Institute for European Environmental Policy


  • Innovative financing mechanisms for biodiversity: what can Mexico and Europe learn from each other?

    IEEP and partners compare innovative biodiversity financing mechanisms in the EU and Mexico and suggest recommendations for mutual learning.

    biodiversity
    Birds Directive
    Convention on Biological Diversity
    environmental fiscal reform
    Environmental Policy Integration
    environmental taxation
    EU 2020 strategy
    EU budget
    EU funding
    EU Sustainable Development Strategy
    governance
    habitat banking
    Habitats Directive
    Natura 2000
    nature conservation
    offset
    payment for ecosystem services
    policy instruments
    structural funds
    sustainable development 
    02 Jun 2017

  • IEEP at CBD COP13: Europe’s experience with innovative financing mechanisms for biodiversity conservation

    IEEP’s work on innovative financing for EU biodiversity conservation was presented in Cancun, Mexico at the 13th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity.

    biodiversity
    ecosystem services
    environmental fiscal reform
    financial instruments
    habitat banking
    offset
    payment for ecosystem services 
    21 Dec 2016

  • Greening taxes and subsidies in the Pacific

    IEEP will share its expertise on environmental taxation and the reform of environmentally harmful subsidies at a forum event on greening taxation and subsidies in the Pacific region during the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawaii.

    agriculture
    best practice
    biodiversity
    climate change
    Convention on Biological Diversity
    economics
    energy
    environmental fiscal reform
    environmental taxation
    environmentally harmful subsidies
    financial instruments
    fisheries
    multilateral environmental agreements
    natural resources
    nature conservation
    sustainable development
    transport
    urban
    waste
    water 
    31 Aug 2016

  • New report: environmental fiscal reform potential in the EU

    A study for the European Commission assesses the potential economic and environmental benefits of environmental tax reform across the 28 EU Member States.

    air
    aviation
    economics
    energy
    environmental fiscal reform
    environmental taxation
    financial instruments
    GDP
    green economy
    market based instruments
    policy instruments
    pollution
    resource use
    sustainable development
    transport
    waste
    water 
    25 Jan 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.

    air
    aviation
    economics
    energy
    environmental fiscal reform
    environmental taxation
    financial instruments
    GDP
    green economy
    market based instruments
    policy instruments
    pollution
    resource use
    sustainable development
    transport
    waste
    water 
    22 Jan 2016

  • Looking beyond Paris

    The latest edition of IEEP's newsletter is now available. David Baldock argues that in the next six months the EU has a substantive role in contributing to agreement on an ambitious but credible set of SDGs and more stretching climate targets. Also: energy efficiency and security; bioeconomy; and circular economy.

    agri-environment
    biodiversity
    climate change
    environmental fiscal reform
    EU budget
    land use
    sustainable development 
    13 May 2015

  • Environmental Fiscal Reform in the European Semester

    A recent study by Eunomia, IEEP and Aarhus University identifies the potential for environmental fiscal reform in 14 Member States.

    environmental fiscal reform
    environmental taxation
    EU 2020 strategy 
    13 Apr 2015

  • Making green fiscal reform happen

    Overcoming obstacles to green fiscal reform is the subject of a new paper and blog by IEEP. The paper will be presented at the annual conference of the Green Growth Knowledge Platform in Venice next week.

    environmental fiscal reform
    environmental taxation
    environmentally harmful subsidies
    green economy
    market based instruments
    sustainable development 
    20 Jan 2015

  • Estimating support for fossil fuel subsidies in the EU-28

    New study by IVM, VITO, IEEP and BIO identifies and quantifies government support to fossil fuels in the EU-28. Significant support is provided through reduced excise taxes, with EU-wide tax expenditures estimated to be between EUR 28 billion and EUR 200 billion depending on the benchmark used.

    climate change
    economics
    energy
    environmental fiscal reform
    environmental taxation
    environmentally harmful subsidies
    sustainable development 
    05 Jan 2015

  • Motivating progress on environmental tax reform

    IEEP gave a presentation on how coalitions of like-minded countries can help motivate progress on environmental tax reform at an international conference in Copenhagen.

    environmental fiscal reform
    environmental taxation
    environmentally harmful subsidies
    market based instruments 
    07 Oct 2014

  • Policy mixes addressing natural resources: learning from real world experiences

    This report synthesizes the assessment of policy-mixes in different sectors. It identifes the factors characterising effective policy-mixes and some of the most frequent shortcomings in policy-mix design.

    eco-innovation
    eco-labelling
    economics
    environmental fiscal reform
    green economy
    market based instruments
    natural resources
    policy instruments
    resource use
    sustainable consumption and production
    sustainable development 
    18 Aug 2014

  • Environmental Tax Reform in Europe: Opportunities for the future

    A new study by IEEP assesses the current state of play with environmental taxes in Europe, explores where further greening taxation could be appropriate and how to drive this agenda forward through ‘coalitions of like-minded countries’.

    agriculture
    air
    biodiversity
    climate change
    economics
    energy
    environmental fiscal reform
    environmental taxation
    environmentally harmful subsidies
    fisheries
    governance
    marine
    market based instruments
    natural resources
    pesticides
    policy instruments
    waste
    water 
    05 Jun 2014

  • New book out now! Paying the Polluter - Environmentally Harmful Subsidies and their Reform

    This new book edited by F. Oosterhuis (IVM) and P. ten Brink (IEEP) provides insights on the scale and impact of environmentally harmful subsidies (EHS), the importance of reforming such subsidies, examples of successful reform and their benefits, lessons learned and tools to support reform efforts.

    agriculture
    biodiversity
    energy
    environmental fiscal reform
    environmentally harmful subsidies
    fisheries
    governance
    green economy
    market based instruments
    natural resources
    nature conservation
    water 
    27 May 2014

  • Reforming environmentally harmful subsidies

    IEEP gave a presentation on the way forward in reforming environmentally harmful subsidies at a seminar in Helsinki on 24 February.

    environmental fiscal reform
    environmental taxation
    environmentally harmful subsidies
    market based instruments 
    27 Feb 2014

  • How ‘green’ is the European Semester process?

    IEEP presented its recent study on Greening the European Semester at the Green New Deal working group of the Greens/EFA in the European Parliament.

    climate change
    energy
    environmental fiscal reform
    environmental taxation
    environmentally harmful subsidies
    EU 2020 strategy
    governance 
    06 Feb 2014

  • Environmental policy in the European Semester: Assessing progress to date

    New IEEP study for the European Parliament finds limited mainstreaming of environmental issues in the European Semester process to date.

    climate change
    energy
    environmental fiscal reform
    environmental taxation
    environmentally harmful subsidies
    EU 2020 strategy
    governance 
    04 Feb 2014

  • IEEP presentation on insights from international experiences with carbon and energy taxes

    IEEP gave a presentation at a conference on ‘Green Taxation and Emissions Trading – Making Market-Based Instruments work’ in Winterthur, Switzerland on 24-25 October.

    climate change
    economics
    emissions trading
    energy
    environmental fiscal reform
    environmental taxation 
    01 Nov 2013

  • IEEP presentation on reforming environmentally harmful subsidies

    IEEP gave a presentation on ‘Obstacles to phasing out environmentally harmful subsidies and how they can be overcome’ at a public hearing in the European Economic and Social Committee on 29 September.

    environmental fiscal reform
    environmentally harmful subsidies
    market based instruments 
    01 Nov 2013

  • Evaluating international experiences with environmental tax reform

    Today, there is close to 25 years of experience with environmental tax reforms (ETR), with a growing number of countries engaging in ETR for various reasons. International experiences provide important insights on the design and implementation of ETR to facilitate more effective use of such instruments in the wider policy mix.

    climate change
    energy
    environmental fiscal reform
    environmental taxation
    market based instruments 
    30 Oct 2013

  • Subsidies with an impact on the environment - methodology, inventory and case studies

    The Flemish Government has initiated a broad project to develop an inventory of the most environmentally harmful subsidies in Flanders and establish plans for their phase-out as requested by the European Commission. This report by VITO and IEEP has been developed for the Nature and Energy Department of the Flemish Government and seeks to feed into this broader process.

    economics
    environmental fiscal reform
    environmentally harmful subsidies
    EU 2020 strategy 
    05 Aug 2013
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