Publications
IEEP produces reports and publications on a wide variety of topics.
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Sunday, 31 May 2009
Climate Change and Energy Security in Europe
The EU’s goal is to get at least 20 per cent of its energy supplies from alternative energy sources by the year 2020 and climate change and energy will be high on the agenda for the upcoming Swedish Presidency. ...
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Sunday, 31 May 2009
Practicability and Enforceability of the WEEE Recast Proposal_NEW
In December 2008 the Commission adopted a Recast Proposal for the WEEE Directive. The WEEE Directive has been a challenge to implement in many Member States, from ensuring effective collection and treatment ...
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Sunday, 31 May 2009
Welcome Package Environment
The Welcome Package focuses on issues in the Environment field. It first provides an introduction to EU environmental policy and how it has developed over time. The introductory chapter sets the context ...
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Sunday, 31 May 2009
Action Taken to Address Climate and Energy Priorities in the EU Member States, and Prospects for Implementation of the Climate Action and Renewable Energy Package
This paper provides an early overview of the prospects for implementation of the EU climate action and renewable energy (CARE) package across the EU at Member State level, as of spring 2009. It is based ...
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Sunday, 31 May 2009
Practicability and Enforceability of the WEEE Recast Proposal
<p>In December 2008 the Commission adopted a Recast Proposal for the WEEE Directive. The WEEE Directive has been a challenge to implement in many Member States, from ensuring effective collection and treatment to controlling shipments outside the EU. IMPEL, therefore, undertook a study to examine views of its members of the practicability and enforceability of the changes proposed by the Commission. The report, written by Andrew Farmer and Emma Watkins, found that most IMPEL members have positive views on many proposed changes, including greater clarity in the scope and definitions, improved coherence with the new Directive on waste, clarification of producer registration, clarification of WEEE reporting and a greater emphasis on inspection and enforcement. However, some members raised concerns over the clarity and consistency of certain new and changed terms and definitions, in particular on the definition and interpretation of ‘producer’ and in being clear on what is WEEE. Concern was also raised on the extent to which requirements on disposal and treatment will address leakage of WEEE and preventing hazardous substances from returning to the environment or recycled products.</p>
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Friday, 15 May 2009
Workshop on a Network of Knowledge on Biodiversity
IEEP Analysis Briefing: Biodiversity
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Thursday, 30 April 2009
The Cost of Protecting Nature
Patrick ten Brink of IEEP gave a presentation 'The Cost of Protecting Nature' at the conference 'Biodiversity Protection – Beyond 2010' in Athens at the end of April. The conference, organised ...
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Thursday, 30 April 2009
Assessing Environmental Management Capacity: Towards a Common Reference Framework
Institutions in developing and transition countries face major challenges to ensure that they have sufficient capacity to implement environmental law. In order to provide a systematic approach to assessment ...
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Sunday, 19 April 2009
IEEP Newsletter, Spring 2009
The IEEP Quarterly Newsletter offers a readily accessible update on recent work and achievements, areas of interest and events. Current and recently completed projects are set out under key subject headings ...
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Tuesday, 31 March 2009
Guidelines on the Use of Market-based Instruments to Address the Problem of Marine Litter
Policymakers who are concerned with the negative impacts of litter, solid waste and debris in their ports, bays and coastal waters have long searched for effective ways to reduce this problem. This report ...
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Friday, 27 March 2009
EU Environment and Finance Ministers Differ on Future International Climate Financing
IEEP Analysis Briefing: Climate Change
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Tuesday, 24 March 2009
Positive Planning For Onshore Wind: Expanding Onshore Wind Energy Capacity While Conserving Nature
This report jointly issued by IEEP and RSPB sets out how onshore wind planning in the UK can be improved. This concludes that the rapid roll out of new wind energy capacity, now urgent if the UK is to ...
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Wednesday, 11 March 2009
Understanding and Influencing the EU Budget Review
This report sets out the budget review debate so far, as well as the key issues of reference to the environment which are likely to be on the agenda during future stages of debate and subsequent budget negotiations...
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Friday, 06 March 2009
France Announces Changes to Pillar One Support and Presents New Model for Agriculture
IEEP Analysis Briefing: Agriculture and Rural Development
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Sunday, 01 March 2009
Land degradation and desertification
This report sets out to provide an integrated picture of land degradation issues and actions within the EU. Findings from literature, academic research and policy analysis are brought together within this ...
Catherine Bowyer Sirini Withana Ian Fenn Samuela Bassi Megan Lewis Tamsin Cooper Patricia Benito Shailendra MudgalLand degradation and desertification PDF 897.1 KB -
Sunday, 01 March 2009
Monitoring of Permitting Progress for Existing IPPC Installations
Member States were required, under the IPPC Directive, to ensure that all existing installations had been issued with permits compliant with the Directive by the end of October 2007. IEEP, with ENTEC, ...
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Wednesday, 21 January 2009
IEEP Newsletter, Winter 2008/09
The IEEP Quarterly Newsletter offers a readily accessible update on recent work and achievements, areas of interest and events. Current and recently completed projects are set out under key subject headings ...
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Thursday, 15 January 2009
Linking the EU’s Emissions Trading System to any future US Emissions Trading Scheme
The study presents a systematic comparison of design features in central climate policy initiatives at the US federal, regional and state level geared towards the establishment of an emissions trading ...
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Wednesday, 14 January 2009
Reviewing EU Budgetary Resources for Meeting Climate Change and Energy Policy Objectives
This paper, commissioned by the European Parliament Committee on Budgets, provides a review of recent EU climate and energy policy developments. It considers the future implications of these developments ...
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Friday, 09 January 2009
Compromise Reached on Pesticides Proposal
IEEP Analysis Briefing: Environment and Health