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
  • Innovative mechanisms for financing biodiversity conservation: A comparative summary of experiences from Mexico and Europe

    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
  • Access to Nature Reduces Health Inequalities: An IEEP Briefing

    Improving access to nature can help address health and social challenges across Europe and reduce health inequalities.

    air quality
    biodiversity
    briefings
    ecosystem services
    Environmental Policy Integration
    EU funding
    governance
    Health
    marine
    Natura 2000
    natural resources
    nature conservation
    policy instruments
    protected area
    sustainable development
    urban 
    24 Mar 2017
  • Fitness Check of the Birds and Habitats Directives

    The Nature Directives (i.e. Birds Directive and Habitats Directive) are the key instruments of EU environmental policy; the Fitness Check support study, carried out by Milieu, IEEP and ICF for the European Commission DG-ENV, examined their effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, EU-added value and their coherence with the wider acquis.

    agriculture
    better regulation
    biodiversity
    bioenergy
    birds
    Birds Directive
    CAP
    EU Sustainable Development Strategy
    European Court of Justice
    fisheries
    forestry
    grassland
    Habitats Directive
    land use
    marine protected areas
    Marine Strategy Framework Directive
    Natura 2000
    nature conservation
    policy instruments
    protected area
    regional policy
    renewable energy
    Strategic Environmental Assessment
    sustainable development
    wetland 
    14 Dec 2016
  • European Policy Framework for SDGs

    The European Commission has launched a Communication on how to embed the SDGs in the European policy framework. Read IEEP’s thinking on the ways forward.

    EU Sustainable Development Strategy
    governance
    sustainable development 
    14 Dec 2016
  • Limits to the circular economy?

    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
  • Plastics, Marine Litter and the Circular Economy

    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
  • How can Planetary Boundaries guide environmental policy in Europe and globally?

    Planetary Boundaries are a scientific approach to exploring critical thresholds to resource use. How can this concept become relevant for policymakers?

    agriculture
    biodiversity
    carbon
    climate change
    economics
    ecosystem services
    ecosystems
    GDP
    green economy
    land use
    marine
    multilateral environmental agreements
    natural resources
    public goods
    resource use
    sustainable consumption and production
    sustainable development
    waste
    water 
    13 Sep 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
  • Biodiversity offsets: What did the UK pilot scheme achieve?

    Voluntary biodiversity offsetting was piloted in six English areas by local planning authorities and stakeholder organisations who agreed to take part in the government programme. IEEP and Collingwood Environmental Planning, together with David Tyldesley, assessed the UK government programme from 2012 to 2014.

    biodiversity
    birds
    land use
    nature conservation
    offset
    policy instruments
    sustainable development 
    20 Jul 2016
  • Beyond GDP Newsletter – March 2016 edition out now

    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
  • 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
  • Beyond GDP Newsletter – December 2015 edition out now

    The latest edition of the Beyond GDP newsletter explores indicators for a greener economy and for green growth.

    economics
    Environmental Policy Integration
    EU Sustainable Development Strategy
    GDP
    green economy
    indicators
    monitoring
    policy instruments
    sustainable consumption and production
    sustainable development 
    05 Jan 2016
  • Beyond GDP Newsletter – August 2015 Edition Available Now

    This edition of the Beyond GDP Newsletter explores the Social Progress Index and discusses approaches to using social indicators in the context of EU economic governance.

    economics
    ecosystem services
    EU Sustainable Development Strategy
    GDP
    governance
    indicators
    policy instruments
    public goods
    public participation
    resource use
    sustainable development 
    24 Aug 2015
  • 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
  • New IEEP Programme on the Green Economy

    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
  • IEEP supporting the cross-Atlantic dialogue on Northern sustainable development

    An International Symposium on Northern development took place in Québec City from the 25 - 27 February 2015. IEEP’s Marianne Kettunen was one of the Nordic experts invited to present at the event and take part in the high-level discussions.

    ecosystem services
    green economy
    natural resources
    nature conservation
    sustainable development 
    09 Mar 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
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