Publications
IEEP produces reports and publications on a wide variety of topics.
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Saturday, 31 May 2008
Ecosystem services - the Pan European perspective, presentation in Eurosite conference (Turku, Finland) June 2008
The diverse European ecosystems provide a vast number of services that are crucial for human well-being and socio-economic welfare. For example, wetlands play an important role in purifying and retaining ...
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Tuesday, 27 May 2008
Workshop: Assessing the Commission’s proposal on Carbon Capture and Storage
The Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is a technology that some claim can provide a technical fix to buy the world time in its fight against climate change, but that others, e.g. Greenpeace, assert is a ...
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Wednesday, 14 May 2008
Workshop: Future of the EU ETS
In January 2008 the European Commission (EC) presented an integrated Climate and Energy package to cut emissions for the 21st Century, including proposals for specific targets on renewable energy (20% ...
Workshop: Future of the EU ETS PDF 769.1 KB -
Tuesday, 22 April 2008
Programme of the T-PAGE Conference on Climate Change
Programme for the Transatlantic Civil Society Conference on Climate Change to be held on 25 April 2008 in Washington DC.
Programme of the T-PAGE Conference on Climate Change PDF 184.4 KB -
Sunday, 20 April 2008
Biofuels for Transport – European and US Approaches
This paper summarises the nature of the EU and US market for biofuels and current policy approaches on both sides of the Atlantic to promoting the development of biofuels. The paper also examines some ...
Biofuels for Transport – European and US Approaches PDF 453.7 KB -
Sunday, 20 April 2008
Transport and Climate Change: the Policy Challenges
This note summarises the issues related to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector. It focuses on road transport as the largest transport sub-sector in terms of greenhouse gas emissions ...
Transport and Climate Change: the Policy Challenges PDF 185.8 KB -
Sunday, 20 April 2008
EU and US Public Perceptions of Environmental, Climate Change and Energy Issues
The paper discusses the similarities and differences in EU and US public opinions towards the environment and climate change in light of the different governmental approaches taken on both sides of the ...
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Thursday, 17 April 2008
IEEP quarterly newsletter: spring 2008
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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Sunday, 13 April 2008
Turning the EU Budget into an Instrument to Support the Fight against Climate Change
This report assesses to what extent the EU budget has contributed to achieving the EU’s climate change objectives and sets out arguments on how and why the EU budget might support the fight against climate change in the future...
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Sunday, 06 April 2008
Better Regulation in the Context of Environmental Enforcement
Better regulation is a major challenge and opportunity for environmental regulators.Regulators need to approach better regulation across the whole of the regulatory cycle, from legislative development ...
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Saturday, 05 April 2008
EVIA Policy Paper: Improving the Practice of Impact Assessment
The EVIA project analysed Impact Assessment procedures and practices in the European Union and all Member States. It is based on 27 country studies, a detailed analysis of 22 concrete policy proposals ...
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Thursday, 20 March 2008
EU Moves to Criminalise Maritime Pollution
EU Policy Briefing note - 20 March 2008
EU Moves to Criminalise Maritime Pollution PDF 160.7 KB -
Friday, 07 March 2008
Package of CAP Health Check Proposals Leaked
EU Policy Briefing note - 7 March 2008
Package of CAP Health Check Proposals Leaked PDF 205.1 KB -
Saturday, 01 March 2008
Climate Change and Energy Priorities: Transatlantic Opinions and Approaches - Outcomes of Second Teleconference
This paper summarises discussions and opinions of participants at the second T-PAGE teleconference on climate change and energy which took place on 13 November 2007. A list of participants is also included. ...
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Saturday, 01 March 2008
Marine Protected Areas: EU and US Experiences – Outcomes of Second Teleconference on MPAs
This paper summarises discussions and opinions of participants at the second T-PAGE teleconference on Marine Protected Areas which took place on 22 January 2008. Participants discussed a series of case ...
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Saturday, 01 March 2008
Florida Keys - Establishing Marine Protected Areas
This case study examines the Florida Keys national marine sanctuary. The study underlines the importance of the zoning plan in implementation of this network of MPAs. This specific network is considered ...
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Saturday, 01 March 2008
MedPAN – The network of managers of marine protected areas in the Mediterranean Sea
This case study examines the MedPAN network of MPA managers in the Mediterranean Sea. MedPAN is an ecological-based network for the sharing of experiences and knowledge by using a bottom-up approach.
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Saturday, 01 March 2008
Establishing large-scale trans-boundaries MPA networks: the OSPAR example in North-East Atlantic
This case study examines the Oslo and Paris Commission (OSPAR) MPA network. It provides an example of a trans-boundary MPA network and highlights the opportunities and challenges associated with a large ...
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Saturday, 01 March 2008
The designation of marine protected areas in Belgium: From government to governance?
This case study focuses on the approach for the designation of MPAs in Belgium. It highlights two key factors for success in the implementation process: proper consultation among stakeholders and the help ...
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Saturday, 01 March 2008
California's Channel Islands - Establishing Marine Protected Areas Networks
This case study examines the Channel Islands MPA network and portrays its history as well as the process employed for implementation. The study highlights that successful reserves need sound enforcement ...