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Unfit for Purpose: How Car Use Fuels Climate Change and Obesity
This report by the Institute for European Environmental Policy and Adrian Davis Associates highlights the extent to which car use is implicated in the increase in obesity as well as rising carbon dioxide ...
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Limiting global climate change to 2ºC: the way ahead for 2020 and beyond
This report summarises the results of a meeting of environmental experts and MEPs at the European Parliament in Brussels on 28 June 2007 to discuss recent scientific findings on the possible impacts of ...
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Inclusion of aviation emissions in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)
This report details the results of a workshop organised by Peter Liese MEP, the Parliament’s rapporteur on the revised EU Emissions Trading Scheme. The workshop, attended by a selection of MEPs and environmental ...
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Understanding and comparing the climate and energy debate in the US and EU
IEEP and our partner the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) have launched two parallel briefings highlighting the nature of policies and debate on climate and energy in both Europe and the US.These ...
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US actions on climate change and energy
This paper summarises US actions in the field of climate and energy taking into account the rapid development of policy since the mid term election, in November 2006. It draws conclusions regarding efforts ...
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EU actions on climate change and energy
This paper summarises EU actions in the field of climate and energy taking into account the Energy Package published by the European Commission in January 2007. It draws conclusions regarding efforts in ...
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New report: Reforming Environmentally Harmful Subsidies
This recently published report represents a contribution to the work of the Commission's DG Environment in developing a roadmap for EHS reform by 2008, providing practical insights into subsidy reform ...
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Cap and Trade Systems in Europe
This paper summarises the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and reviews the options being considered for its future phases including, expanding the scope of the scheme; further harmonisation; measures ...
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Cap and Trade Systems in US
This paper summarises the current state of US policy on cap and trade at the federal, regional, and state levels and examines some of the voluntary and bottom-up approaches being developed to reduce greenhouse ...
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All at Sea
In the UK Department of Transport's ongoing review of its policy towards ports, there is a perceived lack of consideration being given to the sector's carbon dioxide emissions. In this context, IEEP was ...
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The Sustainable Case for Rail: Position paper by the Institute for European Environmental Policy
IEEP were commissioned by the RMT Union to produce a position paper on the sustainable case for rail. Initially presented at a RMT Parliamentary Group Seminar held in the Houses of Parliament in June, ...
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Assessment of EU measures to tackle forest fires, in particular the contribution made by Forest Focus
The briefing argues that there is a need to clarify the role of different EU policies in relation to fire prevention, to ensure that future actions are adequate for tackling forest fires (given the uncertainty ...
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IEEP's analysis makes the news
Analysis undertaken by IEEP on behalf of the European transport and environment NGO T&E has revealed the slow progress of the carmakers' associations on their Voluntary Agreements for CO2 reduction with ...
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Climate Change Action - The UK Leader or Laggard. A special report for the All Party Parliamentary Environment Group.
Political pressure for action on climate change, in the UK especially, has been growing. All three major political parties now highlight this issue as a fundimental challenge to the present and any future ...
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MEACAP: Selection and specification of technical and management-based greenhouse gas mitigation measures in agricultural production for modelling
WP3 D10a - In addition to policy instruments, potential mitigation measures for reducing GHG emissions in agricultural production systems can be either technical or management-based, or are a combination ...
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MEACAP: Expected impact of the Kyoto Protocol on European forestry
WP4 D12 - This report explores the expected impact of the Kyoto Protocol on European forestry. In particular the potential for the Forest Management option is examined. The report concludes that the position ...
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MEACAP: Survey of technical and management-based mitigation measures in forestry
WP4 D13 - This report contains an extensive list of measures which detail the ways in which forestry can contribute to the development of enhanced carbon sinks, or to reduced greenhouse gas emissions. ...
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MEACAP: Addendum to: The Kyoto Protocol: Current State and Implication or EU-25 Member States. A Focus on Agriculture and Forestry.
WP2 D3 - This addendum provides a brief update on new developments in international and European climate policy that could have important implications for forestry and agriculture. It includes updates ...
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Reducing the Climate Change Impact of Aviation: Economic aspects of the inclusion of the aviation sector in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme
This briefing reviews existing literature and outlines arguments for and against the early inclusion (e.g. from 2008) of aviation in the EU emissions trading scheme (ETS). It concludes that such an early ...
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Scientific evidence of a possible relation between recent natural disasters and climate change
This briefing reviewed the scientific evidence linking climate change and recent natural disasters. It concluded that our theoretical understanding of the physical processes that lie behind climate change ...
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Developing a sustainable future for biofuels
Disseminating knowledge and informing the debate around the future of biofuel policy in the EU.