Green Economy
Our Work
Latest in Green Economy
-
IEEP at CBD COP13: Europe’s experience with innovative financing mechanisms for biodiversity conservation
IEEP’s work on innovative financing for EU biodiversity conservation was presented in Cancun, Mexico at the 13th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity.
-
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.
-
New report: environmental fiscal reform potential in the EU
A study for the European Commission assesses the potential economic and environmental benefits of environmental tax reform across the 28 EU Member States.
-
Assessing the Potential for Environmental Fiscal Reform in the EU-28
A study for the European Commission assesses the potential economic and environmental benefits of environmental tax reform across the 28 EU Member States.
-
Looking beyond Paris
The latest edition of IEEP's newsletter is now available. David Baldock argues that in the next six months the EU has a substantive role in contributing to agreement on an ambitious but credible set of SDGs and more stretching climate targets. Also: energy efficiency and security; bioeconomy; and circular economy.
-
Environmental Fiscal Reform in the European Semester
A recent study by Eunomia, IEEP and Aarhus University identifies the potential for environmental fiscal reform in 14 Member States.
-
Making green fiscal reform happen
Overcoming obstacles to green fiscal reform is the subject of a new paper and blog by IEEP. The paper will be presented at the annual conference of the Green Growth Knowledge Platform in Venice next week.
-
Estimating support for fossil fuel subsidies in the EU-28
New study by IVM, VITO, IEEP and BIO identifies and quantifies government support to fossil fuels in the EU-28. Significant support is provided through reduced excise taxes, with EU-wide tax expenditures estimated to be between EUR 28 billion and EUR 200 billion depending on the benchmark used.
-
Motivating progress on environmental tax reform
IEEP gave a presentation on how coalitions of like-minded countries can help motivate progress on environmental tax reform at an international conference in Copenhagen.
-
Policy mixes addressing natural resources: learning from real world experiences
This report synthesizes the assessment of policy-mixes in different sectors. It identifes the factors characterising effective policy-mixes and some of the most frequent shortcomings in policy-mix design.
-
Environmental Tax Reform in Europe: Opportunities for the future
A new study by IEEP assesses the current state of play with environmental taxes in Europe, explores where further greening taxation could be appropriate and how to drive this agenda forward through ‘coalitions of like-minded countries’.
-
New book out now! Paying the Polluter - Environmentally Harmful Subsidies and their Reform
This new book edited by F. Oosterhuis (IVM) and P. ten Brink (IEEP) provides insights on the scale and impact of environmentally harmful subsidies (EHS), the importance of reforming such subsidies, examples of successful reform and their benefits, lessons learned and tools to support reform efforts.
-
Reforming environmentally harmful subsidies
IEEP gave a presentation on the way forward in reforming environmentally harmful subsidies at a seminar in Helsinki on 24 February.
-
How ‘green’ is the European Semester process?
IEEP presented its recent study on Greening the European Semester at the Green New Deal working group of the Greens/EFA in the European Parliament.
-
Environmental policy in the European Semester: Assessing progress to date
New IEEP study for the European Parliament finds limited mainstreaming of environmental issues in the European Semester process to date.
-
Evaluating international experiences with environmental tax reform
Today, there is close to 25 years of experience with environmental tax reforms (ETR), with a growing number of countries engaging in ETR for various reasons. International experiences provide important insights on the design and implementation of ETR to facilitate more effective use of such instruments in the wider policy mix.
-
Subsidies with an impact on the environment - methodology, inventory and case studies
The Flemish Government has initiated a broad project to develop an inventory of the most environmentally harmful subsidies in Flanders and establish plans for their phase-out as requested by the European Commission. This report by VITO and IEEP has been developed for the Nature and Energy Department of the Flemish Government and seeks to feed into this broader process.
-
Reforming environmental taxes and harmful subsidies: challenges and opportunities
This policy paper provides a brief introduction and overview to the issues of environmental tax reform and environmentally harmful subsidies and outlines recent developments in the EU. It also outlines the remaining challenges in these areas and the potential role of the 7th EAP in helping to deliver the ETR and EHS agendas.
-
Reforming environmentally harmful subsidies for a resource efficient Europe
The EU has a long-standing commitment to removing or phasing out environmentally harmful subsidies (EHS). However, progress has been slow and EHS remain an issue in most EU countries. The Eurozone crisis and stagnating economic performance in many countries provide an opportunity to put new momentum behind this agenda.
Highlights
-
Assessing the Potential for Environmental Fiscal Reform in the EU-28
A study for the European Commission assesses the potential economic and environmental benefits of environmental tax reform across the 28 EU Member States.
-
Evaluating international experiences with environmental tax reform
Today, there is close to 25 years of experience with environmental tax reforms (ETR), with a growing number of countries engaging in ETR for various reasons. International experiences provide important insights on the design and implementation of ETR to facilitate more effective use of such instruments in the wider policy mix.