Sustainable Rhineland-Palatinate - Our Circular Economy and Energy Strategies until 2030 Ministerialdirigent Dr. Gottfried Jung Head of Department Circular Economy, Soil Protection, Material Flow Management and Environmental Technologies International Circular Economy Conference December 6th 2011, Environmental Campus Birkenfeld Folie 1
Resources Consumption increases dramatically Worldwide consumption of resources rises dramatically: In the 20th century the consumption of fossil combustible material increased by a factor of 12. The mining of mineral resources increased by a factor of 34. A further massive increase is expected, because: The world population will grow from the current 7 billion to more than 9 billion until 2050. In 2050 more than 4 billion people will live in industrial societies, compared to 1,4 billion today. Folie 2
Roadmap for a Resources Efficiency and Saving in Europe The EU-Commission says: If we do not stop our increase of resources consumption we would need two planets in 2050! That will be a big challenge, not only for industrial countries but for all countries. Thus, the EU-Commission has published a resource efficiency and saving roadmap for Europe. Folie 3
Circular Economy as an overall Concept for the Future Resource saving is possible by establishing a Circular Economy. Circular economy means the feedback (circulation) of used raw materials in the production processes beyond the life cycle of that product. It also indicates a preference for renewable resources. That implies: economical input of raw materials integrated reuse of (secondary) raw materials generation of renewable energy Energy recovery of waste flows (heat, cooling, electricity) Folie 4
Material flow Management (MFM) instead of End-of-Pipe Strategies The instrument to establish a Circular Economy is called Material Flow Management, which means: It is not enough to avoid or to reduce environmental pollution by emissions, sewage water and solid waste. In fact material flows should be evaluated and enhanced from production to consumption in a way that raw materials and renewable resources can be applied efficiently and effectively. If used correctly, MFM provides the opportunity to enhance local added value and protect the environment. Folie 5
Rhineland-Palatinate as a Circular Economy State Rhineland-Palatinate is making efforts towards the establishment of a Circular Economy State by integrating MFM in its regions, communities and companies as a comprehensive government concept. Folie 6
Resources Efficient Production Resource efficiency and effectiveness will be checked by approval procedures for industrial facilities Very important: advisory services and information is provided for companies. The PIUS information portal includes guidelines, studies, check lists and field reports for practitioners and contains a forum for experts (in German and English) Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the main supporters of this portal. Folie 7
The Efficiency Network Rhineland-Palatinate (Effnet) Effnet is an institution of the Ministry for Economic Affairs, Climate Protection, Energy and Regional Planning. Effnet is the central platform for all issues related to raw materials and energy efficiency, particularly for medium-sized companies. Effnet bundles consulting expertise, carries out efficiency checks in companies and offers benchmarking. www.effnet.rlp.de Folie 8
Structure of the Energy Consumtion in 2009 Folie 9
Consumtion of Renewable Energies in RLP (1995 2009 ) Folie 10
Power Generation based on Renewable Energy Sources (1990 2009) Folie 11
Power Generation based on Renewable Energy Sources (in Rhineland-Palatinate in 2009) Folie 12
Strategy 2030: 100 % renewable By 2030 100 % of the current capacity will be produced by renewable sources. Folie 13
Energy Efficiency in Buildings Energy efficient building designs and optimisation measures (e.g. insulation) decreases the (heat) energy demand by more than 80 %. Innovative building materials are produced in RLP (e.g. BASF). In combination with heat pumps, roof-top wind power and photo-voltaic buildings can be net energy producer (energy-plushouses). Folie 14
Sustainable Lifestyle and Consumption Awareness training on local levels from/for agenda-21initiatives Governmental agency as a focal point and support institutions for environmental education (www.umdenken.de) Examples: Energy efficient accommodation Green Procurement of energy efficient products Regional (organic) food initiatives Promotion of citizen engagement best practice examples of public authorities Folie 15
Waste Prevention and Establishing of a Recycling Society EU Waste Framework Directive demands a waste prevention program from each member state until the end of 2013, pursues the strategy to establish an Pan-European recycling society Folie 16
Waste Recovery instead of Waste Disposal Waste disposal is expensive, pollutes the environment and destroys natural resources. Waste avoidance as well as material and energy recovery protects the environment, reduces dependence on imported resources, provides jobs and creates (regional) economic values. Waste in landfills are raw materials at the wrong place. Folie 17
Production Value of Secondary Raw Materials in Germany (without Biomass) Source: Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft,Köln Folie 18
The EU Waste Framework Directive The new waste management hierarchy Folie 19
The EU Waste Management Strategy Baseline scenario of EU until 2020 Folie 20
Waste as Secondary Raw Material In Germany landfilling of waste is forbidden since 2005. Nearly 100 % of municipal solid waste (MSW) is used for recycling or energy production. In Rhineland- Palatinate the recycling quota of MSW amounts to 68%. Very important is the recycling of paper, plastics, metals and bio waste. * ohne Elektro- und Elektronikgeräte Folie 21
Collection Systems for Recyclable MSW in Germany Usually private households have 4 different bins for waste collection: for paper for packaging (including plastics) for bio waste for residual waste (energy recovery) Today high level sorting plants can separate each kind of material out of mixed waste. Folie 22
Utilisation of Bio Waste Typical Bio waste flows are: kitchen and canteen waste waste of food industry agricultural waste garden waste waste of landscape protection Options for utilisation: production of secondary fuel out of tree and bush cutting (wood chips) anaerobic digestion of other bio waste and composting of fermentation residuals Folie 23
Recycling of Construction and Demolition Waste EU-Framework Directive requires that by 2020 a minimum of 70 % of construction and demolition waste must be recycled. Therefore high level recycling plants are available. They separate mineral waste from other waste. The mineral waste will be reused as secondary construction material. Folie 24
Energy Recovery of Waste Energy recovery is only allowed for not recyclable waste. There are different options for using waste as a secondary fuel: cement plants industrial power plants waste power plants for producing electricity and district heat Folie 25
The most economical Solution: more environmental Protection The German economic boom, in particular within the 1950s and 1960s, caused a lot of environmental damages. Enormous expenses and efforts were needed to clean up and remediate the environmental depletion. Initially, the costs saved were by far exceeded. Cheap profits at the expenses of the environment are profits at the expenses of future generations and more expensive than protecting the environment. Circular Economies are cheaper and creating more economic value in the long-term! Folie 26
Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come. Victor Hugo Folie 27
Thank you for your attention! Dr. Gottfried Jung Ministry for Economic Affairs, Climate Change, Energy and Regional Planning Stiftsstraße 9 55116 Mainz gottfried.jung@mwkel.rlp.de Phone: +49 6131 162663 Folie 28