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The new OECD environmental Outlook – an alarm signal that comes at the right moment
“Urgent action is needed now to avoid significant costs of inaction, both in economic and human terms”. The OECD provides a clear message in its recent Environment Outlook to 2050: Act now – or face major and potentially disastrous consequences.
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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.
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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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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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Practical options for climate change mainstreaming in the 2014-2020 EU budget
On 1 February 2012, IEEP organised a policy dialogue workshop on ‘Practical options for climate change mainstreaming in the 2014-2020 EU budget’.
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EU Budget Reform: Pathways to Greening the Future EU Cohesion Policy
IEEP in cooperation with the Institute for European Studies at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel held an environmental policy forum on the 6th of February dedicated to the reform of the 2014-2020 EU Cohesion Policy.
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Winter Newsletter published
The latest edition of IEEP's newsletter is now available with articles on the new EU Treaty, the impacts of biofuels on biodiversity, benefits of Natura 2000, and much more...
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EU Budget Reform: Pathways to greening the future EU Cohesion Policy
IEEP in cooperation with the Institute for European Studies at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, kindly invites you to attend the upcoming environmental policy forum on the 6th of February dedicated to the reform of the 2014-2020 EU Cohesion Policy.
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Practical options for climate change mainstreaming in the EU budget
IEEP is carrying out a project which aim is to explore options and tools for the mainstreaming of climate change in the 2014-2020 EU Cohesion Policy and Connecting Europe Facility. This will be the topic of a policy dialogue workshop organised by IEEP on 1 February 2012.
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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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IEEP report launched in the House of Commons
A new IEEP report on ‘The future of EU environmental policy: challenges and opportunities’ is launched on 24 January.
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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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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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On the road to Rio: European scientific community voices support for greener Green Economy
Helsinki, 12-14 October. European and North-American scientific and technological community agree on their message for Rio+20, emphasising role of natural capital in underpinning Green Economy and echoing key messages from TEEB.
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The New Comitology Rules - Delegated and implementing acts
The Lisbon Treaty substantially modified the framework for the Commission’s implementing powers, commonly known as ‘comitology’. This IEEP report explains the new procedures and gives examples of how they might, or will, apply in the EU biodiversity policy area.
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Sourcebook on EU Environmental Law
The Sourcebook provides a practical reference document on applicable EU environmental legislation, practices and standards which need to be taken into account in the planning and development of projects supported by Banks that have signed the ‘European Principles for the Environment'.
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SEA: Making an Impact? – 10 year conference on Implementation and Practice
IEEP’s Peter Hjerp presented at the special conference on Strategic Environmental Assessment in Prague on 21-23 September 2011, organized by the International Association for Impact Assessment, DG Environment and United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.
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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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2014-2020 EU Multi-annual Financial Framework: Opportunities and Challenges for Climate Change and the Environment
This presentation analyses the Commission proposals on the 2014-2020 Multi-annual Financial Framework unveiled on 29 June 2011. More specifically, it identifies opportunities and challenges for the financing of climate change and the environment in the future EU budget.
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Make it Work project for smarter EU environmental law
The Make it Work project is an initiative of the Netherlands, UK and Germany, supported by IEEP, to deliver higher quality EU environmental law and so help deliver the benefits of that law.
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Charting Europe’s Environmental Policy Future
Advancing the debate on the future strategic framework of EU environmental policy by analysing the needs, priorities and delivery mechanisms of a 7th EAP.