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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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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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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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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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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 Director David Baldock speaking at CARS 21 High Level Group meeting
Today (29 October) David Baldock, Executive Director of IEEP and a member of the High Level Group on CARS 21, will participate in the final conference on the Mid-Term Review of CARS 21 in Brussels. He ...
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IEEP Studies the Role of the EU in Attempting to 'Green' the ICAO
A recent IEEP research paper examines the integration of environmental concerns into the aviation sector within the context of the peculiar multi-level governance structure that shapes policy in the sector. ...
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IEEP Consultation Response on Carbon and Sustainability Reporting on Biofuels under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation
This document includes IEEP's formal comments on the Department for Transport Consultation issues in June 2007 on Carbon and Sustainability Reporting under the RTFO. While we consider the proposals to ...
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UK biofuels proposals sound and pragmatic, but concerns remain
IEEP has responded to the UK Government's Consultation on the sustainability and carbon reporting system under the Road Transport Fuel Obligation, outlining some key concerns.For biofuels to be a successful ...
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New IEEP report makes link between car use, obesity and carbon dioxide emissions
A new report by the Institute for European Environmental Policy and Adrian Davis Associates published on August 13, 2007 highlights the extent to which car use is implicated in the increase in obesity ...
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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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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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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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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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Car Sharing: The Motivations of Industry
Vehicle manufacturers, car rental companies and oil companies are becoming involved in car sharing as sponsors or owners. The aim of the research behind this paper was to identify whether this was the ...
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The Marketing of Mobility Services
The report explores how selected mobility services - car sharing, car pooling and bicycle pooling - are marketed, the extent to which this reflects the origins of the scheme and the type of media they ...
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Railways and the Environment: Towards a Strategy for 2005 and Beyond
In 2005 IEEP completed a review for the Strategic Rail Authority on environmental policy developments in relation to railways...
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Mobility Services: Setting the policy framework project, First Year Report
The first year report of IEEP's Mobility Services project, funded by the Volvo Research Foundations, is now available. The report explores what we mean by the term 'mobility service' in the ...