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Protecting the interests of future generations
Do future generations get a fair deal from the policy decisions we make now? A new IEEP report for the World Future Council launched today suggests not.
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The Manual: Chapter 4 - Industrial pollution
This is a chapter of IEEP’s Manual of European Environmental Policy. This chapter provides information on EU industrial pollution policy, which outlines and discusses the legislation in place to minimise the negative effects of harmful substances and pollutants on the environment and human health.
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IEEP to support the European Commission’s nature legislation fitness check
As part of its Smart Regulation policy the European Commission is to undertake a Fitness Check of EU Nature legislation, which will comprise a comprehensive assessment of whether the regulatory framework is “fit for purpose”. IEEP is part of a consortium, led by Milieu, that has been awarded the study contract to support the Commission in collecting and assessing evidence for the fitness check.
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Environmental policy and the UK’s review of the EU Balance of Competences
The UK Government’s Balance of Competences review has now taken evidence on 25 subject areas, including the 6 with the most relevance for the Environment. We take stock of the IEEP’s contributions, and consider what a possible UK renegotiation might mean for the environment.
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EU waste law: the challenge of better compliance
Waste management in the EU is improving, but implementation by the Member States of EU waste legislation remains patchy. This paper makes suggestions on how better compliance could be achieved.
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Benefit Assessment Manual for Policy Makers: Assessment of Social and Economic Benefits of Enhanced Environmental Protection in the ENPI countries
This benefit Assessment Manual, originally for internal use, has been turned into a Benefit Assessment Manual for policy makers and experts for wider dissemination and provides an understanding of the methodologies applied for the country benefit assessments.
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The Impact of Better Regulation on EU Environmental Policy under the Sixth Environment Action Programme
A part of a series of strategic analyses evaluating the Sixth Environment Action Programme this report evaluates how Better Regulation approaches have shaped the implementation of the objectives set out in the 6EAP in the process of their translation into legislative measures...
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Developing a Checklist for Assessing Legislation on Practicability and Enforceability
In the policy debate on better legislation at the European and national level, there is a growing consensus on the need to address the implementation deficit...
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Report on Simplifying Environmental Regulations available
On 22 June the European Commission hosted a conference on measures undertaken by Member States to simplify environmental regulation. This included the launch of a major new report by IEEP and Ecologic ...
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Conference on simplification of environmental regulation
The European Commission is hosting a conference on 22 June in Brussels examining best practices in the Member States of initiatives which will streamline and simplify environment-related regulatory requirements ...
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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.