Leonardo Mazza
Policy Analyst
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Phone: +32 (0) 2738 7477
Specialist Subjects:
biodiversity and nature conservation, environmental economics, environmental policy integration, environmental assessment and evaluation
Profile:
Leonardo joined IEEP’s Brussels office in July 2010. He is a member of IEEP’s Environmental Economics Programme. A social scientist by training, he graduated from the London School of Economics with an MSc in Environmental Policy and Regulation in 2008. He also holds a double Masters’ degree in International Affairs and Governance from Sciences Po Paris and the University of St Gallen. Before joining IEEP, Leonardo was an environmental consultant at Bio Intelligence Service, where he took part in various EU-sponsored studies on topics including environmental liability, green economy initiatives, sustainable resource use, and Natura 2000. He has also formerly been a trainee at the DG ENV of the European Commission, in the unit in charge of sustainable development and economic analysis.
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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.
01 Feb 2013 -
Improving measurement to manage through the 7th EAP: the role of indicators and accounting
This policy paper provides a brief overview of the context and state of play in the area of “measurement to manage”. It also outlines the needs for future action in this area and the potential role of the 7th EAP in improving the availability and use of indicators and accounts in the EU.
01 Feb 2013 -
Nature and its role in the transition to a Green Economy
This new IEEP-authored report highlighting the importance of nature to the economy aims to clarify and help mainstream nature’s role in the transition to a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication.
22 Oct 2012 -
What do we mean by Green Economy?
What is the Green Economy? What policy actions can contribute to achieving it? And how have EU-funded research projects supported these actions?
12 Jul 2012 -
Green Economy in the European Union
Elements of the green economy concept are relatively well integrated in EU strategic documents - but the focus is on achieving green/sustainable growth, rather than achieving a ‘green economy’.
11 Jul 2012 -
Nature and its role in the transition to a Green Economy
Published timely before the Rio+20 Conference, this executive summary of a paper by IEEP highlights the role of nature in the transition to a green economy.
18 Jun 2012 -
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.
21 May 2012 -
Consolidated report: Qualitative analysis key results and policy implications
There are still needs and opportunities for using sustainability indicators at different stages of the policy processes across all environmentally relevant policy areas.
15 May 2012 -
Opportunities for a better use of indicators in policy-making
There remain a wide range of opportunities for making use of sustainability indicators at different stages of the policy process across all environmentally relevant policy areas.
15 May 2012 -
Cohesion Policy and Sustainable Development. Policy Instruments, Supporting Paper 5
This is the report on policy instruments for the project Cohesion Policy and Sustainable Development on how to improve the integration of the environment into the Cohesion Policy period 2014-2020 as part of a study commissioned by DG Regio.
01 May 2012