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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
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IEEP and partners compared innovative biodiversity conservation funding mechanisms in the EU and Mexico.
agri-environment
biodiversity
Convention on Biological Diversity
Environmental Policy Integration
environmental taxation
EU budget
EU funding
EU Sustainable Development Strategy
governance
Natura 2000
nature conservation
offset
payment for ecosystem services
policy instruments
sustainable development
02 Jun 2017
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IEEP and partners evaluated EU biodiversity conservation funding, including the potential of novel financial instruments
biodiversity
environmental taxation
EU funding
financial instruments
Natura 2000
nature conservation
policy instruments
structural funds
18 Apr 2017
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IEEP and partners evaluate the EU funding landscape for biodiversity conservation. Could a new, dedicated EU fund for biodiversity address the existing financing gap?
biodiversity
environmental taxation
EU funding
financial instruments
Natura 2000
nature conservation
policy instruments
structural funds
05 Apr 2017
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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
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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
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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
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IEEP strengthens its focus on the Green Economy with a new dedicated programme, coming on stream as from May 1st.
bioeconomy
Convention on Biological Diversity
economics
ecosystem services
environmental taxation
environmentally harmful subsidies
GDP
green economy
market based instruments
multilateral environmental agreements
sustainable development
TEEB
trade
29 Apr 2015
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Read the lastest edition of our newsletter for our views on the circular economy package and much more.
bioenergy
economics
energy
environmental taxation
environmentally harmful subsidies
green economy
high nature value
Natura 2000
natural resources
nature conservation
producer responsibility
sustainable consumption and production
waste
16 Jul 2014
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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