Industrial Pollution & Chemicals

Our Work

The implementation of pollution control and other environmental policy relies on having public bodies to put it in place and enforce it. IEEP has a long history of work on this crucial aspect of delivering environmental policy on the ground. Much of this is integrated into our general work on pollution control, but we have also undertaken a variety of assessments of institutional capacity in different countries and settings. A number of these have supported EU Candidate Countries and neighbourhood countries in working towards achieving EU targets and standards.

The implementation of pollution control and other environmental legislation does not occur automatically. A key element in ‘making it happen’ is to have public bodies with adequate capacities to ensure environmental law is put in place and enforced. Such bodies may be responsible for issuing permits or licences, undertaking monitoring and inspection or supervision of regulated activities.

Browse our work in this area below.

Regarding work in this area please contact: Andrew Farmer.

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Latest in Regulatory Structures & Approaches

  • 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.

  • Enhancing enforcement obligations for EU environmental law

    A new study examines the challenge Member States face in ensuring inspection and enforcement of EU environmental law and considers the option of a new horizontal law to strengthen these requirements.

  • The Waste Shipment Regulation – practical and enforceable?

    The Waste Shipment Regulation is a major challenge for Member States to implement. IEEP gathered the views and experience of IMPEL members on its practicability and enforceability, to help inform any future legislative development and aid competent authorities to work together to enhance their implementation of the Regulation.

  • Water Scarcity Briefings

    Water scarcity is a major threat to Europe’s waters. Three briefings have been produced summarizing research on this issue and setting out the European policy context.

  • Linking the Water Framework Directive and the IPPC Directive: Phase 2

    Integrating pollution control into river basin management is a major challenge. A report for IMPEL explores how Member States address this.

  • Linking the Water Framework Directive and the IPPC Directive

    Integrating pollution control into river basin management is a major challenge. A new report for IMPEL explores how EU addresses this interaction.