Institute for European Environmental Policy


  • 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.

    agriculture
    better regulation
    biodiversity
    bioenergy
    birds
    Birds Directive
    CAP
    EU Sustainable Development Strategy
    European Court of Justice
    fisheries
    forestry
    grassland
    Habitats Directive
    land use
    marine protected areas
    Marine Strategy Framework Directive
    Natura 2000
    nature conservation
    policy instruments
    protected area
    regional policy
    renewable energy
    Strategic Environmental Assessment
    sustainable development
    wetland 
    14 Dec 2016
  • Ensuring the carbon sustainability of biomass

    Ensuring the carbon sustainability of bioenergy requires a new approach in EU policy. This IEEP report spells out a different pathway to the one proposed by the European Commission in the recently released “winter package”.

    bioeconomy
    bioenergy
    carbon
    Environmental Policy Integration
    forestry
    recycling
    renewable energy
    sustainable consumption and production 
    09 Dec 2016
  • Moving the debate on sustainable bioenergy to 2030

    On 30th November, the European Commission published a “Winter package” of policy proposals, including for bioenergy in the form of a revised Renewable Energy Directive. Although encouraging to answer the many requests for policy certainty, a number of key questions about the right and most appropriate approach to deliver sustainable bioenergy still remain and need further scrutiny.

    bioenergy
    biofuels
    energy
    sustainability criteria 
    02 Dec 2016
  • Understanding the consequences of changing biomass demand for energy

    Understanding the consequences of increased biomass demand for energy on the environment is central to the development of future policy on renewable energy in Europe. This study seeks to help answer this need by modelling different levels of biomass demand for energy and the consequences for land use and forest based industries.

    biodiversity
    bioeconomy
    bioenergy
    Circular economy
    climate and energy package
    climate change
    energy
    policy instruments
    renewable energy
    resource use
    waste 
    19 Oct 2016
  • The cascading use of woody biomass in the EU – challenges, opportunities and policy solutions

    Improving the resource efficient use of wood through cascading the resource from one use to another, requires action throughout the wood flow. Current efforts focus on recovering and re-using waste wood but more could be done with the production and utilisation of wood processing residues and improving the balancing between the material and energy use of wood.

    bioeconomy
    bioenergy
    carbon
    Circular economy
    Environmental Policy Integration
    forestry
    recycling
    renewable energy
    resource use
    sustainable consumption and production
    waste
    Waste Framework Directive 
    29 Jul 2016
  • IEEP sets out new sustainability criteria for biofuels post 2020

    Defining effective and workable sustainability criteria for biofuels is one of the critical steps in decarbonising Europe’s energy sector. Such criteria must provide the necessary safeguards for the use of bioresources in Europe, as well as the policy and investment certainty required for sustainable deployment.

    agriculture
    bioenergy
    biofuels
    land use
    resource use
    sustainable consumption and production 
    06 May 2016
  • Sustainability criteria for biofuels post 2020

    Defining effective and workable sustainability criteria is one of the critical steps in decarbonising Europe’s energy sector. They must provide the necessary safeguards for the use of bioresources in Europe, as well as the policy and investment certainty required for sustainable deployment.

    agriculture
    bioenergy
    biofuels
    land use
    resource use
    sustainable consumption and production 
    06 May 2016
  • Mapping study on the cascading use of wood products

    Promoting the cascading use of wood through policy is one approach to improve resource efficiency and increase the overall availability of wood for use in a variety of sectors.

    bioeconomy
    bioenergy
    carbon
    Circular economy
    Environmental Policy Integration
    forestry
    recycling
    renewable energy
    resource use
    sustainable consumption and production
    waste
    Waste Framework Directive 
    10 Mar 2016
  • Land suitability assessments for bioenergy feedstocks in the EU – a review of data sources

    Current data availability is inadequate to undertake a detailed national or European level study of land areas that are underutilised and could be considered available for bioenergy production within the EU.

    agriculture
    bioenergy
    biofuels
    climate and energy package
    climate change
    transport 
    29 Jan 2016
  • New report launch: Call for a new vision for responsible renewable energy with a clear European dimension

    Claude Turmes MEP hosted an event launching both IEEP’s report and a debate on the future of renewable energy in Europe. In the our report IEEP present how a resource efficient energy system might be delivered in a way that minimises impact on biodiversity and the wider environment.

    biodiversity
    bioenergy
    climate and energy package
    climate change
    emissions trading
    Environmental Impact Assessment
    governance
    renewable energy
    Strategic Environmental Assessment 
    27 Jan 2016
  • 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.

    biodiversity
    bioenergy
    Birds Directive
    carbon
    climate and energy package
    climate change
    emissions trading
    energy
    greenhouse gases
    Habitats Directive
    land use
    renewable energy
    Strategic Environmental Assessment
    wind turbine 
    26 Nov 2015
  • Assessing sustainable biomass availability

    Dr. Ben Allen presented IEEP’s views on the sustainable use of biomass at an international conference in Brussels. Understanding the scale of the resource is a key part of determining appropriate policy intervention and ensuring commercial viability.

    bioeconomy
    bioenergy
    biofuels
    transport 
    23 Sep 2015
  • New report: delivering low carbon transport fuels post 2020

    How should EU policy support the transition to low carbon transport fuels post 2020? A new IEEP led report argues that future policies should be differentiated to tailor support towards specific objectives and technologies that offer the greatest potential for a low carbon future.

    bioeconomy
    bioenergy
    biofuels
    carbon
    climate and energy package
    climate change
    emissions trading
    energy
    market based instruments
    mitigation
    policy instruments
    renewable energy
    transport 
    13 Jul 2015
  • New report is out: delivering low carbon transport fuels post 2020

    How should EU policy support the transition to low carbon transport fuels post 2020? A new IEEP led report argues that future policies should be differentiated to tailor support towards specific objectives and technologies that offer the greatest potential for a low carbon future.

    bioeconomy
    bioenergy
    biofuels
    carbon
    climate and energy package
    climate change
    emissions trading
    energy
    market based instruments
    mitigation
    policy instruments
    renewable energy
    transport 
    13 Jul 2015
  • Conclusion on ILUC in sight

    After five years of discussion, a landmark moment has been reached whereby the indirect land use change (ILUC) impacts of biofuels almost certainly will be addressed in EU law.

    bioeconomy
    bioenergy
    biofuels
    clean technologies
    climate change
    energy
    ILUC
    renewable energy
    resource use
    transport 
    17 Apr 2015
  • Evidence before ideology

    The latest edition of IEEP's newsletter is now available. David Baldock argues that in 2015 solid evidence rather than political fashion will be required in scrutinising EU policy and economic performance. Also: fossil fuel subsidies; allocating fishing quota; and the launch of our new training programme.

    agriculture
    bioenergy
    biofuels
    climate change
    ecosystem services
    energy
    fisheries
    land use
    total allowable catches and quotas 
    27 Jan 2015
  • The Manual: Chapter 3 - Climate change

    This is a chapter of IEEP’s Manual of European Environmental Policy. This chapter on EU climate change policy outlines the initial EU programme to stabilise CO2 emissions in the EU with explanations of the directives, decisions and legislation that were employed to improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions.

    bioenergy
    carbon capture and storage
    climate and energy package
    climate change
    emissions trading
    energy
    greenhouse gases
    pollution
    renewable energy 
    27 Nov 2014
  • Environmental legislation and TTIP – looking into the detail

    New study from BIO by Deloitte, Ecologic and IEEP examines key differences in EU and US legislation in eight areas of relevance to the TTIP agreement.

    bioenergy
    energy
    fracking
    natural resources
    shale gas
    trade
    transport 
    18 Nov 2014
  • Greener Britain: Practical proposals for party manifestos from the environment and conservation sector

    A coalition of the UK’s leading environmental groups, including IEEP, is calling for all political parties to commit to a greener Britain by 2020 by pledging seven major priorities to reform the way we use energy, build communities and protect nature.

    biodiversity
    bioenergy
    climate change
    green economy
    marine
    marine protected areas
    multilateral environmental agreements
    nature conservation
    public participation
    renewable energy
    resource use
    transport 
    01 Sep 2014
  • Leading environmental groups challenge politicians to build a greener Britain

    A coalition of the UK’s leading environmental groups, including IEEP, is calling for all political parties to commit to a greener Britain by 2020 by pledging seven major priorities to reform the way we use energy, build communities and protect nature.

    biodiversity
    bioenergy
    climate change
    green economy
    marine
    marine protected areas
    multilateral environmental agreements
    nature conservation
    public participation
    renewable energy
    resource use
    transport 
    01 Sep 2014
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