ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENTS FOR GREEN TRANSITION EU FUNDS 2021

ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENTS FOR GREEN TRANSITION: EU FUNDS 2021 -2027 PRIORITY OBJECTIVE 2 «GREEN EUROPE»

ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENTS – GREEN TRANSITION Pollution management Biodiversity protection Climate neutrality and climate resilience Circular economy Green awareness

CHALLENGES Favourable status for habitats Waste management Climate change and climate neutrality Pollution management 10% Local level impacts Water Air Polluted sites & potentially polluted sites (>3500) Recycled 30% Landfilled 70%

Past and projected climate changes for Latvia CO 2, CH 4, N 2 O, F-gases Reflection and absorption of solar radiation Increased extreme weather events 15 days ↑ +2 days ↑ +3 -5 days Longer vegetation period 195 days ↑ +27 -49 days Decreased snow cover & frost period 134 days ↓ -9 days ↓ -52 - 81 days Increased intensity of precipitation 651 mm ↑ +6% ↑ +13 -16% Increased average air temperature +5, 7ºC (1960 -1990) ↑ +0, 7 ºC (1981 -2010) ↑ +3, 5 -5. 5ºC (2071 -2100)

Main greenhouse gas emission sources CO 2, CH 4, N 2 O, F-gases Industry [VAL UE]% [VAL UE] % Waste sector Energy 34% 29% Transport

Integrative strategy for green transition to climate adaptation and mitigation PM 2, 5, benzo(a) pyrene PM V 2, 5 , OC CO 2, CH 4, N 2 O, F-gases Green business Monitoring Air pollution Preparedness RES Biodiversity loss Water sector Monitoring Energy efficiency Pollution Waste sector Erosion and flood risks Awareness

INVESTMENT FIELDS Energy efficiency Adaptation to climate change (municipal buildings) Wastewater management Waste sector management Monitoring and data Pollution (incl. air) management Biodiversity and nature protection Green awareness

CLIMATE NEUTRALITY AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE Adaptation to climate change The use of local level strategies, spatial planning & flood risk assessments Local level oriented, tailor – made adaptation to climate change Energy efficiency Need to increase the use of RES and energy efficiency

CLIMATE NEUTRALITY AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE Green infrastructure Flood and coastal erosion protection infrastructure Energy efficiency Other infrastructure according to municipal level climate plans NON-ETS Adaptation to climate change Energy efficiency of municipal buildings RES development for municipal buildings

POLLUTION Effects intensifying due to climate change Monitoring and data Improved effect monitoring system needed for the reduction of the reaction time Pollution management Need for remediation of potentially polluted sites Need for the improvement of wastewater system according to the investment plan Wastewater management

WASTEWATER CONNECTION AND COVERAGE RATES IN LATVIA 100% 97. 6% 90% 98, 48% 98, 09% 92, 86% 92. 3% 95. 0% 97, 19% 91, 41% 91, 51% 87. 9% 94. 8% 90, 99% 88. 4% 82, 70% 83. 4% 80% 74. 6% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% Coverage (before 2014 -2020) Coverage (after 2014 -2020) Connections (before 2014 -2020) Connections (after 2014 -2020) 10% 0% PE >100 000 CE>100 000 PE 2 000 - 10 000 PE 10 000 - 100 000 10 000>CE>2 000 100 000>CE>10 000 Total TOTAL

POLLUTION Monitoring and data Pollution management Air pollution reduction measures incl. use of RES to reduce PM Remediation of historically contaminated sites Wastewater management Environmental monitoring network Projections/ Forecasting Data Sewage sludge management measures Waste water network reconstruction (>50 years) Efficiency improvements Other measures according to investment plan (if necessary)

WASTE SECTOR AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY Need for the development of waste sector, mainly for reaching the EU-level new targets, but also tackling climate issues Main focus to be paid on encouragement of circular economy, but also for waste EVALUATION management infrastructure NON-ETS Waste sector management Activities in line with State waste management plan and National circular economy action plan

WASTE SECTOR PROGRESS Recycled packaging * EU fund impact is shown as maximal planned capacity for newly planned waste recycling plants to be built until 2023

WASTE SECTOR AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY Waste sector management Focus on encouragement of circular economy according to planning documents Waste recycling (for ex. BDW, textiles, plastic) Development of separate collection (for ex. BDW and textile) Sorting facilities

BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION AND GREEN AWARENESS Green awareness Share of habitats in good conservation status need to be improved, also taking into account climate change effects on biodiversity loss Nature management plans for habitats and species should be prepared and implemented Biodiversity and nature protection Society understanding and environmentally friendly behaviour and skills, especially in the EVALUATION sectors of biodiversity, climate and circular economy should be developed

BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION AND GREEN AWARENESS Green awareness Biodiversity and nature protection Environmental education centers Development and implementation of nature management plans (complex actions, habitat restoration) Green awareness campaigns Offshore (deep-sea) mapping Training/education programs (PO 4)

ENABLING CONDITIONS State waste management plan (SWMP) Water sector investment plan (WIP)

ENABLING CONDITIONS Submission of SWMP and WIP development (parts). AUTUMN 2019 Final version of SWMP and WIP accepted MAY 2020 JUNE 2020 MAY 2020 Contract for SWMP and WIP development (parts) Public consultation of SWMP

WASTE MANAGEMENT TRANSPOSITION Transposition of the relevant EU directives (Waste Package and SUP directive) TAX, FEES, TARIFFS Review of rates for Natural Resource Tax and waste management fees/tariffs with a goal to reduce landfilling of waste and to internalize costs for shifting waste management to preparation of waste for re-use, waste recycling and recovery NWMP EC EARLY WARNING REPORT Development of the national waste management plan for 2021 -2028 To implement measures suggested in the EC Early Warning Report PAY-AS-YOU-THROW MUNICIPALITIES EPR Promotion/Facilitation of PAYT system in payments for municipal waste management Introduction of responsibility of municipalities for reaching targets for recycling of municipal waste Review of requirements for extended producer responsibility organisations in particular, regarding improvement of resource efficiency, industrial synergies and eco-innovations; to carry out waste prevention and waste minimization activities in order to change behavior of consumers SEPARATE COLLECTION 2021 Biological waste 2025 Waste textiles & hazardous household waste REVIEW OF LANDFILLS Review of efficiency of existing landfills and considerations for their adjustment to other waste management activities – sorting, re-loading, possibly, storage of waste DEPOSIT Introduction of deposit system for beverage packaging from 01. 02. 2022.

WATER SECTOR MANAGEMENT Water sector investment plan Improvements of wastewater treatment Development of water sector (wastewater management and water supply) investment plan 2021 -2027 Adjustment of wastewater treatment capacities, improvement of energy efficiency and treatment processes, where needed according to the WWSIP Sewage sludge management strategy Changes of paradigm Development of the national sewage sludge management strategy (in 2021) Sludge management Development of a system for further sludge management on the basis of the sewage sludge management strategy WATER SECTOR Work with municipalities to encourage optimization of provision of services (incl. water services) as a result of territorial reform Permanent focus – management of IAS Continuous cooperation with municipalities to improve supervision and management of individual appropriate wastewater treatment systems

HORIZONTAL PRIORITIES GREEN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT Extension of the use of green public procurement practices to motivate companies to go above and beyond. CIRCULAR ECONOMY Circular economy as a horizontal priority is a practice whereby investment activities seek to go above and beyond to reduce waste across whole operational programm CLIMATE Climate adaptation & GHG reduction aspects integrated and supervised across whole operational programme

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CIRCULAR ECONOMY: KEY DIRECTIONS AND TASKS Improving resource productivity Transition from waste to resource • Improving statistics of waste & materials • Transparency of extended producer responsibility schemes • Innovations and research for materials, technologies • Support to social innvotaions and community level activities • Eco-design and Product policy • Digitalisation for materials flows • Reduction of municipal waste and support • Support to closed material cycles, BATs, new to waste recycling generation technologies • Strengthening secondary markets and extending recycling capacities Public involvement, information and education • New business models for production & distribution • Industrial symbiosis at the regional level Strengthening municipalities for circular economy • Green Public Procurement • Sustainable transport and mobility • Integrating circular economy in urban planning • Pilot projects and regional symbiosis’ projects Transition from goods to services Creating preconditions for product reuse • Support to social innovations • Promotion of sustainable consumption • Support to and best practice refurbishing sector and services • Integrating circular economy in • Professional education programs education and lifeprofessional/lifelong learning • Consultations for capacity on circularity Improving materials management in the priority sectors • Integrating circular economy in Green Public Procurement • Promotion of wood materials use in construction and support the research • Sustainable offices concept • Monitoring of food waste • Education and development of food redistribution schemes • Creating textiles’ statistics, improving textiles reuse

DRINKING WATER Policy Ministry of Agriculture Implementation of EU Drinking Water Directive Ministry of Health Drinking and bathing water safety, monitoring & epidemiological safety Mo. EPRD Environmental quality, use of natural resources and environmental investments Centralized Control & water supply monitoring Food and Municipalities Veterinary service Organisation of water Control of drinking water supply and sewerage used by food businesses services Health Inspectorate Monitoring & sanitary inspections State Environmental Service Environmental permits LEGMC Groundwater borehole licenses and passports Water service providers Water service provided up and water quality to the frontier Owners Responsibility of the internal water pipes Individual water supply Owners Water quality