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Practicability and Enforceability of the IPPC Recast Proposal
This IMPEL report authored by IEEP sets out the views of IMPEL members on the proposed revision to the IPPC Directive. While there is general welcome for much of the proposal, concerns are raised over ...
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Better regulation for environmental enforcement
A new paper by Andrew Farmer explores the importance of better regulation actions across the regulatory cycle. The paper is written to inform debate at the 8th meeting of the International Network for ...
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Better Regulation in the Context of Environmental Enforcement
Better regulation is a major challenge and opportunity for environmental regulators.Regulators need to approach better regulation across the whole of the regulatory cycle, from legislative development ...
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Water scarcity and droughts
The main topics addressed by this study are: the economic effects of water scarcity and droughts, effects on ecosystems and public health, effects of climate change, water price policies in the Member ...
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Climate change-induced water stress and its impact on natural and managed ecosystems
Contributors: Jason Anderson (ed.), Kathryn Arblaster, Justin Bartley, Tamsin Cooper, Marianne Kettunen (IEEP); Timo Kaphengst, Anna Leipprand, Cornelius Laaser, Katharina Umpfenbach (Ecologic); Esko Kuusisto ...
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A New Era for Energy in Europe
A package of legislation was presented by the European Commission in January 2008 that heralds the beginning of a new era in Europe’s relationship with energy. From now on the ...
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A Handbook of Environmental Protection and Enforcement
Environmental Enforcement Authorities (EEAs), sometimes called Environmental Protection Agencies (EPAs), are the regulatory, monitoring and enforcement agencies of national, state/provincial and local ...
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Proposed air quality Directive: Assessment of the Environmental impact of Parliament's amended proposal
This briefing was undertaken to inform the European Parliament of the environmental impact of its proposed revision of the consolidated air quality Directive, compared to those of the European Commission ...
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Streamlining and simplification of environmental related regulatory requirements for companies: final report of the BEST group
In this study for the European Commission IEEP, with Ecologic, examines the approaches of European governments in lowering costs on businesses imposed through Environmental Law's various administrative ...
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A European Union Marine Strategy Directive
This paper is published in volume 12 of the Journal of International Maritime Law. It includes details of the contents and development of the proposed Directive and how it relates to earlier versions. ...
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Interactions of EU Legal Instruments Establishing Broad Principles of Environmental Management: The Water Framework Directive and the IPPC Directive.
This book chapter examines the multiple interactions of the water framework and IPPC Directives with a range of other EU laws and international Conventions. It identifies significant synergies and conclusions ...
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The adequacy of EU action on flood protection, focusing on the Commission's recent proposal
This briefing concludes that the proposed Directive on the assessment and management of floods is a positive development, although it makes some recommendations for improvements to the legislation. It ...
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Exploration of options for the implementation of the Open Method of Co-ordination (OMC) for environmental policy: Executive Summary
This report is one of three outputs from the IEEP/Ecologic project exploring the options for applying OMC to Community environment policy. It was commissioned by the Dutch Environment Ministry (VROM) due ...
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Exploration of options for the implementation of the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) for environmental policy: Final Report – Part A (Main Report)
This report is one of three outputs from the IEEP/Ecologic project exploring the options for applying OMC to Community environment policy. It was commissioned by the Dutch Environment Ministry (VROM) due ...
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Exploration of options for the implementation of the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) for environmental policy: Final Report – Part B (Case Studies)
This report is one of three outputs from the IEEP/Ecologic project exploring the options for applying OMC to Community environment policy. It was commissioned by the Dutch Environment Ministry (VROM) due ...
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A European Union Directive on Flood Management
A new paper has been written by Andrew Farmer on the forthcoming proposal for an EU flood Directive. The paper explores the development of the Directive, the likely contents of the proposal and how these ...
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Is STEK as Good as Reported? Uncertainties in the Concept Underlying the Proposed European Regulation on Fluorinated Gases
Fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) are synthetic compounds that form part of a basket of six greenhouse gases, which the EU has committed to reducing by 8% below 1990 levels in the ...
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Funding Environmental Compliance Assurance: Lessons Learned from International Experience, OECD
Throughout the world, authorities responsible for enforcing environmental regulations and promoting compliance with environmental requirements are operating in the context of financial ...
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EP Briefing Note on the Job Creation Potential of Clean Technologies
A study on the job creation potential of clean technologies.Economic areas were identified which are characterised by a strong impact of environmental policies.
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Simple is better, effective regulation for a more competitive Europe: The 1996 IPPC Directive
This report examines the administrative burdens associated with the implementation of the IPPC Directive. It was written for the Dutch Ministry of the Environment to support discussion at a ...