Institute for European Environmental Policy


  • Protecting the interests of 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.

    better regulation
    environmental action programme
    governance
    REACH
    Regulatory Impact Assessment 
    28 Sep 2015

  • The Manual: Chapter 1 - Policy framework

    This is a chapter of IEEP’s Manual of European Environmental Policy. In this chapter, the reader is introduced to European environmental policy, EU institutions and agencies, and the development of EU treaties.

    environmental action programme
    Environmental Policy Integration
    EU 2020 strategy
    EU institutions
    EU treaties
    Lisbon Treaty
    marine
    natural resources
    pesticides
    policy instruments
    pollution
    thematic strategies
    urban 
    27 Nov 2014

  • The Manual: Front pages

    This is a chapter of IEEP’s Manual of European Environmental Policy. This chapter provides information on the authors, editors and editorial board involved in the Manual, as well as guidance on how to use it, and a brief outline of its content.

    biodiversity
    CAP
    climate change
    Common Fisheries Policy
    energy
    environmental action programme
    EU 2020 strategy
    EU budget
    EU funding
    EU institutions
    EU treaties
    fisheries
    flooding
    food
    forestry
    governance
    industrial pollution
    Maritime Policy
    sustainable development
    transport
    waste
    water 
    27 Nov 2014

  • The Manual: Chapter 7 - Resource use

    This is a chapter of IEEP’s Manual of European Environmental Policy. This is a chapter of IEEP’s Manual of European Environmental Policy. This chapter illustrates the variety of EU laws, policies and guidance documents that have been adopted to improve the efficiency of our use of natural resources and to reduce environmental impacts throughout a product's life cycle.

    benefits of legislation
    eco-innovation
    eco-labelling
    environmental action programme
    green economy
    natural resources
    packaging
    recycling
    resource use
    RoHS
    Strategic Environmental Assessment
    thematic strategies
    waste
    WEEE 
    27 Nov 2014

  • The Manual: Chapter 6 - Waste

    This is a chapter of IEEP’s Manual of European Environmental Policy. This chapter on EU waste policies focuses on the management of waste, the environmental requirements with which waste management installations must comply and the big picture policy initiatives focused on waste.

    benefits of legislation
    best practice
    better regulation
    chemicals
    environmental action programme
    land use
    natural resources
    thematic strategies
    transport
    waste
    Waste Framework Directive 
    27 Nov 2014

  • The Manual: Chapter 5 - Water and marine

    This is a chapter of IEEP’s Manual of European Environmental Policy. In this chapter the development of EU water pollution policy is explored, including the Water Framework Directive, the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, and other directives and policies covering flooding; water scarcity; and dangerous substances in water.

    benefits of legislation
    better regulation
    environmental action programme
    fisheries
    flooding
    marine
    marine protected areas
    Marine Strategy Framework Directive
    Maritime Policy 
    27 Nov 2014

  • The Manual: Chapter 9 - Biodiversity

    This is a chapter of IEEP’s Manual of European Environmental Policy. In this chapter the development of the EU biodiversity policy framework is explored, including the Birds and Habitats Directive and other legislation on Genetically Modified Organisms, for example.

    benefits of legislation
    better regulation
    biodiversity
    Biodiversity Action Plan
    Birds Directive
    environmental action programme
    Environmental Impact Assessment
    genetically modified organism
    governance
    Habitats Directive
    impact assessment
    Marine Strategy Framework Directive
    Strategic Environmental Assessment 
    27 Nov 2014

  • The Manual: Chapter 10 - Noise

    This is a chapter of IEEP’s Manual of European Environmental Policy.This chapter contains various pieces of EU policy which regulate noise pollution.

    benefits of legislation
    better regulation
    environmental action programme
    pollution
    transport 
    27 Nov 2014

  • Reforming environmental taxes and harmful subsidies: challenges and opportunities

    This policy paper provides a brief introduction and overview to the issues of environmental tax reform and environmentally harmful subsidies and outlines recent developments in the EU. It also outlines the remaining challenges in these areas and the potential role of the 7th EAP in helping to deliver the ETR and EHS agendas.

    economics
    environmental action programme
    environmental fiscal reform
    environmental taxation
    environmentally harmful subsidies
    EU 2020 strategy
    market based instruments 
    01 Feb 2013

  • Improving measurement to manage through the 7th EAP: the role of indicators and accounting

    This policy paper provides a brief overview of the context and state of play in the area of “measurement to manage”. It also outlines the needs for future action in this area and the potential role of the 7th EAP in improving the availability and use of indicators and accounts in the EU.

    biodiversity
    economics
    ecosystem services
    environmental action programme
    Environmental Policy Integration
    GDP
    indicators
    monitoring
    policy instruments 
    01 Feb 2013

  • Commissioner Potočnik opens IEEP conference in Brussels

    IEEP organised a high-level conference on ‘Stepping up action for Europe’s environment’ on 4 December. The conference brought together a number of prominent speakers and participants from policy, business, academia and NGOs to reflect on the challenges and opportunities currently facing the EU and key priorities for the future.

    environmental action programme
    governance
    green economy 
    07 Dec 2012

  • Running out of time? Stepping up action for Europe's environment

    New report by IEEP launched at high-level conference in Brussels.

    biodiversity
    climate change
    ecosystem services
    energy
    enforcement
    environmental action programme
    environmental fiscal reform
    Environmental Policy Integration
    environmental taxation
    environmentally harmful subsidies
    EU 2020 strategy
    EU budget
    EU funding
    governance
    green economy
    impact assessment
    market based instruments
    monitoring
    natural resources
    nature conservation
    policy instruments
    renewable energy
    resource use
    waste 
    05 Dec 2012

  • Exploring key priorities and actions for the 7th EAP

    This policy paper examines how the forthcoming 7EAP can contribute to protecting natural systems and improving the way in which we use natural resources. It also examines a number of cross-cutting actions needed to support the priorities of the 7EAP and ensure better delivery of EU environment policy.

    biodiversity
    eco-innovation
    environmental action programme
    environmental fiscal reform
    governance
    natural resources 
    26 Sep 2012

  • Assessment of the 6th Environment Action Programme

    This report presents the results of an independent evaluation of the 6th Environment Action Programme (6EAP). The overall objective of this evaluation was to provide an in-depth assessment of the achievements of the 6EAP since its adoption in 2002 to the end of 2010.

    environmental action programme
    governance
    thematic strategies 
    26 Mar 2011

  • Drowning in Process? The Implementation of the EU's 6th Environmental Action Programme

    This study evaluates the implementation of the 6EAP across all four of its ‘key environmental priorities’...

    environmental action programme 
    04 Oct 2010

  • The Impact of Better Regulation on EU Environmental Policy under the Sixth Environment Action Programme

    A part of a series of strategic analyses evaluating the Sixth Environment Action Programme this report evaluates how Better Regulation approaches have shaped the implementation of the objectives set out in the 6EAP in the process of their translation into legislative measures...

    better regulation
    environmental action programme 
    01 Jun 2010

  • IEEP study on 6EAP to be discussed at EP workshop on 21 November

    IEEP, together with Ecologic, SYKE, BIO IS and IVM, has drawn up a report, which provides an independent assessment of the achievements of the 6th Environmental Action Programme (6EAP) across all four ...

    environmental action programme 
    02 Nov 2007

  • Press Release: Report on implementation of 6EAP

    The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) has today released a report prepared by IEEP on the implementation of the EU's 6th Environmental Action Programme (6EAP). Agreed in 2002, the 6EAP sets out priority ...

    environmental action programme 
    14 May 2006

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