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  • The sustainability of advanced biofuels in the EU

    Using wastes and residues for biofuels has many advantages. But ensuring sustainability and including safeguards in EU legislation are critical issues.

    bioenergy
    biofuels
    clean technologies
    climate and energy package
    climate change
    renewable energy
    waste
    Waste Framework Directive 
    19 Mar 2013
  • Running out of time? Stepping up action for Europe's environment

    New report by IEEP launched at high-level conference in Brussels.

    biodiversity
    climate change
    ecosystem services
    energy
    enforcement
    environmental action programme
    environmental fiscal reform
    Environmental Policy Integration
    environmental taxation
    environmentally harmful subsidies
    EU 2020 strategy
    EU budget
    EU funding
    governance
    green economy
    impact assessment
    market based instruments
    monitoring
    natural resources
    nature conservation
    policy instruments
    renewable energy
    resource use
    waste 
    05 Dec 2012
  • 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.

    agriculture
    biodiversity
    biofuels
    climate change
    Common Fisheries Policy
    environmental fiscal reform
    environmentally harmful subsidies
    EU 2020 strategy
    fisheries
    food
    forestry
    governance
    green economy
    protected area
    waste
    water 
    05 Dec 2012
  • Systemic approach to adaptation to climate change and renewable energy harnessing (Biomass and Mini-hydro)

    Biochar has the potential to both mitigate greenhouse gases, and to act as an adaptation measure in terms of responding to the impacts of climate change. Based on its compatibility with the appropriate soil properties, it could increase the resilience of soil to erosion.

    adaptation
    agriculture
    bioenergy
    CAP
    carbon
    clean development mechanism
    clean technologies
    climate change
    emissions trading
    energy
    flooding
    greenhouse gases
    market based instruments
    transport
    waste 
    15 Aug 2012
  • 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.

    best practice
    better regulation
    enforcement
    waste 
    02 Jul 2012
  • 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.

    benefits of legislation
    better regulation
    co-decision procedure
    comitology
    enforcement
    EU institutions
    incineration
    landfill
    market based instruments
    policy instruments
    pollution
    recycling
    sustainable consumption and production
    waste
    Waste Framework Directive
    WEEE 
    25 May 2012
  • 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.

    benefits of legislation
    better regulation
    co-decision procedure
    comitology
    enforcement
    EU institutions
    incineration
    landfill
    market based instruments
    policy instruments
    pollution
    recycling
    resource use
    sustainable consumption and production
    waste
    Waste Framework Directive
    WEEE 
    25 May 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.

    accession countries
    air
    air quality
    better regulation
    biodiversity
    bioenergy
    carbon
    carbon capture and storage
    climate and energy package
    climate change
    Convention on Biological Diversity
    deforestation
    desertification
    economics
    ecosystem services
    ecosystems
    fisheries
    forestry
    greenhouse gases
    land degradation
    land use
    landfill
    multilateral environmental agreements
    natural resources
    nature conservation
    recycling
    renewable energy
    soil
    sustainable development
    urban
    waste
    water
    water quality
    water scarcity 
    21 May 2012
  • Analysis for European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) Countries and the Russian Federation on social and economic benefits of enhanced environmental protection – Egypt Country Report

    There are considerable benefits from taking immediate action to address the environmental problems facing Egypt, including in the area of air pollution, water quality and infrastructures and waste management, and safeguarding its natural heritage.

    air
    air quality
    benefits of legislation
    biodiversity
    carbon
    carbon capture and storage
    climate and energy package
    climate change
    Convention on Biological Diversity
    deforestation
    desertification
    economics
    ecosystem services
    ecosystems
    fisheries
    forestry
    greenhouse gases
    land degradation
    land use
    landfill
    multilateral environmental agreements
    natural resources
    nature conservation
    recycling
    renewable energy
    soil
    sustainable development
    urban
    waste
    water
    water quality
    water scarcity 
    21 May 2012
  • Regional Synthesis Report: ENPI South - Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, occupied Palestinian territory, Syria and Tunisia

    Investing in improving environmental standards in the ENPI South countries would offer huge benefits in terms of cost savings, improved security (food, water, energy and climate), and improved quality of life.

    accession countries
    air
    air quality
    benefits of legislation
    biodiversity
    carbon
    carbon capture and storage
    climate and energy package
    climate change
    Convention on Biological Diversity
    deforestation
    desertification
    economics
    ecosystem services
    ecosystems
    fisheries
    forestry
    greenhouse gases
    land degradation
    land use
    landfill
    multilateral environmental agreements
    natural resources
    nature conservation
    recycling
    renewable energy
    soil
    sustainable development
    urban
    waste
    water
    water quality
    water scarcity 
    21 May 2012
  • Securing Biomass for Energy

    A new IEEP report outlining how to develop a UK bioenergy sector that mitigates environmental risks and promotes win-win situations for renewables deployment and biodiversity.

    biodiversity
    bioenergy
    biofuels
    renewable energy
    resource use
    sustainability criteria
    waste 
    22 Nov 2011
  • An all-consuming responsibility

    This short paper highlights the challenges that the EU faces in delivering a resource efficient society and argues that achieving this would require action across a range of policy areas.

    clean technologies
    eco-innovation
    eco-labelling
    green economy
    natural resources
    resource use
    waste 
    11 Jul 2011
  • 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.

    incineration
    landfill
    natural resources
    packaging
    policy instruments
    producer responsibility
    recycling
    resource use
    RoHS
    sustainable consumption and production
    thematic strategies
    waste
    Waste Framework Directive
    WEEE 
    11 Mar 2011
  • Improving Enforcement of Waste Shipment Controls

    Should there be more explicit obligations for inspections of waste shipments in EU law? The Commission has launched a consultation drawing on IEEP’s work.

    waste 
    19 Jan 2011
  • Bio-waste Directive: the Journey so Far

    IEEP Analysis Briefing: Sustainable Consumption and Production

    waste 
    30 Jul 2010
  • Study on Inspection Requirements for Waste Shipments

    A report written by IEEP, Bio and Ecologic has examined the challenge of inspection procedures and capacity to implement the EU Waste Shipment Regulation. It notes significant problems in Member States as well as good practice. It concludes with criteria that could be used to form the basis for assessment and enhancement of the capacity of inspectorates.

    pollution
    waste 
    01 Dec 2009
  • MEPs and Environment Ministers Discuss Waste and Natural Resource Use

    EU Policy Briefing

    waste 
    12 Jul 2007
  • Analysis of an Amendment to Article 14 in the Council Common Position for adopting a Directive on Batteries and Accumulators and Waste Batteries and Accumulators and Repealing 91/157/EEC.

    This briefing provided additional information to the European Parliament Environment Committee to assist it with the decision as to whether a proposed ban on portable batteries with a lead content over ...

    waste 
    01 Nov 2005
  • EFIEA Workshop on Improving Waste Policy Through Integrated Environmental Assessment, 6 to 7 December 2004 Scotland House, Brussels: Workshop Proceedings (Jan 2005)

    better regulation
    recycling
    waste 
    01 Jan 2005
  • Packaging for Sustainability: Packaging in the Context of the Product, Supply Chain and Consumer Needs, A report for INCPEN

    better regulation
    clean technologies
    pollution
    producer responsibility
    recycling
    sustainable consumption and production
    waste 
    26 Sep 2004
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