Publications
IEEP produces reports and publications on a wide variety of topics.
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Friday, 05 June 2015
Results-based agri-environment schemes: new report and guidance handbook available
Are you interested in developing and implementing a results-based payment scheme for farmland biodiversity? Together with experts from across Europe, IEEP has produced a range of useful resources to guide the future development of results-based agri-environment schemes in the EU and beyond.
Ben Allen Kaley Hart Radley G. Graham Tucker Clunie Keenleyside Oppermann R. Evelyn Underwood Hetty Menadue Xavier Poux Guy Beaufoy Irina Herzon Andrea Povellato Francesco Vanni Jaroslav Prazan Hudson T. Yellachich N. -
Friday, 15 May 2015
How is favourable conservation status being defined across the EU?
The core objective of both nature directives is to achieve a favourable conservation status of European protected habitats and species. An understanding of how these criteria for conservation status have been interpreted and implemented across the Member States is important as greater uniformity in the interpretation could improve the quality of biodiversity reporting at the European level.
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Monday, 13 April 2015
Environmental Fiscal Reform in the European Semester
A recent study by Eunomia, IEEP and Aarhus University identifies the potential for environmental fiscal reform in 14 Member States.
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Wednesday, 11 March 2015
Case studies focusing on different types of environmental crime
IEEP, as being part of a 40-months EU-funded research project, produced three case studies focusing on illegal e-waste shipment, illegal localised pollution incidents and illegal fishing.
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Monday, 26 January 2015
The value and social significance of ecosystem services in Finland (TEEB for Finland)
TEEB for Finland presents the results of a national assessment of the socio-economic importance of ecosystem services in Finland. It provides a review of the country’s most relevant ecosystem services while also considering opportunities and tools for their sustainable management.
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Wednesday, 07 January 2015
The use of eco-accounts in Baden- Württemberg to implement the German Impact Mitigation Regulation: A tool to meet EU’s No-Net-Loss requirement?
A case study which looks into the extent to which the Eco-accounts in place in Baden-Württemberg in Germany are effective and consistent with the EU’s no-net-loss objective and international offsetting principles.
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Monday, 05 January 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.
Frans Oosterhuis Helen Ding Laurent Franckx Paolo Razzini Martina Aleksic Raluca Alexandru Andra Blumberga Viktorija Bobinaite Jonathan Cauchi Andrea Illes Bettina Kretschmer Caroline Lemeire Keti Medarova-Bergstrom Britt Marie Kutser Leonardo Mazza Fabio Menten Hans Michiels Andreas Mitsios Daniela Russi Raphael Sauter Martina Solska Adrian Tan Pierre-Alexis Duvernois Sirini Withana Lidia Wisniewska -
Thursday, 18 December 2014
Paper on the challenges of taking account of long timescales in the management of Europe’s regional seas
There many physical, biological and social characteristics of marine systems which are slow to change. Understanding these is important if marine managers are to develop effective targets and measures to deliver environmental improvements.
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Friday, 05 December 2014
Getting delivery right: the EU 2030 climate and energy targets and the challenge of governance
The EU’s commitment to GHG reductions of “at least” 40% by 2030 are a useful contribution to international climate negotiations. But does the package of energy targets offered by the European Council at the same time put us on the right track to long-term decarbonisation goals? IEEP’s Martin Nesbit offers a personal perspective on what needs to be done, and how the governance arrangements need to be tightened.
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Friday, 28 November 2014
Allocating fishing rights to the most sustainable fishers - practical recommendations
One of its most important reforms in the new Common Fisheries Policy is the introduction of a requirement on Member States to use transparent and objective criteria of an environmental nature when allocating fishing opportunities. This report for RSPB makes recommendations for UK Governments on how to implement this requirement comprehensively and ambitiously.
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Thursday, 27 November 2014
The Manual: Front pages
This is a chapter of IEEP’s Manual of European Environmental Policy. This chapter provides information on the authors, editors and editorial board involved in the Manual, as well as guidance on how to use it, and a brief outline of its content.
0.1 About IEEP PDF 124.9 KB 0.2 Foreword for Manual PDF 195.7 KB 0.3 Preface PDF 194.4 KB 0.4 From the editor PDF 126 KB 0.5 Authors PDF 147.4 KB 0.6 Editors PDF 194.3 KB 0.7 Editorial board PDF 250.7 KB 0.8 How to use this Manual PDF 201.2 KB 0.9 Text from cover of printed version final PDF 196.3 KB -
Thursday, 27 November 2014
The Manual: Chapter 1 - Policy framework
This is a chapter of IEEP’s Manual of European Environmental Policy. In this chapter, the reader is introduced to European environmental policy, EU institutions and agencies, and the development of EU treaties.
1.1 An introduction to EU environmental policy PDF 253.5 KB 1.2 The EU institutions PDF 455.8 KB 1.3 The EU agencies PDF 282.9 KB 1.4 EU decision making processes PDF 449.4 KB 1.5 Environment in the treaties PDF 283.6 KB 1.6 The sixth EAP and the thematic strategies PDF 443 KB 1.7 The SDS Lisbon Strategy and the Europe 2020 Strategy PDF 377.1 KB 1.8 Environmental policy integration in the EU PDF 398.6 KB 1.9 Environmental policy instruments PDF 331.6 KB 1.10 Approaches to pollution control PDF 456.4 KB 1.11 Implementation and enforcement PDF 505.9 KB 1.12 International conventions PDF 253.1 KB 1.13 Networking to support implementation PDF 289.9 KB -
Thursday, 27 November 2014
The Manual: Chapter 2 - Air quality
This is a chapter of IEEP’s Manual of European Environmental Policy. This chapter focuses on EU air quality policy. The policy field is extensive and contains many directives that impose standards, provisions and developments of air quality management and regulation.
2.1 Overview of EU air policy PDF 343.6 KB 2.2 Air quality framework PDF 616.4 KB 2.3 National emission ceilings PDF 401.1 KB 2.4 Emissions from vehicles PDF 596.7 KB 2.5 Volatile organic compounds from petrol PDF 165.3 KB 2.6 Quality of petrol and diesel PDF 337.9 KB 2.7 Sulphur content of certain liquid fuels PDF 347 KB 2.8 Emissions and noise from pleasure boats PDF 374 KB 2.9 Related legislation air quality PDF 182.1 KB 2.10 International conventions and cooperation air quality PDF 151.1 KB 2.11 Historical legislation lead in petrol PDF 222.8 KB 2.12 Historical legislation nitrogen dioxide PDF 215.7 KB 2.13 Historical legislation ozone PDF 210.6 KB 2.14 Historical legislation smoke and sulphur dioxide PDF 280.9 KB 2.15 Historical legislation exchange of information PDF 211.8 KB 2.16 Historical legislation lead PDF 212.1 KB -
Thursday, 27 November 2014
The Manual: Chapter 3 - Climate change
This is a chapter of IEEP’s Manual of European Environmental Policy. This chapter on EU climate change policy outlines the initial EU programme to stabilise CO2 emissions in the EU with explanations of the directives, decisions and legislation that were employed to improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions.
3.1 Overview of climate change PDF 397.4 KB 3.2 Effort sharing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions PDF 218.5 KB 3.3 Emission trading PDF 379 KB 3.4 Monitoring and limiting greenhouse gases PDF 314.7 KB 3.5 CO2 from passenger cars PDF 352.3 KB 3.6 Emission performance standards for light commercial vehicles PDF 264.1 KB 3.7 Energy taxation PDF 291.6 KB 3.8 Fluorinated greenhouse gases PDF 291.4 KB 3.9 Promotion of electricity from renewable sources PDF 151.1 KB 3.10 Promotion of the use of biofuels or other renewable fuels for transport PDF 140.3 KB 3.11 Promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources PDF 425.1 KB 3.12 Combined heat and power PDF 268.9 KB 3.13 Use of carbon capture and storage PDF 281.9 KB 3.14 Energy end-use efficiency and energy services PDF 283.3 KB 3.15 Energy performance of buildings PDF 304.3 KB 3.16 Energy using products PDF 393.6 KB 3.17 Energy labelling PDF 480.1 KB 3.18 Intelligent energy Europe PDF 293.1 KB 3.19 Adapting to climate change PDF 309.6 KB 3.20 Related legislation climate change PDF 91.1 KB 3.21 International conventions and cooperation climate change PDF 280.6 KB -
Thursday, 27 November 2014
The Manual: Chapter 4 - Industrial pollution
This is a chapter of IEEP’s Manual of European Environmental Policy. This chapter provides information on EU industrial pollution policy, which outlines and discusses the legislation in place to minimise the negative effects of harmful substances and pollutants on the environment and human health.
4.1 Overview of EU policy industrial pollution PDF 262.3 KB 4.2 Industrial emissions PDF 460.2 KB 4.3 Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control PDF 359.4 KB 4.4 Major accident hazards PDF 324.5 KB 4.5 Large combustion plants PDF 467.2 KB 4.6 Waste incineration PDF 292.6 KB 4.7 Titanium dioxide PDF 307.5 KB 4.8 Volatile organic compounds from industry PDF 311.3 KB 4.9 Eco-management and audit scheme PDF 491.1 KB 4.10 European pollutant release and transfer PDF 294.1 KB 4.11 Related legislation industrial pollution PDF 183.9 KB 4.12 International conventions industrial pollution PDF 268.9 KB 4.13 Historical emissions from industrial plants PDF 269.8 KB 4.14 Historical municipal waste incineration PDF 282.7 KB 4.15 Historical hazardous waste incineration PDF 370.3 KB -
Thursday, 27 November 2014
The Manual: Chapter 5 - Water and marine
This is a chapter of IEEP’s Manual of European Environmental Policy. In this chapter the development of EU water pollution policy is explored, including the Water Framework Directive, the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, and other directives and policies covering flooding; water scarcity; and dangerous substances in water.
5.1 Overview of EU policy water and marine PDF 286.1 KB 5.2 Water framework directive PDF 436.9 KB 5.3 Marine strategy framework directive PDF 420.6 KB 5.4 Groundwater PDF 371.6 KB 5.5 Quality standards for water PDF 279.1 KB 5.6 Urban waste water treatment PDF 442.3 KB 5.7 Nitrates from agricultural sources PDF 413.5 KB 5.8 Detergents PDF 309.9 KB 5.9 Bathing water PDF 315.4 KB 5.10 Drinking water PDF 382.5 KB 5.11 Floods PDF 404.6 KB 5.12 Water scarcity and droughts PDF 288.6 KB 5.13 Oil pollution at sea PDF 159.2 KB 5.14 Dangerous substances in water PDF 346.4 KB 5.15 Shellfish waters PDF 371.2 KB 5.16 The freshwater fish (fishlife) directive PDF 225 KB 5.17 The European union water initiative PDF 279.8 KB 5.18 Related legislation water and marine PDF 192.4 KB 5.19 International conventions and cooperation water PDF 297 KB 5.20 International conventions and cooperation marine PDF 365.6 KB 5.21 Historical legislation surface water for drinking PDF 148.1 KB 5.22 Historical legislation water exchange of information PDF 128.6 KB -
Thursday, 27 November 2014
The Manual: Chapter 6 - Waste
This is a chapter of IEEP’s Manual of European Environmental Policy. This chapter on EU waste policies focuses on the management of waste, the environmental requirements with which waste management installations must comply and the big picture policy initiatives focused on waste.
6.1 Overview of waste policy PDF 325.2 KB 6.2 Waste framework directive PDF 359.3 KB 6.3 Waste shipment PDF 528.2 KB 6.4 Hazardous waste PDF 398.8 KB 6.5 Landfill PDF 388.2 KB 6.6 Waste statistics PDF 375.8 KB 6.7 Mining waste PDF 205.4 KB 6.8 Ship generated waste PDF 213.8 KB 6.9 Disposal of waste oils PDF 228.4 KB 6.10 Disposal of sewage sludge PDF 235.8 KB 6.11 Disposal of polychlorinated biphenylss PCBs PDF 153.4 KB 6.12 Related legislation waste PDF 208.1 KB 6.13 International conventions and cooperation waste PDF 271.6 KB -
Thursday, 27 November 2014
The Manual: Chapter 7 - Resource use
This is a chapter of IEEP’s Manual of European Environmental Policy. This is a chapter of IEEP’s Manual of European Environmental Policy. This chapter illustrates the variety of EU laws, policies and guidance documents that have been adopted to improve the efficiency of our use of natural resources and to reduce environmental impacts throughout a product's life cycle.
7.1 Resource use overview PDF 467.6 KB 7.2 Integrated product policy PDF 471.8 KB 7.3 Sustainable consumption and production and sustainable industrial policy PDF 219.9 KB 7.4 Ecolabelling PDF 418.8 KB 7.5 Packaging and packaging waste PDF 293.9 KB 7.6 Batteries PDF 306.4 KB 7.7 End of life vehicles PDF 335.5 KB 7.8 Waste electrical and electronic equipment WEEE PDF 348.1 KB 7.9 RoHS PDF 404.6 KB 7.10 Related legislation resource use PDF 263.3 KB 7.11 International conventions and cooperation resource use final PDF 184.4 KB -
Thursday, 27 November 2014
The Manual: Chapter 8 - Chemicals
This is a chapter of IEEP’s Manual of European Environmental Policy. This chapter on chemicals focuses on the two main strands of EU chemicals policy: REACH – (Registration, evaluation, authorisation of restricted chemicals) and CLP – (classification, labelling and packaging).
8.1 Overview of EU policy chemicals PDF 221.7 KB 8.2 Registration Evaluation Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) PDF 440.5 KB 8.3 Classification labelling and packaging of chemical substances and mixtures PDF 329.6 KB 8.4 Inland transport of dangerous goods PDF 259.3 KB 8.5 Maritime transport of dangerous goods PDF 257 KB 8.6 Export and import of dangerous chemicals PDF 281.6 KB 8.7 Asbestos PDF 254.6 KB 8.8 Substances depleting the ozone layer PDF 303.2 KB 8.9 Authorization and marketing of plant protection products PDF 323.3 KB 8.10 Maximum residue levels of pesticides PDF 287.4 KB 8.11 Sustainable use of pesticides PDF 229.4 KB 8.12 Authorization and marketing of biocides PDF 328.3 KB 8.13 Safety standards on radiation PDF 301.4 KB 8.14 Shipment of radioactive substances and waste PDF 296.7 KB 8.15 Emergency food protection PDF 369.6 KB 8.16 Related legislation chemicals PDF 202.8 KB 8.17 International conventions and cooperation - chemicals, hazardous substances and pesticides PDF 283.2 KB 8.18 International conventions and cooperation - chemicals (radioactivity) PDF 232.6 KB 8.19 Historical legislation - restrictions on marketing and use of certain dangerous substances PDF 269.8 KB 8.20 Historical legislation - testing existing chemicals PDF 237.2 KB 8.21 Historical legislation - screening for lead PDF 209.1 KB -
Thursday, 27 November 2014
The Manual: Chapter 9 - Biodiversity
This is a chapter of IEEP’s Manual of European Environmental Policy. In this chapter the development of the EU biodiversity policy framework is explored, including the Birds and Habitats Directive and other legislation on Genetically Modified Organisms, for example.
9.1 Overview of EU policy biodiversity PDF 287.2 KB 9.2 Birds and their habitats PDF 389.1 KB 9.3 Habitats and species conservation PDF 472.2 KB 9.4 Trade in endangered species PDF 428.6 KB 9.5 Genetically modified organisms contained use PDF 305.7 KB 9.6 GMOs deliberate release final PDF 441.4 KB 9.7 GMOs food and feed update PDF 377.2 KB 9.8 Genetically modified organisms traceability and labelling final PDF 310.5 KB 9.9 GMOs transboundary movements PDF 339.4 KB 9.10 Biodiversity related legislation PDF 258.8 KB 9.11 Biodiversity international conventions and cooperation PDF 265.9 KB 9.12 Historical legislation whales PDF 211.7 KB