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Titre
Presentation of the environmental technologies
action plan of the Luxembourg Government Press
conference Luxembourg, 22nd January 2009
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Environmental technologies or eco-technologies
in the context of the governmental program

• The governmental program of the year 2004
  foresees an economic multi-specialisation
  diversification strategy focusing on specific
  sectors.
• The following sectors have been addressed
• - Logistics action plan
• - Health technologies action plan
• - Environmental technologies action plan NEW
• The environmental technologies action plan has
  been adopted by the government on 9th January,
  2009.

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The environmental technologies action plans
double goal

• Economic develop the  environmental
  technologies  market as a new diversification
  path to strengthen the Luxembourg economy.
• Develop existing companies in that market and
  boost exports of their products and services
• Encourage traditional companies to make a move
  towards sustainable production processes and
  markets
• Bring support to new companies, start-ups
  setting up their business.
• Bringing in foreign companies to invest in
  Luxembourg
• Environmental
• Improve productivity of natural resources and
  reduce environmental concerns
• Encourage the utilisation of environmental
  technologies, foster research and development
  and innovation in the field

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Environmental technologies definition

• End-of-pipe Eco-technologies 
• e.g. Waste management, gaseous effluent
  filters, sewage sludge base stations.
• Preventive  Eco-technologies 
• e.g. eco-conception of products,
  eco-construction
• Management of natural resources
   Eco-technologies 
• e.g. renewable energies
•  Companies engaging into sustainable development
  strategies eco-governance companies 

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Setting up the eco-technologies action plan

• Luxinnovation
• Screening of the Luxembourg eco-technologies
  sector and analysis of existing competences.
• 2) University of Luxembourg
• Market study of the development potential
  offered by eco-technologies and opportunities at
  hand at the European and international level.
• 3) Rdi International development research
  (French company)
• Consultancy and project follow-up
• Working group and inter-ministerial coordination

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Opportunities at the international level
EU 260 billion EUR 2,2 GDP 3,5 million
jobs World 1.000 billion EUR annual growth
rate 5,4 (2005 data, Greentech made in Germany,
Verlag Vahlen)
What about Luxembourg?

• Cartography set up by Luxinnovation (September
  2008)
• 188 eco-companies
• mainly in the renewable energy sector, waste,
  water, eco-construction
• 28 public agencies active in the field
• 6 research institutes

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Actions foreseen

• Promotion on the national level in order to
  create new activities.
• Launching of the EcoDev cluster in the
   environmental technologies  and the
  sustainable development field by Luxinnovation.
  (February 2009)
• - Follow-up on the list of companies already
  active in the field,
• - Encourage networking of companies and research
  labs
• - Offer guidance on the national and European
  environmental and eco-innovation incentive
  schemes
• - Increase the number of environmental
  technologies pilot projects and research
  projects

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Actions foreseen

• 2) Research and development
• Increase financing of research projects
• e.g. CORE program environment section
• 2,5 million Euros in 2008 -gt 5,0 million Euros
  in 2009
• 3) A new environmental aid regime is under
  construction
• Allow for the newly adopted incentive measures
  granted by the European Commission to be
  deployed.
• e.g. grant government support to finance
  feasibility studies for companies willing to
  deploy environmental technologies.

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Actions (next)

• 4) Boost exports of  eco-technologies  made in
  Luxembourg
• - Support already established companies to
  export their products and services abroad.
• 5) Promote Luxembourg as a business location for
   eco-tech  companies- Board of Economic
  Development
• - promote Luxembourg as a centre of excellency
  in the field of environmental technologies
• - engage into a proactive approach in this
  market in order attract companies to invest in
  Luxembourg.

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Coordination

• The rollout of the action plan will be managed by
  the Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade.
• The Ministry of Environment will work in close
  collaboration with the Ministry of Economy and
  Foreign Trade's team to follow-up on the actions
  taken.
• An inter-ministerial steering committee will help
  streamline the decisions taken.
• Every stakeholder needed will be taken on board
  in order to guarantee success.

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Conclusions

• Large field of intervention
• on the national level
• on the international level
•  Put Luxembourg on the map 
• Significant contribution to the sustainable
  development of the economy by the strengthening
  and convergence of mutual, namely economic and
  environmental, interests.