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?

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’.

European Parliament report on sustainable competitiveness and innovation

The CAP could, and should, be primarily to assist EU agriculture to become more internationally competitive and sustainable and to achieve this by innovation. It already has many instruments to do this, and the reforms could further assist. However the resources deployed could be far better used.

EU waste law and better compliance: a journey into the unknown

The EU needs to make a big push to secure better compliance with existing waste law. Non-implementation of EU waste law endangers human health and the environment, distorts competition, and is estimated to cost a total of €90 billion a year.

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.

Review of the Waste Thematic Strategy

This report supported the European Commission’s review of the Thematic Strategy on the Prevention and Recycling of Waste. It summarises available data on waste management in the EU, assesses progress towards the EU becoming a ‘recycling society’, outlines the achievements of the Waste Thematic Strategy, and makes recommendations for the development of future EU waste policies.

Scoping the Development of the Environmentally Sustainable Production Agenda – paper published

This IEEP paper ‘Scoping the Development of the Environmentally Sustainable Production Agenda’ for the Land Use Policy Group (LUPG) sets out the key issues and questions that need to be considered for the establishment of a Sustainable Production Agenda for Europe and explores the implications of these issues for the development of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for the period 2013 – 2020...

INDECO: Review of the Usage of Socio-economic Indicators on the Environmental Impact of Fishing Activities

INDECO: A review of the current management framework - Policy objectives for which indicators are needed

INDECO: Indicators - An Overview Internal Paper for Discussion

MEACAP: The Convention on Biodiversity and its Potential Implications for the Agricultural Sector in Europe

Agricultural Biodiversity - Issues to be aware of within MEACAP

Packaging for Sustainability: Packaging in the Context of the Product, Supply Chain and Consumer Needs, A report for INCPEN

CFP Briefing No 19

Helping Farm Businesses in England

El Anzuelo Volume 14

Briefing on the European Commission Communication on an environmental technologies action plan for the European Union for stimulating technologies for sustainable development COM(2004)38

El Anzuelo, Volume 13

CFP Briefing No 18