Publications
IEEP produces reports and publications on a wide variety of topics.
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Tuesday, 01 May 2012
Cohesion Policy and Sustainable Development. Role of non-Cohesion Policy Instruments, Supporting Paper 3
This is the report on the role of non-Cohesion Policy Instruments as part of the project Cohesion Policy and Sustainable Development on how to improve the integration of the environment into the Cohesion Policy period 2014-2020 as part of a study commissioned by DG Regio.
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Tuesday, 01 May 2012
Cohesion Policy and Sustainable Development. Case Studies, Supporting Paper 4
This is the case study report of the project Cohesion Policy and Sustainable Development on how to improve the integration of the environment into the Cohesion Policy period 2014-2020 as part of a study commissioned by DG Regio.
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Tuesday, 01 May 2012
Cohesion Policy and Sustainable Development. Policy Instruments, Supporting Paper 5
This is the report on policy instruments for the project Cohesion Policy and Sustainable Development on how to improve the integration of the environment into the Cohesion Policy period 2014-2020 as part of a study commissioned by DG Regio.
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Tuesday, 01 May 2012
Cohesion Policy and Sustainable Development. Literature Review, Supporting Paper 1
This is the literature review report of the project Cohesion Policy and Sustainable Development on how to improve the integration of the environment into the Cohesion Policy period 2014-2020 as part of a study commissioned by DG Regio.
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Tuesday, 01 May 2012
Cohesion Policy and Sustainable Development. Cohesion Policy Performance, Supporting Paper 2
This is the report on Cohesion Policy Performance as part of the project Cohesion Policy and Sustainable Development on how to improve the integration of the environment into the Cohesion Policy period 2014-2020 as part of a study commissioned by DG Regio.
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Monday, 30 April 2012
Cohesion Policy and Sustainable Development
Cohesion Policy is currently missing important opportunities to promote environmentally sustainable economic development in European regions. The study identifies ways of improving investment patterns and governance mechanisms to foster environmental and economic wins.
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Thursday, 12 April 2012
Walking the talk - practical options for making the 2014-2020 EU MFF deliver on climate change
This report analyses the opportunities and weaknesses of Commission proposals on the future Cohesion Policy and the Connecting Europe Facility to ensure the effective mainstreaming of climate change concerns.
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Wednesday, 11 April 2012
Fitness Check of EU water policy – stakeholder views
IEEP provided support to the Commission’s development of the Fitness Check through the organisation of an online public consultation and a stakeholder workshop. The results of these two activities can be downloaded here.
Andrew Farmer Victoria Cherrier Eleftheria Kampa Johanna von der Weppen Linda Johansson Sandra Berman Shailendra MudgalPublic Consultation Report PDF 421 KB Public Consultation Report PDF 421 KB Conclusions: Fitness Check, 2nd Stakeholder Workshop PDF 526.6 KB Conclusions: Fitness Check, 2nd Stakeholder Workshop PDF 526.6 KB -
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
Economic instruments to improve waste management
This report investigates a range of economic instruments in place in the EU Member States to improve waste management. It focuses on disposal taxes, pay-as-you-throw systems and producer responsibility schemes, and attempts to assess their contribution to waste management performance.
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Thursday, 22 March 2012
Green Infrastructure Implementation and Efficiency
This IEEP-led study for the European Commission (DG ENV) improves the knowledge base on green infrastructure policy initiatives in Europe and assesses their implementation and efficiency. It also formulates policy recommendations for integrating green infrastructure into the EU policy framework.
Graham Bennett Leonardo Mazza Leo De Nocker Sonja Gantioler Lourdes Losarcos Ceri Margerison Timo Kaphengst A.J. McConville Matt Rayment Patrick ten Brink Graham Tucker Rudi van DiggelenGreen Infrastructure Implementation and Efficiency PDF 2.6 MB Green Infrastructure in-depth case analysis: Ecological Networks PDF 982.4 KB Green Infrastructure in-depth case analysis: Farmland and Forests PDF 1.6 MB Green Infrastructure in-depth case analysis: Coastal Areas PDF 1.3 MB Green Infrastructure in-depth case analysis: Freshwater and Wetlands PDF 1.5 MB Green Infrastructure in-depth case analysis: Urban Green Infrastructure PDF 1.5 MB Green Infrastructure in-depth case analysis: Grey Infrastructure Mitigation PDF 1 MB Green Infrastructure in-depth case analysis: Mapping for Planning PDF 912.2 KB Green Infrastructure, Annexes to the report: II-VII 3.7 MB -
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Delivering environmental benefits through entry-level agri-environment schemes in the EU
A new study of the 2007-13 agri-environment schemes across the whole of EU-27 provides the first typology of ‘entry-level’ agri-environment management and environmental objectives, plus a detailed insight into the design of entry-level agri-environment schemes and calculation of payment rates in seven Member States.
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Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Criteria for maximising the European added value of EU budget: the case of climate change
This report revisits approaches to defining European added value as a key concept to help the identification of spending priorities under the 2014-2020 EU budget. It puts forward a set of operational criteria for European added value to aid the design of future EU funding instruments, implementation programmes and project selection processes in relation to EU’s ambitions to tackle climate change.
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Tuesday, 06 March 2012
Value of ecosystem services – putting the ‘green’ into green economy
Presentation by Marianne Kettunen of IEEP on the value of ecosystem services in the context of green economy at Nordic conference on Green Growth, in Oslo, Norway March 2012.
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Tuesday, 07 February 2012
The Ecosystem Approach in Marine Management
The Marine Strategy Framework Directive requires Member States to apply an “ecosystem approach to marine management”. This report defines the ecosystem approach and puts it into context by describing the challenges of applying it across Europe’s seas.
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Tuesday, 24 January 2012
The future of EU environmental policy: challenges & opportunities
IEEP has produced a special report for the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPEG) on ‘The future of EU environmental policy: challenges and opportunities’. The report provides a brief review of key environmental challenges facing the EU, the main policy and strategic discussions currently underway and assesses some of the prospects and challenges for the future.
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Wednesday, 18 January 2012
Linking the Water Framework Directive and the IPPC Directive: Phase 2
Integrating pollution control into river basin management is a major challenge. A report for IMPEL explores how Member States address this.
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Thursday, 05 January 2012
Mobilising Private Investment for Climate Action in the EU
IEEP report on the role of new financial instruments in mobilising private investment for climate change action in the EU.
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Friday, 16 December 2011
Towards a 7th Environment Action Programme: potential options and priorities
As a contribution to the on-going discussion on the future strategic framework of EU environmental policy, IEEP has produced a policy paper on the options and priorities for a 7th Environment Action Programme (7EAP).
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Friday, 02 December 2011
Independent review of the EU Illegal Unreported and Unregulated Regulations
This review highlights the potential of the EU IUU Regulation to deter illegal fishing and the challenges during the first 18 months of implementation.
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Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Securing Biomass for Energy
A new IEEP report outlining how to develop a UK bioenergy sector that mitigates environmental risks and promotes win-win situations for renewables deployment and biodiversity.
Securing Biomass for Energy PDF 1.9 MB