Nachhaltige Entwicklung nur möglich ohne umweltschädliche SubventionenMarkus Knigge – Advisor to the Pew Environment GroupNovember 22nd 2011

Reform umweltschädlicher Subventionen auf „EU-Ebene“

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Content

• What do E-NGOs ask for?

• Selected EU processes related to the budget;

• Fisheries subsidies;

• Examples of lobbying activities on fisheries subsidies; and

• Questions for the debate.

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Ten principles for the budget

1. Public money for public goods and ecosystem services;

2. Targeted spending ;

3. Coherence within and across European policies and instruments;

4. Maximising EU leverage;

5. Long term cost effectiveness;

6. Integrated strategy;

7. Transparency;

8. Partnership;

9. Accountability schemes;

10. Environmental proofing.

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Selected EU policy processes

• Financial regulation;

• Resource efficiency strategy;

• Review Env. Impact Assessment directive;

• Review Energy tax directive;

• EU Regional Development Fund (ERDF);

• European Social Fund (ESF);

• Cohesion Fund;

• State aid guidelines;

• Proposals for CAP, EMFF etc.

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EU Overcapacity

• “fleet overcapacity remains the fundamental problem of the CFP.”

• “EU fishing fleets can in many cases exert a fishing pressure on the stocks which is two to three times the sustainable level.”

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Source: European Commission (2008) Reflections on further reform of the CFP

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Is funding supporting the CFP objectives?

• EFF and support to Fisheries Partnership Agreements amount to circa €1 billion annually.

• EC contribution to control and enforcement is limited to €46 million.

• EC contribution to data collection is limited to €43 million.

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Objectives

1. Stop subsidies contributing to overfishing in the next financing instrument (2014 – 2021);

2. Minimise spending on existing measures contributing to overfishing.

How to get there?1. File access to information requests to get data;

2. Encourage an informed debate about fisheries subsidies by making data publicly accessible;

3. Analyse spending of EU fisheries subsidies;

4. Increase pressure from wide range of organisations.

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• Sought FIFG data 1994 – 2006 (97,260 payments worth €8.5 billion);

• Statistically cleaned data;

• Categorised subsidies data to illustrate their potential contribution to overfishing;

• Linked FIFG data with EU fleet register to add further information;

• Set up searchable web site (www.fishsubsidy.org);

• Created subsidies map;

• Created social media presence;

• Added EFF data 2007 -2010 (47,712 payments worth €1,2 billion).

Fishsubsidy.org

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FIFG 2000-06 for fleet measuresFleet/ gear

FIFG funding € M Key target stocks Status Trend

C M S Channel & North Sea mixed whitefish bottom trawl

2.3 5 15 Cod (North Sea, Eastern Channel & Skagerrak) ↑

11.1 3.7 14.5 North Sea mixed whitefish gillnet 0.6 1.8 11.8 Cod (North Sea & Skagerrak). ↑ Biscay & Iberian bottom-set gillnet 21 2.7 12.4 Hake (Southern VIIIc and IXa) ↓

Monkfish (VIIIc & IXa) ↓ Biscay & Iberian mixed whitefish bottom trawl

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Hake (Southern VIIIc and IXa) ↓ Monkfish (VIIIc & IXa) ↓ Megrim (VIIIc & IXa) → Demersal elasmobranchs (VIII & IXa) → Nephrops (VIIIc & IXa) →

Western Mediterranean hake gillnet 4.2 1.5 1.5 Hake (GSA 06) ↓ Western Mediterranean hake bottom trawl 43 12.8 12.9 Hake (GSA 06) ↓

2 0.5 0.8 Hake (GSA 07) ↓ Western Mediterranean tuna gillnet 4.2 1.5 1.5 Bluefin tuna (FAO 37.1 & ICES IXa) ↓

1 0.7 0.2 Bluefin tuna (FAO 37.1) ↓ Biscay & Iberian small pelagic purse seine 51 23.3 8.6 Anchovy (VIIIbc; IXa) → W. Med’ small pelagic purse seine 8.1 1.7 10.1 Sardine (GSA 1 & 6, FAO 37.1.1) → Stock in good condition Stock is at risk Stock is overfished

↑ Stock in recovery → Stock is stable ↓ Stock in decline

Source: Poseidon (2010) FIFG 2000–2006 Shadow Evaluation

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Is fleet support only marginal?

Source: Poseidon (2010) FIFG 2000–2006 Shadow Evaluation

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Is fleet support mainly targeted towards small scale?

Source: Poseidon (2010) FIFG 2000–2006 Shadow Evaluation

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Overlap between IUU and FIFG Subsidies

Source: fishsubsidy.org (2010) When Crime Pays

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Fishsubsidy.org analyses

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• Remind Barroso about the roadmap to abolish env. harmfully subsidies

Pressure on the top

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• > 140 member groups;

• 18 EU Member States;

• Including environmental and development groups, aquariums, fishers, consumer groups and others;

• 5 focused objectives, including subsidies.

OCEAN2012 Coalition

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Some questions

• What is the exact objective (see 10 principles)?

• Which are the most important processes?

• What is the strategy to get there?

• What role could Germany play in the strategy?

• What is an effective and efficient way to move Germany?

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Thank you for your attentionmknigge@pewenvironment.de

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