Andrea Illes
Policy Analyst
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Phone: +44 (0)20 7799 2689
Specialist Subjects:
climate and environmental governance, climate and energy policy, climate mainstreaming, environmental tax reform, EU budget
Profile:
Andrea joined IEEP’s Climate and Environmental Governance Programme as a policy analyst in September 2013 after completing a six month internship in the team. She holds a Masters degree in Environmental Technology – with focus on global environmental change and policy - from Imperial College London and a first degree in Biology from Eötvös Loránd University (Budapest). Before joining the Institute, she worked on energy efficiency at the Centre for Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Policy, Central European University and also provided support for the Climate and Energy Campaign Team at Greenpeace Hungary. At IEEP, Andrea is involved in policy research projects concerning climate and environmental governance and policy instruments, the development of EU climate and energy policy, approaches to climate mainstreaming, the potential of environmental tax reform in Europe and the reform of the EU budget.
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Innovative mechanisms for financing biodiversity conservation: A comparative summary of experiences from Mexico and Europe
IEEP and partners compared innovative biodiversity conservation funding mechanisms in the EU and Mexico.
02 Jun 2017 -
Integration approach to EU biodiversity financing
For the European Union to meet its goals of protecting and restoring biodiversity, the availability and effective delivery of adequate funding is essential. The current EU framework ...
05 Apr 2017 -
Wildlife crime and the EU
Wildlife crime threatens global biodiversity. The EU is both a destination and a transit region for illegally-traded products. A new study for the European Parliament summarises the situation in Europe and offers policy recommendations in view of the upcoming EU Action Plan. A set of in-depth case studies outline the situation in five EU countries.
20 Apr 2016 -
Comparing costs of implementing EU policy across Member States
The report assesses if there are differences in the costs of implementation of EU environmental law across Member States.
03 Mar 2016 -
Assessing the Potential for Environmental Fiscal Reform in the EU-28
A study for the European Commission assesses the potential economic and environmental benefits of environmental tax reform across the 28 EU Member States.
22 Jan 2016 -
The EU’s climate targets, land use, and forests: delivering biodiversity-friendly mitigation
Land use and forestry is a new frontier for EU climate policy. IEEP’s report for FERN sets out some ideas for how a supportive policy framework can deliver both climate and biodiversity benefits.
01 Dec 2015 -
How well has EU Cohesion Policy supported energy efficiency in buildings?
IEEP, with Danish consultancy Ramboll, has evaluated the contributions of the 2007-2013 Cohesion Policy programmes to energy efficiency in public and residential buildings.
30 Nov 2015 -
A New Vision for Responsible Renewable Energy with a Clear European Dimension
Renewable energy is key to the decarbonisation of Europe’s energy supply, however, the scale of expansion needed will have significant impacts over a considerable area. This new report suggests how a resource efficient energy system might be delivered in a way that minimises and mitigates impacts on biodiversity and the wider environment.
26 Nov 2015 -
Establishing an EU ‘Guardian for Future Generations’
Do future generations get a fair deal from the policy decisions we make now? A new IEEP report for the World Future Council launched today suggests not.
28 Sep 2015 -
Quantified impacts and costs of environmental crime
As part of the European Union Action to Fight Environmental Crime (EFFACE) project, IEEP researchers have examined the impacts of illegal e-waste shipments from the European Union to China.
03 Sep 2015