Institute for European Environmental Policy


  • What contributions can agricultural emissions make to the proposed Effort Sharing Regulation?

    New IEEP report finds the agriculture sector can significantly contribute to the EU’s climate commitments by reducing its non-CO2 emissions. It also finds these contributions can be delivered cost efficiently with environmental co-benefits without impacting production.

    agriculture
    CAP
    carbon
    climate and energy package
    climate change
    greenhouse gases
    impact assessment
    IPPC
    land use 
    17 May 2017
  • The impacts of the UK’s low carbon energy policy on biodiversity: evidence and policy tools

    The study reviews evidence of the impacts of UK's low carbon energy policy on biodiversity in the UK and abroad, and incorporates biodiversity effects of low carbon energy scenarios into the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change 2050 pathway calculator tool.

    biodiversity
    biofuels
    birds
    energy
    impact assessment
    renewable energy
    wind turbine 
    20 Jul 2016
  • New open access book on marine litter

    A new book, 'Marine Anthropogenic Litter', has been published comprising 16 chapters on various aspects of the complex issue of litter in the world’s oceans. Researchers from IEEP contributed a chapter on the economics of marine litter. The whole book is free to view online.

    biodiversity
    economics
    ecosystem services
    ecosystems
    fisheries
    green economy
    impact assessment
    landfill
    marine
    Maritime Policy
    market based instruments
    natural resources
    packaging
    policy instruments
    pollution
    producer responsibility
    recycling
    resource use
    sustainable consumption and production
    waste
    water 
    02 Jun 2015
  • 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
  • Guidelines for biodiversity proofing the EU budget

    This report provides a practical framework to ensure that spending under the EU budget has no negative impacts on biodiversity, and that spending under the EU budget is overall supportive to achieving the biodiversity targets.

    agri-environment
    agriculture
    biodiversity
    cohesion policy
    Common Fisheries Policy
    Environmental Impact Assessment
    Environmental Policy Integration
    EU budget
    EU funding
    financial instruments
    fisheries
    impact assessment
    marine
    policy instruments
    regional policy
    Strategic Environmental Assessment
    structural funds
    sustainability criteria
    territorial cohesion
    transport 
    15 Sep 2014
  • Biodiversity proofing of the EU budget

    This study shows how more can be done to firstly avoid and minimize detrimental impacts of EU funding on biodiversity, and secondly to increase biodiversity benefits.

    agri-environment
    agriculture
    biodiversity
    cohesion policy
    Common Fisheries Policy
    energy
    Environmental Impact Assessment
    Environmental Policy Integration
    EU funding
    financial instruments
    fisheries
    Habitats Directive
    impact assessment
    marine
    policy instruments
    regional policy
    Strategic Environmental Assessment
    structural funds
    sustainability criteria
    territorial cohesion
    transport 
    18 Feb 2013
  • 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
  • The EU Water Blueprint: Assessing the policy options

    The Water Blueprint proposes action to address 12 key problems for Europe’s waters. An IEEP led study found that improved guidance, information system, data exchange and funding were the best instruments to address many of these problems, with limited scope for new law.

    adaptation
    agri-environment
    agriculture
    benefits of legislation
    better regulation
    CAP
    climate change
    cohesion policy
    ecosystem services
    enforcement
    Environmental Impact Assessment
    flooding
    governance
    impact assessment
    natural resources
    resource use
    water
    Water Framework Directive
    water quality
    water scarcity 
    15 Nov 2012
  • Impacts of climate change and renewable energy on Natura 2000

    This series of reports reviewed evidence of climate change impacts on biodiversity in Europe, including vulnerable species across the Natura 2000 network, and identified policy measures that may facilitate biodiversity adaptation in the EU. The project also assessed the potential impacts of renewable energy technologies on Natura sites and their species.

    adaptation
    biodiversity
    climate change
    grassland
    impact assessment
    mitigation
    renewable energy
    wind turbine 
    16 Feb 2011
  • New publication on the role of impact assessments in the implementation of EU environmental law

    A new paper written by Andrew Farmer, Patrick ten Brink and Marianne Kettunen examines the role of impact assessments in the implementation of EU environmental law by the Member States. EU environmental ...

    impact assessment 
    22 Nov 2006
  • MEACAP: Selection and specification of technical measures in

    This report explores the expected impact of the Kyoto Protocol on European forestry. In particular the potential for the Forest Management option is examined. The report concludes that the position of ...

    forestry
    impact assessment 
    25 Apr 2006

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