countries of SEE of compliance with the environmental acquis by Arcadis-Ecolas and the Institute
of European Environmental Policy (IEEP) with input from experts from across the SEE countries – Enviro-L and associates
36. Waste: Qualitative Assessment
Health benefits Lower pollution to groundwater and surface water
Reduced health and explosions risks as well as lower impact on
global warming as methane emissions from landfills are captured and
made to generate energy. Reduced health risks by improved
treatment and disposal of hazardous waste
Resource Increased efficiency in the use of material and reduced production
benefits of primary material as a result of higher levels of recycling. The
recovery of energy is increased through the Incineration Directive.
Ecosystem Benefits to eco-systems and other environmental resources as
benefits emissions from waste activities into air, water and soil are reduced
(avoided leachate, methane emissions) – reduced pressure
Social benefits Reduced discrimination by fewer low income households living close
to unprotected landfills, etc.
Wider economic Lower costs for waste collection, treatment and disposal, as less
benefits waste will be produced.
From: Benefits for fYRoM and other countries of SEE of compliance with the environmental acquis by Arcadis-Ecolas and the Institute
of European Environmental Policy (IEEP) with input from experts from across the SEE countries – Enviro-L and associates
37. Benefits from Nature Directives
• Environmental benefits
Increased protected areas coverage
Increase in the level of protection
Increased connectivity between protected areas: eg reduced
fragmentation in FYROM due to infrastructures, overuse of
resources etc
Reduced threats/risks to species and habitats: eg wetlands
destruction, intensive agriculture etc threatening birds in Kosovo
Eco-system benefits (: eg reduced soil erosion from deforestation
in Albania
Improved environmental data – especially in Kosovo and B-H
From: Benefits for fYRoM and other countries of SEE of compliance with the environmental acquis by Arcadis-Ecolas and the Institute
of European Environmental Policy (IEEP) with input from experts from across the SEE countries – Enviro-L and associates
38. Approach: Nature benefits
Quality Quality
1000
1900 Further potential possible
Pollution starts Transformation
to have major With EU Acquis
of Europe to
effect on quality Agricultural Reduced threats,
1950 economy improved mgt
2000 Now
Designation of new
areas as Natura 2000
Quantity Quantity
Qualitative benefits: environmental – social - economic
Quantitative benefits: expected increase in protected areas size
Monetary benefits: n/a
40. Key Findings: CC-13 Study
Extent of Benefits
Air
43.000 and 180.000 fewer cases of chronic bronchitis;
15.000 and 34.000 fewer cases of premature death;
Waste
Recycling: increase by around 3.7 million tonnes (22 kg per
capita) due to Packaging Waste Directive;
Reduction in waste disposed in landfill from between 59
million tonnes (1998) to 20-35 million tonnes in 2020.
From: The benefits of compliance with the environmental acquis for the candidate countries (July 2001) led by Ecotec and
supported by the Institute for Environmental Policy (IEEP), Metroeconomica, EFTEC and national experts.
41. Key Findings: CC-13 Study
Value of Benefits
Air
7 to 44 billion Euro / yr for full compliance
Water
5 to 14 billion Euro a year
Waste
1 to 12 billion Euro a year
Total
12.5 to 69 billion Euro / year for full compliance
134 to 680 billion Euro for period to 2020
Given uncertainties:
important to show range
important to use lower estimate for drawing insights
important to underline what is covered and what not
From: The benefits of compliance with the environmental acquis for the candidate countries (July 2001) led by Ecotec and
supported by the Institute for Environmental Policy (IEEP), Metroeconomica, EFTEC and national experts.
42. Key Findings: SEE study
Air
Approximately 6050 equivalent cases of chronic bronchitis / 4475 fewer
cases of premature death arising from lung cancer could be avoided per
year
Air benefits : annual benefit 631 to 1.115 million EUR,
Water
55% to 94% of population benefiting from quality improvements of
drinking water / 6.3 million households
Drinking water quality benefits : around 654 million EUR/year
Benefits of an improved surface water quality : 114 to 389 million
EUR/year
Total Water Benefits: 750 - 893 million EUR/year
Total benefits air and water: 1,4 - 2 billion EUR/year
From: Benefits for fYRoM and other countries of SEE of compliance with the environmental acquis by Arcadis-Ecolas and the Institute
of European Environmental Policy (IEEP) with input from experts from across the SEE countries – Enviro-L and associates
43. Key Findings: SEE study (cont.)
Waste
Reduction of methane emissions from landfills: 70 - 191 ktonnes/year
decrease in landfill disposal levels to around 64 to 54% of the non-
implementation levels.
Nature
Level of nature protected areas increases from 0.5% - 8% of the territory to
about 10% - 16%
Level of management and protection expected to improve.
The SEE countries will add to the wealth of EU biodiversity and ecosystems.
From: Benefits for fYRoM and other countries of SEE of compliance with the environmental acquis by Arcadis-Ecolas and the Institute
of European Environmental Policy (IEEP) with input from experts from across the SEE countries – Enviro-L and associates
44. Key Findings: Ukraine
from reduced exposure to air pollution
Air
22,000-27,000 cases of early mortality and 13,000-90,000 cases of
morbidity could potentially be avoided if city ambient air quality
were to meet WHO standards.
The avoided cost for improved city air quality could be of about 13
billion grivynas (US$2.6 billion), ie 4 percent of GDP.
Source: Strukova E., Golub, A. and Markandya, A. (2006): Air Pollution Costs in Ukraine
45. Some country details
Annual Value of Benefits for Full Compliance: Lower Estimate
4500
4000
3500
Waste
3000
MEUR
2500
Water
2000
1500
Air
1000
500
0
PL TU CR RO HU SK BU LI SL LV EE CY MA
From: The benefits of compliance with the environmental acquis for the candidate countries (July 2001) led by Ecotec and
supported by the Institute for Environmental Policy (IEEP), Metroeconomica, EFTEC and national experts.
46. Annual Benefits of Full Compliance - Share of GDP
CZ 4.80%
RO 3.99%
SZ 3.89%
LI 2.92%
PO 2.91%
ALL 2.58%
BU 2.52%
HU 2.17%
TU 1.72%
EE 1.67%
LV 1.65%
SL 1.32%
CY 0.76%
MA 0.71%
0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6%
(percentage of GDP)
From: The benefits of compliance with the environmental acquis for the candidate countries (July 2001) led by Ecotec and
supported by the Institute for Environmental Policy (IEEP), Metroeconomica, EFTEC and national experts.
47. Transboundary Benefits
Domestic action also benefits to other candidate countries and the
EU- notably from implementing the EU air legislation:
Half of the total benefits in Hungary derived from action in other
candidate countries;
Polish initiatives will lead to between 0.6 to 3.3 billion Euro
benefits other candidate countries;
The EU would benefit from lower emissions in the candidate
countries (around 6 billion Euro/year - lower estimate).
Third countries (Russia, Ukraine…) will also benefit from compliance:
Total benefits to third countries: around 10 billion Euros per year.
From: The benefits of compliance with the environmental acquis for the candidate countries (July 2001) led by Ecotec and
supported by the Institute for Environmental Policy (IEEP), Metroeconomica, EFTEC and national experts.
48. Total Candidate Country Benefits – Benefits from Domestic Action
and Benefits from action by other Candidate Countries
(MEUR/year upon full compliance in 2010)
Poland
Turkey
Romania
Dom Other
Czech. Rep.
Hungary
Slovakia
Lithuania
Bulgaria
Slovenia
Latvia
Estonia
Cyprus
Malta
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000
MEUR
From: The benefits of compliance with the environmental acquis for the candidate countries (July 2001) led by Ecotec and
supported by the Institute for Environmental Policy (IEEP), Metroeconomica, EFTEC and national experts.
50. Overall Conclusions
Implementing the EU environmental directives can help improve the
health and quality of life for citizens across the Candidate Countries, and to
a certain extent, to citizens of the EU
Co-operation across candidate countries is crucial to maximise the
transboundary benefits from reducing air pollution
In narrow monetary terms, the assessed benefits are likely to be of the
same order of magnitude if not larger than the costs of implementation EU
directives.
The results to help communicate the importance of the environmental
issues to the political level.
quantification of the health and environmental benefits from action
valuable economic message from the monetisation aspect – reaching
some new audiences
51. Where is benefits assessment going?
Benefits have to be assessed within the Impact Assessments that now
need to be done for all major policies/legislation, programmes etc.
Benefits assessments for new candidates is arguably becoming ‘good
practice’ – it was done for Croatia, also for FYROM and other SEE
countries, and some scoping work for ENP. Future detailed studies can be
expected. It is a tool that can help the Commission, and help Ministries of
Environment in the countries themselves.
Benefits assessments are being done in an increasingly wide range of
areas – eg eco-system services losses; socio-economic benefits of Natura
2000 – major input for COP9 of the CBD and beyond.
Being increasingly complemented by cost of policy inaction (COPI)
studies to help present the scale of the need for action.
52. EU Enlargement and the Benefits of
Environmental Legislation
IEEP is an independent not for profit institute dedicated to advancing an
environmentally sustainable Europe through policy analysis, development and
dissemination.
Thank you !
Patrick ten Brink
Senior Fellow and Head of Brussels Office
Samuela Bassi
Policy Analyst
Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP)
ptenbrink@ieep.eu
www.ieep.eu
Building on work by the team:
13 Candidate Countries: Ecotec, IEEP, Eftec, Metroeconomica and experts
SEE Benefits: Arcadis-Ecolas, IEEP, Metroeconomica & Enviro-L
ENP Methodology work: IEEP