Patrick ten Brink
Head of Green Economy Programme, Director of Brussels Office
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Phone: +32 (0) 2738 7474
Specialist Subjects:
Green economy, valuing nature, environmental economics and benefits assessments, environmental tax reform and harmful subsidies reform, market based instruments, regulation and voluntary agreements, beyond GDP indicators and environmental accounting, cohesion policy, climate change and transport and biodiversity policy
Profile:
Patrick is an environmental economist by training. He joined IEEP in 2001 to help open an IEEP office in Brussels and contributes to IEEP's work in the area of environmental policy instruments, policy assessment, evaluation and impact assessment, benefits assessments, biodiversity policy, cohesion policy, climate change, circular economy and innovation, and better regulation. Before joining IEEP, Patrick was an Associate Director in the environment group of ECOTEC Research and Consulting Ltd, and was responsible for environmental economics and policy, and EU-accession related advice.
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Natura 2000 and Jobs – Scoping the Evidence
The European Natura 2000 network provides job opportunities in sectors ranging from conservation and restoration, agriculture, forestry, fisheries to tourism, recreation, and health.
31 May 2017 -
T20 Policy Briefing: Circular economy measures to keep plastics and their value in the economy, avoid waste and reduce marine litter
There is a growing recognition of the need to address marine litter and rethink our approach to plastics and plastic packaging within the economy. Measures that enable a transition to a circular economy can avoid waste and reduce marine litter, and contribute to keeping plastics and their value in the economy.
26 May 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 -
Access to Nature Reduces Health Inequalities: An IEEP Briefing
Improving access to nature can help address health and social challenges across Europe and reduce health inequalities.
24 Mar 2017 -
Marine microplastics: IEEP contributes to report leading to UN Environment Assembly resolution
IEEP contributed to a major international report leading to a UN Environment Assembly Resolution calling for global action on marine plastic litter and microplastics.
21 Feb 2017 -
Fitness Check of the Birds and Habitats Directives
The Nature Directives (i.e. Birds Directive and Habitats Directive) are the key instruments of EU environmental policy; the Fitness Check support study, carried out by Milieu, IEEP and ICF for the European Commission DG-ENV, examined their effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, EU-added value and their coherence with the wider acquis.
14 Dec 2016 -
Plastics, Marine Litter and the Circular Economy
Briefing and three product fiches explore circular economy solutions for reducing the flow of plastic waste into the oceans.
24 Oct 2016 -
New study on the Health and Social Benefits of Biodiversity and Nature Protection
Protecting nature and biodiversity is helping to tackle urgent health and social challenges across Europe. A new IEEP study shows how urban, suburban and rural green areas bring multiple and often overlooked benefits to society.
25 Aug 2016 -
Socio-economic benefits of EU Marine Protected Areas
They are more than just a nature conservation tool – a study by IEEP shows how EU Marine Protected Areas help to maintain and improve the provision of a wide range of ecosystem services and related socio-economic benefits.
27 May 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