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APEC is on Track to Meet Aspirational Energy Goals

Issued by the APEC Secretariat

Tokyo, Japan, 30 September 2022

APEC is on track to meet its aspirational goals to reduce energy intensity by 45 percent by 2035, relative to 2005 levels, and to double the share of modern renewables by 2030, relative to 2010 levels, according to a newly launched energy report.

According to the APEC Energy Demand and Supply Outlook, energy intensity in APEC has been improving at an average annual rate of 1.9 percent since 2005 or cumulatively at 22 percent from 2005 to 2018. In the current scenario, where existing trends in technology development and deployment and current government programs and policies continue, APEC will reach its goal to reduce energy intensity one year earlier than expected, in 2034.

Energy intensity refers to the energy needs of an economy. Reducing energy intensity means to use less energy to produce a product or a service.

APEC’s share of modern renewables increased from 6.1 percent in 2010 to 8.7 percent in 2018. The region is expected to meet the goal of doubling renewables four years ahead of schedule, in 2026. This suggests that APEC economies are well on their way to significantly accelerating the deployment of renewables. 

“The progress that we are seeing now has been achieved mainly through structural reform efforts in improving energy efficiency in the industry, transport and building sectors,” explained Kazutomo Irie, the President of the Asia-Pacific Energy Research Centre (APERC), which produced the report. 

“APEC economies have also increased their direct consumption of renewables in end-use sectors and increased in the share of electricity generated by wind and solar technologies,” he added.

Based in Tokyo, the center was established in 1996 following the directive of APEC Leaders to foster a common understanding of, and solutions to, the energy challenges facing APEC member economies.

Since then, the center has been conducting studies and analysis of each APEC member economy’s energy demand and supply trends, future energy demand and supply outlook, the development of their energy markets and responses to policy challenges. 

The report highlights the significant decoupling trend between energy demand and economic activity, that even with much higher economic output, end-use energy demand would only grow by a modest amount—around 14 percent from 2018 to 2050. Decoupling refers to efforts made to ensure economic growth is achieved with less energy dependency.

“This increase in energy demand will support a more than doubling in economic activity. It shows that the decoupling story is influential in all APEC economies,” Irie explained. “Decoupling is driven by continued improvements to energy efficiency, at the same time, there is a shift away from more carbon-intensive fossil fuels such as coal and oil, supported by a growth in electrification.”

In her remarks at the report launch in Tokyo, APEC Secretariat Executive Director, Dr Rebecca Sta Maria, emphasized that while climate change is a global threat, its effects are especially felt in the Asia-Pacific region, “where thousands of vulnerable communities are exposed to extreme weather events.” 

“It is interesting to note at this point that, since the last Outlook was published in 2019, before COVID, the APEC region’s energy demand, supply, production, electricity generation, and CO2 emissions have all grown,” Dr Sta Maria added. “But it is also encouraging to see that APEC is pushing through its ambitious goal to reduce energy and increase the use of renewables through structural reforms and energy efficiency programs.”

APEC accounts for 56 percent of world energy demand, 58 percent of world energy supply and 68 percent of world electricity generation. APEC accounts for 60 percent of global CO2 emissions. 

Dr Sta Maria reiterated that more work needs to be done to accelerate progress and that the massive post-pandemic stimulus resources deployed by governments to accelerate recovery could be used, in part, to further integrate environmental sustainability. “Supporting a green, sustainable recovery is particularly important for APEC economies,” she concluded.

To read the APEC Energy Demand and Supply Outlook (8th Edition) - Volume I visit this link.

To read the APEC Energy Demand and Supply Outlook (8th Edition) - Volume II visit this link

 

For further details, please contact:

Masyitha Baziad +65 9751 2146 at mb@apec.org
Michael Chapnick +65 9647 4847 at mc@apec.org

Council and Parliament reach provisional political agreement on access to Union waters...

 

Press material Thursday 29 September 2022

● Council of the EU   29/09/2022 20:30 | Press release | Council and Parliament reach provisional political agreement on access to Union waters, extending the current rules for fishermen for another ten years   The Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament reached a provisional political agreement as regards the regime for access of fishing vessels to member states’ territorial waters. The provisional agreement extends the rules of the access to Union waters - which were about to expire at the end of the year - for another ten years. If adopted, it shall enter into force on 1 January 2023. The agreement ensures the current restrictions will not expire at the end of the year and will not lead to the unrestricted access to member states’ waters. "This was a very urgent agreement. We managed to avoid chaos in territorial waters of the member states and at the same time to guarantee the continuity, certainty and stability for all fishing fleets and fishermen. The balance developed in the Union under the current regime will not be disrupted, which is definitely great news." Jaroslav Zajíček, Czech Deputy Permanent Representative As emphasized by the provisional agreement, these restrictions to access are an integral part of the Common Fishery Policy (CFP). The duration and the scope of this extension may be revised in the framework of any future review of the CFP, after a prior assessment of the functioning of the policy. The Commission will assess the general rules on access to waters before the expiry of the current derogations, by 30 June 2031. The provisional agreement further clarifies the access for Italian vessels’ to the 6 to 12 nautical miles area of the Greek territorial waters in the Ionian Sea and in the Greek EEZ, and maintains the existing conditionalities as regards the reciprocal access of Croatian and Slovenian fleets to their respective waters.

data.europa.eu newsletter - September 2022

 

data.europa.eu newsletter - September 2022

Take part in the finals of EU Datathon 2022 Save the date and join us at the EU Datathon 2022 on 20 October 2022, the annual open data competition organised by the Publications Office of European Union. The 12 finalist teams will compete for the prize and the Public Choice Award on four challenges: Challenge 1: ‘The European Green Deal’ Challenge 2: ‘Transparency in public procurement’ Challenge 3: ‘EU public procurement opportunities for young people’ Challenge 4: ‘A Europe fit for the digital age’ The winning teams will take home prize money totalling EUR 200 000. Book your place now! For more detailed information, visit the EU Datathon website. Take our survey We would like to know what you think of data.europa.eu. Give us your opinion by taking our survey. Inspiring stories about the use of linked open data Read and follow our new series of data stories and discover what linked (open) data are and what can be done with them in practice. The first three data stories in the series are: ‘Linking data: what does it mean?’ – defines linked (open) data, introduces the four principles of linked data, and shares how it enables the ‘Web of Data’. Linking data: EU vocabularies’ – introduces you to linked open reference data and its benefits. Linking data: European Science Vocabulary – introduces what it is and how, and why it uses linked open data. Interested in linked data? To learn about the basics of linked open data, watch the “Elodie” (LOD) video series. Data.europa webinar series for data providers The data.europa.eu team launched a training package to help data providers to open their data and understand the benefits of doing so. The package contains a series of webinars. It starts with the basics of open data and continues with technical, legal and practical information as well as inspirational use cases of open data use. On Friday, 16 September, the first webinar ‘Data.europa.eu - the official portal for European data’ took place. This webinar showed what the portal can offer you. A recap and recording of the webinar are available in our news piece. The second webinar ‘Understanding open data: technical openness’ will take place in October. Do not miss it, and register now! Interested to learn more about the webinars for data providers offered by the data.europa academy? Go to the ´Learning corner for data providers`. Open data to achieve the EU green transition Since the start of 2020, Europe has faced several economic, social and political difficulties that have impacted, for example, the availability and prices of energy and food. These events have motivated the EU to accelerate the transition towards a green and digital Europe. To achieve a fair green and digital transition across Europe, data play a crucial role. Find out what role data exactly play by reading our data story. https://youtu.be/9hZPWBNyLac?t=15

Drugnet Europe: monthly news round-up (September 2022)

 

Issue 157: September 2022 EMCDDA4Georgia  EMCDDA–Georgia cooperation On 6 September, Deputy Minister of Justice of Georgia, Tornike Cheishvili, and EMCDDA Director, Alexis Goosdeel, signed a Working Arrangement between the EMCDDA and Georgia, confirming their collaboration in the field of drugs and drug addiction. The new agreement will allow for knowledge transfer and capacity-building in the areas of drug monitoring and reporting and for the exchange of experience on health and social responses to drug problems. Georgia is currently participating in two EU-funded projects: EMCDDA4Georgia (EMCDDA4GE) and EU4Monitoring Drugs (EU4MD). The new agreement will be translated into action via joint three-year work programmes, the first covering the period 2022–2024. The ceremony was followed by a Project advisory committee (PAC) meeting and media relations training course.  Working Arrangement >> | PAC and training course >> NEW PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES #EWS25 update available in Spanish  This year, the EU Early Warning System (EWS) on new psychoactive substances (NPS) celebrates its 25th anniversary. On 15 September, the EMCDDA published a Spanish translation of the latest update from the EWS (released in English in June). The publication, which reflects on the achievements of the system over a quarter of a century, presents the history and development of the EWS, an update of work in 2020–21 and lessons learned to help meet future challenges. Operated by the EMCDDA, in close cooperation with Europol and partners, the EWS was the first regional early-warning mechanism set up to monitor and respond to uncontrolled new drugs.  Read more >> | Report >> | #EWS 25 >> Registration still open!  Have you registered for the IX international conference on novel psychoactive substances in Panama City/online from 24–26 October? If not, you still have until 19 October to do so. Network with hundreds of NPS experts across the world from a broad range of fields and strengthen your knowledge on the topic! This year’s conference is jointly organised by the International Society for the Study of Emerging Drugs, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the EMCDDA, the World Anti-Doping Agency, the University of Hertfordshire, the Centre for Forensic Science Research and Education, the Government of Panama, the Regional Anti-Doping Organization of Central America and the Panamanian Anti-Doping Organization. Programme >> | Registration >> | Deadline: 19.10.2022.  RESPONSES Responding to drug problems among migrants, refugees and ethnic minorities  Migration has had an increasing impact on European policymaking over the past decade, in the wake of what has been called the ‘refugee migration peak’. In addition to an influx of refugees, European countries have experienced relatively new intra-European migration flows, while health and social disparities persist among populations with longer-established migration patterns. This paper looks at available prevalence studies of illicit substance use among these groups as well as risk factors and current responses. The paper was commissioned by the EMCDDA to inform the Health and social responses to drug problems: a European guide.  Read more >> LISBON ADDICTIONS 2022 Full programme now available! The full #LxAddictions22 programme is now available online! The event will be packed with cutting-edge research and high-level content, organised in plenary sessions, structured sessions, oral presentations, workshops, short communications and guided e-poster tours. Big debates will see groups of discussants exchanging views on key questions related to 'Global Addictions', the overarching theme of the event. Working closely with co-producers, the conference team has developed eight innovative thematic tracks. Ahead of the conference, an app will be available to help you select your favourite presentations, build a personalised programme and create your professional profile. The EMCDDA is one of the conference organisers. Read more >> | Update >> Over 1 300 now registered Over 1 300 people have now registered for #LxAddictions22. Have you? The good news is that you can do so right up to the event! For those who cannot attend the whole conference, a new one-day fee is available. Don’t miss this chance to take your place at Europe's largest conference on addictions! Read more >>   Conference side events #LxAddictions22 provides a unique networking opportunity for researchers, practitioners and policy experts across countries and disciplines. In the margins of the conference, a number of side events will be on offer. Details are available on the conference website.  Read more >> | Update >> RESOURCES Miniguides in three more languages The EMCDDA responses miniguides on 'Settings and drugs' (local communities, prisons, recreational settings, schools and workplaces), as well as on opioid-related deaths, are now available in German, French and Spanish. Together, the miniguides make up the agency’s latest overview of interventions and actions designed to respond to the consequences of illicit drug use. Drawing on a fresh global review of the evidence, and insights from 29 countries (27 EU, Turkey and Norway), the miniguides support practitioners and policymakers in addressing the negative consequences of drug use. The resources are presented in a digital and modular format, designed to improve accessibility, to be easier to read across a range of devices and to facilitate regular updates and translations.  Read more >> MULTILINGUALISM Celebrating multilingualism The EMCDDA celebrated European Day of Languages (26 September) highlighting how it is extending its multilingual reach and providing its customers with more content in their own language. This includes using new technologies in the translation field, such as the automatic translation or light-post editing tools offered by the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (CdT). It is also adding to the EU's interinstitutional terminology database, IATE.  Read more >> | CdT >> | IATE >>  EU AGENCIES JHA agencies' joint paper on COVID-19  On 12 September, the EU Justice and Home Affairs agencies’ network released the second update of a joint paper on its COVID-19 response. This latest update details the individual and joint efforts by the nine agencies to deal with the impact of the pandemic. Read more >> Innovation Hub annual meeting  The EU Innovation Hub for Internal Security held its annual meeting in Brussels from 13–14 September under the theme 'Shaping responsible solutions for internal security'. The hub is a collaborative network of teams ('innovation labs') working in EU bodies to explore the application of new technologies. Discussions focused on encryption and AI (the hub’s priorities for 2022), with presentations from a range of government, research and technology bodies. The EMCDDA participated in a panel on 'Innovation in monitoring and surveillance'. Read more >>

Λοβέρδος στο Ειδικό Δικαστήριο: Μεροληπτική η Τουλουπάκη -Ο Κουρουμπλής έβλαψε το Δημόσιο

 https://www.iefimerida.gr/politiki/loberdos-toyloypaki-papaggelopoylo-den-xero

«Για τον κύριο Παπαγγελόπουλο δεν έχω στοιχεία, δεν κάνω υποθέσεις, στην κυρία Τουλουπάκη αποδίδω πολιτική μεροληψίας», κατέθεσε στο ειδικό δικαστήριο ο Ανδρέας Λοβέρδος.Μεροληπτική η Τουλουπάκη -Ο Κουρουμπλής έβλαψε το Δημόσιο..

Σύμφωνα με το κατηγορητήριο, η Ελένη Τουλουπάκη φέρεται καθ' υπόδειξη του Δημήτρη Παπαγγελόπουλου να καθυστέρησε να αποστείλει στη Βουλή μηνυτήρια αναφορά των βουλευτών του ΠΑΣΟΚ Ανδρέα Λοβέρδου, Εύης Χριστοφιλοπούλου και Βασίλη Κεγκέρογλου, την οποία υπέβαλαν τον Φεβρουάριο του 2017 στην Εισαγγελία Διαφθοράς και στρεφόταν κατά του πρώην υπουργού Υγείας, Παναγιώτη Κουρουμπλή, για μη τιμολόγηση φαρμάκων το 2015, με αποτέλεσμα να υπάρξει παραγραφή

Λοβέρδος στο Ειδικό Δικαστήριο: Μεροληπτική η Τουλουπάκη -Ο Κουρουμπλής έβλαψε το Δημόσιο 

https://www.iefimerida.gr/politiki/loberdos-toyloypaki-papaggelopoylo-den-xero

“Καμπανάκι” Ντογιάκου προς Εισαγγελείς: “Προασπίστε το κύρος του θεσμού”

https://www.dikastiko.gr/eidhsh/kampanaki-ntogiakoy-pros-eisaggeleis-proaspiste-to-kyros-toy-thesmoy/

“Καμπανάκι” Ντογιάκου προς Εισαγγελείς: “Προασπίστε το κύρος του θεσμού”

Ο εισαγγελέας του Αρείου Πάγου Ισίδωρος Ντογιάκος ξεκίνησε, πρώτη φορά για ανώτατο εισαγγελικό λειτουργό, επισκέψεις σε όλες τις μεγάλες Εισαγγελίες της χώρας στέλνοντας μήνυμα εγρήγορσης στους συναδέλφους του: «Ο κόσμος σας αποκαλεί εισαγγελείς αλλά να είστε πραγματικοί εισαγγελείς», είναι μια από τις φράσεις που χρησιμοποίησε....

https://www.dikastiko.gr/eidhsh/kampanaki-ntogiakoy-pros-eisaggeleis-proaspiste-to-kyros-toy-thesmoy/

Ομιλία Υπουργού Υγείας Θάνου Πλεύρη στη Βουλή

29/09/2022




Ομιλία του Υπουργού Υγείας Θάνου Πλεύρη στην Ολομέλεια της Βουλής για το νομοσχέδιο

"Σύσταση και οργάνωση νομικού προσώπου δημοσίου δικαίου με την επωνυμία «ΕΝΩΣΗ ΤΕΧΝΟΛΟΓΩΝ ΑΚΤΙΝΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ - ΑΚΤΙΝΟΘΕΡΑΠΕΙΑΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΑΣ» (Ε.Τ.Α.Α.Ε.), ρυθμίσεις για την αντιμετώπιση της πανδημίας του κορωνοϊού COVID-19 και την προστασία της δημόσιας υγείας και λοιπές διατάξεις"

«Κυρίες και κύριοι Βουλευτές, άκουσα διάφορα σε όλο αυτό το διάστημα και προσπάθησα να μην αντιδράσω, παρά μόνο όταν προσωποποιήθηκε στο θέμα του πόθεν έσχες και της μητέρας μου.

Άκουσα και χαρακτηρισμούς από ανθρώπους που πραγματικά αισθάνομαι πολύ άνετα όταν με υβρίζουν, διότι η άποψή μου και από τη γνώμη τους και την εκτίμησή τους είναι τέτοια που θα ανησυχούσα αν ποτέ μιλούσανε θετικά για εμένα, όπως είναι ο κύριος Πολάκης.

Ο οποίος βέβαια δεν είναι εδώ πέρα να πάρει απαντήσεις. Ελπίζω να τις ακούσει και το βράδυ σε κανένα τραπέζι να βρίσκεται και να δώσει και τις αντίστοιχες απαντήσεις μέσω του Facebook αφού δεν μπορεί να βρίσκεται στη Βουλή και να ακούσει τις απαντήσεις.

Σήμερα βέβαια όλοι μας αδικούμε ένα νομοσχέδιο το οποίο είναι πολύ σημαντικό και αυτό το νομοσχέδιο έχει να κάνει με το γεγονός ότι άνθρωποι, τεχνολόγοι ακτινολόγοι που πλέον των 40 ετών θέλουν να έχουν ένα φορέα νομικού προσώπου δημοσίου δικαίου και δεν έγινε ποτέ, γίνεται τώρα.

 

Ανοίγει η πλατφόρμα για τα επικαιροποιημένα εμβόλια Pfizer BA 4/5

27/09/2022

Ενημερώνουμε ότι έχουν παραληφθεί στη χώρα μας τα επικαιροποιημένα εμβόλια Pfizer BA 4/5.

Η πλατφόρμα για όλους τους δικαιούχους της αναμνηστικής δόσης θα ανοίξει τις απογευματινές ώρες σήμερα 27/09/2022 και οι πρώτοι εμβολιασμοί με τα επικαιροποιημένα εμβόλια θα ξεκινήσουν τη Δευτέρα 03/10/2022.

Οι συστάσεις της Εθνικής Επιτροπής Εμβολιασμών για τη χορήγησή έχουν αναρτηθεί στο https://emvolio.gov.gr/sites/default/files/systasi_eee_gia_ti_horigisi_anamnistikis_dosis_me_ta_epikairopoiimena_didynama_emvolia_enanti_toy_koronoioy.pdf

ΣΥΣΤΑΣΗ ΕΕΕ ΓΙΑ ΤΗ ΧΟΡΗΓΗΣΗ ΑΝΑΜΝΗΣΤΙΚΗΣ ΔΟΣΗΣ ΜΕ ΤΑ ΕΠΙΚΑΙΡΟΠΟΙΗΜΕΝΑ ΔΙΔΥΝΑΜΑ ΕΜΒΟΛΙΑ ΕΝΑΝΤΙ ΤΟΥ ΚΟΡΩΝΟΪΟΥ 

Τα επικαιροποιημένα διδύναμα εμβόλια έχουν πρόσφατα εγκριθεί από τους αρμόδιους ρυθμιστικούς οργανισμούς και χορηγούνται αποκλειστικά ως αναμνηστική δόση. Ως εκ τούτου, πριν τη χορήγηση του επικαιροποιημένου διδύναμου εμβολίου απαιτείται η ολοκλήρωση του βασικού εμβολιασμού

1 . Συστήνεται η χορήγηση αναμνηστικής δόσης με τα επικαιροποιημένα διδύναμα εμβόλια έναντι του κορωνοϊού που περιλαμβάνουν και την παραλλαγή Όμικρον (ΒΑ.1, ΒΑ.4/ΒΑ.5) σε χρονικό διάστημα τουλάχιστον 3 μηνών μετά την τελευταία δόση του εμβολίου ή τη νόσηση από κορωνοϊό σε

: • όλα τα άτομα ηλικίας 60 ετών και άνω

 • άτομα ηλικίας 12-59 ετών που ανήκουν σε ομάδες αυξημένου κινδύνου (βλ. Πίνακες 1 και 2) σύμφωνα με τις οδηγίες του θεράποντα ιατρού

 • διαμένοντες και εργαζόμενους σε μονάδες φροντίδας ηλικιωμένων ή άλλες μονάδες φροντίδας χρονίως πασχόντων

 • επαγγελματίες υγείας

 • διαβιούντες με άτομα σε ανοσοκαταστολή ή άλλο υποκείμενο νόσημα (βλ. Πίνακες 1 και 2)

• φροντιστές ατόμων που πάσχουν από νοσήματα που αυξάνουν τον κίνδυνο επιπλοκών από κορωνοϊό 

Ειδικότερα: 

-Άτομα που έχουν ήδη εμβολιαστεί με τη δεύτερη αναμνηστική δόση των μονοδύναμων εμβολίων μπορούν να εμβολιαστούν με τα επικαιροποιημένα διδύναμα εμβόλια (εφόσον έχει παρέλθει χρονικό διάστημα τουλάχιστον 3 μηνών μετά την τελευταία δόση του εμβολίου).

 -Άτομα που νόσησαν μετά τη χορήγηση της δεύτερης αναμνηστικής δόσης των μονοδύναμων εμβολίων μπορούν να εμβολιαστούν με τα επικαιροποιημένα διδύναμα εμβόλια (εφόσον έχει παρέλθει χρονικό διάστημα 3 μηνών μετά τη νόσηση). 

1 Ο βασικός εμβολιασμός περιλαμβάνει δύο δόσεις των μονοδύναμων mRNA εμβολίων ή του πρωτεϊνικού εμβολίου ή μια δόση του μονοδοσικού εμβολίου Johnson & Johnson για το γενικό πληθυσμό και 3 δόσεις των μονοδύναμων mRNA εμβολίων για τους ανοσοκατασταλμένους ασθενείς

Επιπλέον, παρέχεται εξατομικευμένα η δυνατότητα αναμνηστικού εμβολιασμού με διδύναμα επικαιροποιημένα εμβόλια σε άτομα ηλικίας 30 ως 59 ετών που δεν ανήκουν στις παραπάνω κατηγορίες με τη σύμφωνη γνώμη του θεράποντα ιατρού. 

 Τονίζεται εκ νέου ότι ο έγκαιρος εμβολιασμός των παραπάνω ομάδων με τα επικαιροποιημένα διδύναμα εμβόλια είναι σημαντικότερος από τον τύπο του εμβολίου που θα χορηγηθεί.