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Study on consumer information on fuel economy and CO2 emissions of new passenger cars
The study examines the implementation of Directive 1999/94/EC relating to availability of consumer information on fuel economy and CO2 emissions with respect to the marketing of new passenger cars...
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EU Biodiversity Policy Post-2010. Exploring the possibilities for safeguarding broader ecosystems – A scoping paper
There is a growing interest amongst stakeholders in the possibility of a post-2010 EU biodiversity policy being more focused on the protection and sustainable use of overall ecosystems and their ecosystem ...
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EU Biodiversity Policy Post-2010. Exploring the possibilities for safeguarding broader ecosystems – A scoping paper (Executive Summary)
There is a growing interest amongst stakeholders in the possibility of a post-2010 EU biodiversity policy being more focused on the protection and sustainable use of overall ecosystems and their ecosystem ...
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Join a Day Seminar on the New EU Climate Policies
IEEP is pleased to invite you to a day training seminar ‘The New EU Climate Policies: between Copenhagen and Cancun' organized by The Institute for European Studies (IES) and the Institute for European ...
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IEEP’s Environmentally Harmful Subsidies Study Published
The report is a contribution to the European Commission’s ongoing efforts to investigate and reform environmentally harmful subsidies (EHS).The study is based on three methodologies developed by the ...
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Implementing the Renewable Energy Directive – Sustainability Requirements for Biofuels, the Question of Highly Biodiverse Grasslands
The renewable energy Directive (2009/28/EC) contains targets promoting both renewable energy and renewable transport fuels.Delivering compliance with these targets will increase demand for both biofuels ...
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Implementing the Renewable Energy Directive: Consultation Response
IEEP organised a dialogue around the delivery of the sustainability criteria set out in the Renewable Energy Directive ...
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Working Paper 2: Operationalising Criteria to Protect Highly Biodiverse Grasslands under the Renewable Energy Directive (Directive 2009/28/EC)
This document builds on the analysis conducted within WP1, and sets out an approach to the implementation of Article 17.3.c of European Community Directive 2009/28/EC aimed at fulfilling the requirements ...
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Review of the Public Participation practices for CCS and non-CCS Projects in Europe
The European project NearCO2 is investigating European public perceptions of carbon capture and storage (CCS) via case studies, surveys, and focus groups. The overall aim of the project is to investigate ...
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Working Paper 1: Interpreting Grassland Requirements set out within the Directive on Renewable Energy (Directive 2009/28/EC)
Commissioned by WWF European Policy Office from the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP), this document aims to provide a basis for discussion, clarification and interpretation of the criteria ...
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Interpreting Grassland Requirements Set Out Within the Directive on Renewable Energy (Directive 2009/28/EC). Working Paper 1
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Mandatory Standards for Solid Biomass for Energy Increasingly Unlikely
IEEP Analysis Briefing: Energy
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TEEB for National and International Policy Makers 2009
TEEB for Policy Makers is a report for national and international policy makers on The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity. It looks at the global biodiversity crisis, the ecological, economic and ...
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Financial Support to Developing Countries for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation: Is the European Union Meeting Its Earlier Commitments?
This study looks into how the EU has fulfilled a crucial commitment within the so-called Bonn Declaration of 2001, a collective agreement of the then EU-15 and five other OECD donor countries to provide ...
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Climate Change Mitigation Policies and Social Justice in Europe
This study explores the potential conflicts and synergies between climate change mitigation policies and social justice issues in Europe. It identifies EU-level policies and measures likely to play an ...
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An Analysis of the Obstacles to Inclusion of Road Transport Emissions in the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme
Reducing emissions from road transport at the EU level will contribute to global efforts to mitigate greenhouse gases thereby reducing the potential impacts of climate change. This report investigates ...
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IEEP's work on Environmentally Harmful Subsidies presented in Brussels
IEEP presented the draft results of the project ‘Environmentally Harmful Subsidies (EHS) – Identification and Assessment' for peer review in Brussels on 16 September 2009.The project team ...
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IEEP launches briefing for Parliamentarians: Combating Climate Change – Maintaining Momentum
On 2 September IEEP launched a briefing aimed at 'Supporting Europe's Parliamentarians' in 'Combating Climate Change – Maintaining Momentum'.The briefing, and associated website, is intended as ...
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Sustainable Development Indicators: overview of relevant FP-funded research and identification of further needs
This report aims to assess the main FP6 and selected FP7 projects (and latest work programmes) which have examined (or refer to) indicators supporting the renewed SDS in order to identify trends and gaps in the research agenda and produce...
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Maintaining Momentum – MEPs called upon to help combat climate change
On the 14 July the European Parliament’s new term of office (2009-2014) commenced. During the 2004-2009 term delivering climate action was a key priority of many MEPs, with the Parliament helping to increase ...
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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.