Pour soutenir les engagements de la France en matière de lutte contre le réchauffement climatique et ses objectifs environnementaux, la France lance en 2017 l’émission d’une obligation assimilable du Trésor (OAT) verte.
Cette émission obligataire financera des actions dans quatre domaines :
- l’atténuation du changement climatique - la protection de la biodiversité
- la réduction des pollutions de l’air, de l’eau et des sols
- l’adaptation au changement climatique
Les dépenses finançables via l’OAT verte incluent des dépenses fiscales, des subventions et des investissements. Elles pourront financer des actifs tangibles (immobilier, infrastructures, terrains) ou intangibles (R&D, connaissance scientifique, capital humain et organisation)
Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) commits to support the Central Asian countries to apply basin planning based on integrated water resource management approach. The commitment will result in the design of integrated approaches, instruments and tools for the process of monitoring and reporting on achieved results in Central Asian Countries.
The commitment falls under focus areas 1 and 2 of the Batumi Initiative to improve the measurement and valuation of natural capital; promote the internalisation of negative externalities and the sustainable use of natural capital.
Implementing partners will include national partners including states statistic committees, ministries of economies and ministries of environmental protection.
The commitment is relevant to SDGs 6 and 14.
The Regional Environmental Centre for the Caucasus (REC Caucasus) commits to support the South Caucasus countries’ public and private sectors in the application of Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production (RECP) and Sustainable Consumption Patterns. REC Caucasus also commits to provide a platform for sharing information on action plans, new technologies and approaches on shifting to a green economy. The commitments will result in the acceptance and implementation of required green measures and actions in all sectors of the economy in the South Caucasus Countries. The commitment also aims to increase the South Caucasus Countries’ accessibility to new knowledge and information.
The commitment falls under focus areas 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the Batumi Initiative to Improve the measurement and valuation of natural capital; enhance ecosystems and ecosystem services as part of ecological infrastructure; shift consumer behaviours towards sustainable consumption patterns; develop clean physical capital for sustainable production patterns; and promote green and fair trade; Increase green and decent jobs, while developing the necessary human capital.
Georgia has officially joined the OECD Green Growth Declaration and now expresses its readiness and commitment to develop its national Green Growth Strategy, which is meant to serve as a guide for promoting the country’s economic growth while protecting the environment, creating green jobs, and encouraging social equity. The development of the Green Growth Strategy will ensure Georgia's commitment to develop in a sustainable manner and will be the main instrument for green growth.
The commitment is relevant to SDGs 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, ad 15.
Implementing partners will include the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection and other relevant governmental institutions and international organisations.
Georgia commits to introduce Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in the national Waste Management Code. This will imply that producers take over the responsibility for preventing, collecting, separating and treating used products (waste) for their eventual recovery. EPR is considered a key financial and operational instrument which promotes the implementation of waste management schemes in line with the waste hierarchy as laid down by the Code and the development of a resource-efficient economy. The principle of EPR will be introduced gradually in Georgia by improving legislative framework and infrastructure, elaborating incentives for target groups, capacity building at national and local level. By introducing the EPR, producers will take over the responsibility for collecting or taking back used goods and for sorting and treating for their eventual recycling. Such responsibility may be merely financial or organisational as well. At the same time, it is an environmental policy approach which reduces the negative impact on the environment.
The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) commits to support central Asian countries on regional cooperation on the monitoring and implementation of the SDGs. The commitment will result in input for the Environment for Europe process and for the national strategic plans of five Central Asian countries. CAREC as well as input for the regional strategic actions and plans toward Agenda 2030.
The commitment falls under focus areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 ,7 , 8, and 9 of the Batumi Imitative to improve the measurement and valuation of natural capital; promote the internalization of negative externalities and the sustainable use of natural capital; enhance ecosystems and ecosystem services as part of ecological infrastructure; shift consumer behaviours towards sustainable consumption patterns; promote green and fair trade; increase green and decent jobs, while developing the necessary human capital; improve access to services, healthy living and well-being; and promote public participation and education for sustainable development.
The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) commits to support the Central Asian countries with information sharing and exchange on best practices of low carbon development. The commitment will result in accepting and implementing required green measures and actions in all sectors of the economy in Central Asian Countries. It will also provide greater accessibility to new knowledge and information.
The commitment falls under focus area 3 of the Batumi Initiative to enhance ecosystems and ecosystem services as part of ecological infrastructure.
Implementing partners include national partners including state statistic committees, ministries of economy, and ministries of environmental protection.
The commitment is relevant to SDGs 9 and 12.
Finland commits to develop national roadmap for the transition to green and circular economy. The objective of the roadmap is to identify potential changes in legislation and policies to create steps to promote circular economy. The roadmap will be published in 2016.
Implementing partners will include SITRA, several Finnish Ministries and research institutes.
The commitment is relevant to SDG 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, and 15.
The European ECO Forum commits to engage with members of civil society in countries of the region to map and monitor green economy-focused activities and progress of BIG-E. The project will also pay special attention to SCP and the targets of SDG-12, working in collaboration with UNEP and organisations involved in the 10YFP as well as research, academia and other institutions to help ensure access to relevant data and information to effectively engage in this civic monitoring activity.
The Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP) commits to support implementation of the Pan-European Strategic Framework for Greening the Economy and contribute to achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through a range of knowledge generation and knowledge sharing actions, including
- Integrate relevant information on the Batumi Initiative on Green Economy (BIG-E) into the GGKP web platform
- Cultivate knowledge sharing in the Pan-European region and globally
- Identify relevant research, training materials, projects and data from the region
- Identify and address critical knowledge gaps through the GGKP Research Committee model
- Facilitate the uptake of knowledge
By ensuring policy- and decision-makers have cutting-edge knowledge at their disposal, the GGKP enables countries to develop and implement on-the-ground policy change to support a green economy transition.