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Patrick ten Brink presents G20 policy briefing urging leaders to take action on marine litter by adopting circular economy.
Circular economy
green economy
Marine litter
sustainability criteria
waste
31 May 2017
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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
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The transition to a circular economy is a priority for Europe and an opportunity for many businesses. There is need for scrutiny amongst policy makers to ensure that ecological and socio-economic objectives are met.
benefits of legislation
Circular economy
clean technologies
eco-labelling
economics
landfill
marine
market based instruments
monitoring
packaging
policy instruments
pollution
producer responsibility
recycling
renewable energy
resource use
sustainability criteria
sustainable consumption and production
sustainable development
waste
Waste Framework Directive
25 Nov 2016
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Briefing and three product fiches explore circular economy solutions for reducing the flow of plastic waste into the oceans.
Circular economy
eco-labelling
economics
landfill
marine
Marine litter
Marine Strategy Framework Directive
Maritime Policy
market based instruments
packaging
policy instruments
pollution
producer responsibility
sustainability criteria
sustainable consumption and production
sustainable development
waste
Waste Framework Directive
water
Water Framework Directive
water quality
24 Oct 2016
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The March 2016 Beyond GDP newsletter sheds light on the creation of indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals and relates this process to the Europe 2020 and EU Sustainable Development Strategies.
economics
Environmental Policy Integration
EU 2020 strategy
EU Sustainable Development Strategy
GDP
governance
green economy
monitoring
natural resources
policy instruments
resource use
sustainability criteria
sustainable consumption and production
sustainable development
04 Apr 2016
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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
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The concept of sustainable intensification has come into prominence in the context of global food security. This report defines what we mean by sustainable intensification, explains its global logic, discusses what it means for EU agriculture and exemplifies this in three case studies for soil performance, nutrient recycling and biodiversity.
agri-environment
agriculture
biodiversity
CAP
climate change
ecosystem services
Environmental Policy Integration
food
high nature value
land use
Less Favoured Areas
livestock
natural resources
organic farming
policy instruments
public goods
resource use
sustainability criteria
sustainable consumption and production
25 Jul 2014
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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
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What is the Green Economy? What policy actions can contribute to achieving it? And how have EU-funded research projects supported these actions?
green economy
natural resources
sustainability criteria
sustainable consumption and production
TEEB
12 Jul 2012
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Elements of the green economy concept are relatively well integrated in EU strategic documents - but the focus is on achieving green/sustainable growth, rather than achieving a ‘green economy’.
green economy
natural resources
sustainability criteria
sustainable consumption and production
TEEB
11 Jul 2012
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The CAP could, and should, be primarily to assist EU agriculture to become more internationally competitive and sustainable and to achieve this by innovation. It already has many instruments to do this, and the reforms could further assist. However the resources deployed could be far better used.
agri-environment
agriculture
CAP
EU Sustainable Development Strategy
green economy
natural resources
resource use
sustainability criteria
sustainable consumption and production
05 Jun 2012
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A new IEEP report outlining how to develop a UK bioenergy sector that mitigates environmental risks and promotes win-win situations for renewables deployment and biodiversity.
biodiversity
bioenergy
biofuels
renewable energy
resource use
sustainability criteria
waste
22 Nov 2011