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Greening taxes and subsidies in the Pacific
IEEP will share its expertise on environmental taxation and the reform of environmentally harmful subsidies at a forum event on greening taxation and subsidies in the Pacific region during the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawaii.
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IEEP at the conference ‘Next MFF: incentives and safeguards for climate friendly investments’
Axel Volkery, Head of the Environmental Governance Programme, presented the final results of the European Commission study ‘Optimal use of EU grants and financial instruments in the next Multiannual Financial Framework to achieve the climate objective’ at a high level conference organised in the European Parliament.
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Biodiversity proofing of the EU budget
This study shows how more can be done to firstly avoid and minimize detrimental impacts of EU funding on biodiversity, and secondly to increase biodiversity benefits.
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Using innovative financial instruments to finance EU policies and objectives
This report examines Commission proposals on the use of innovative financial instruments in the 2014-2020 budget and analyses implications for the financing of EU policies and objectives.
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Investments in improving the environment and in remediation of environmental damage – Comparative study of different measures funded through the use of economic environmental instruments
The effective utilisation of revenue from market based instruments is a way to achieve both environmental improvements in line with the promotion of a Green Economy, and to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Given the existing shortfall in climate finance, the potential to generate revenue through auctioning under the EU-ETS should not be overlooked.
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Exploring the potential of new financial instruments for climate change
IEEP report on the role of new financial instruments in mobilising private investment for climate change action in the EU
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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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Mainstreaming the environment and climate change in the post-2013 EU budget
New IEEP paper examines the opportunities and challenges of the proposed ‘mainstreaming’ of climate change and other environmental priorities in the 2014-2020 EU budget.
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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.