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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.
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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.
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Social and Economic Benefits of Protected Areas
A new book by IEEP researchers offers a comprehensive introduction to the socio-economic benefits of protected areas and provides step-by-step guidance on identifying, assessing and valuing the various benefits they provide.
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The end of a long wait: EU legislative proposal on IAS published
The European Commission has published the long-waited proposal for EU legislative action on invasive alien species (IAS).
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IEEP reports to the Science and Technology Options (STOA) Panel of the European Parliament
Recycling for bioenergy and options for climate-resilient agriculture which benefits biodiversity: presentation to the Science and Technology Options Panel of the European Parliament
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European Parliament has opportunity to set EU biofuels policy on a more sustainable trajectory
11 September 2013 – Today’s MEPs will look to agree the European Parliament’s approach to address indirect land use change (ILUC) impacts from the production and consumption of biofuels in the EU.
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Execution of EU budgets - Presentation to the Committee of the Regions
IEEP’s Axel Volkery presented a report on execution of annual EU budgets to the Committee of the Regions Ad-hoc Commission on the EU Budget, highlighting needs and implications for local and regional authorities.
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New book coming soon: Social and Economic Benefits of Protected Areas
A new book by IEEP researchers will be published on 15 August offering a comprehensive introduction to the socio-economic benefits of protected areas and providing step-by-step guidance on identifying, assessing and valuing the various benefits they provide.
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Summer newsletter - CAP: Starting on a new track
The latest edition of IEEP's quarterly newsletter is now available. Read how IEEP continues to push forward the future of biofuels policy, plus reactions to the latest CAP agreements, and much more…
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Environment undermined in CAP deal
An attempt by the European Commission to place the environment more centrally within agricultural policy has been comprehensively watered down in the final agreement.
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IEEP’s latest reflections on the European Commission’s proposal to mitigate indirect land use change from biofuels – June 2013
How can we achieve a more sustainable biofuel policy in the EU? What is needed now and what path should policy take beyond 2020? Read the latest IEEP briefing around the ongoing ILUC debate.
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Biofuels and ILUC – Q&A
Recurring questions on biofuels and ILUC are addressed in IEEP’s latest report to help build a robust policy to deal with ILUC and other impacts of large scale production of first generation biofuels.
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Natural capital in a Nordic context
A report for the Nordic Council of Ministers reviewing five different approaches to natural capital accounting and exploring their links with biodiversity and ecosystems.
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Incorporating biodiversity and ecosystem service values into national strategies and action plans
This guidance document has been prepared to support practitioners of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans to update their plans to incorporate biodiversity and ecosystem service values. Six in depth country case studies provide common lessons of good practice.
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Webinar: Incorporating biodiversity into national strategies and action plans
IEEP has just produced a roadmap and guidance document to help practitioners to incorporate biodiversity and ecosystem values into their NBSAPs. See case study examples and tune into the webinars on June 5 and 7.
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IEEP is moving office
IEEP’s London offices are moving on 31 May. Please be aware that this will temporarily affect email communications while the server is being relocated.
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Press release - Shifting away from conventional biofuels
15 May – A new report produced by IEEP for ActionAid suggests that a sustainable advanced biofuel sector in the UK could not only lead to thousands of new jobs but also help to deliver better greenhouse gas (GHG) savings and improve the overall environmental and social performance of the biofuel sector.
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Spring Newsletter:Trading in the dark
The latest edition of IEEP's quarterly newsletter is now available. Read how IEEP is helping to shape future biofuels policy, plus recommendations on reducing marine litter from ships, the value of nature in Nordic countries, and much more...
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How to climate-proof CAP and Cohesion spending
The Commission has published two key technical guidance documents on climate proofing of Cohesion Policy and CAP expenditure as part of the Adaptation Strategy Package. Guidance builds on work carried out by a consortium led by IEEP.
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Welcome move on ILUC by the European Parliament’s rapporteur
IEEP welcomes the progressive draft report by French MEP Corinne Lepage on the European Commission’s proposal on indirect land use change (ILUC).