We are excited to welcome three new members to IEEP's Strategic Advisory Council, which provides insight and inspiration from knowledgeable and respected individuals and guides IEEP’s research priorities, engagement initiatives, and communications planning. Environmental experts Chiara Martinelli (CAN Europe) and Luc Bas (CERAC), and communications specialist Claudia La Donna (Hanover) joined the panel of respected scientists, policymakers, and academics including Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Sirpa Pietikäinen, Andrea Kohl, Christian Hey, David Stanners, Derek Osborn, Nick Molho, Petros Fassoulas, and Ralph Hallo. 👉 https://lnkd.in/dqbar7kw Our societies are being challenged by a multitude of driving forces, which divert attention away from existential threats represented by global warming, biodiversity loss, unsustainable food production, and economic activities exceeding the ecological limits of our planet. As the world is now entering the decisive phase for tackling many of these problems, especially with the first Plenary of the newly elected European Parliament determining who will lead legislation in this critical time, IEEP must streamline its work to maximise its impact in national, European, and global policymaking. 📑 Read about the proposals included in the #Think2030 Science for Policy sessions for the implementation of the European Green Deal ⤵ https://lnkd.in/dEbfYk9H #Plenary #EUGreenDeal #EnvironmentalGovernance #Biodiversity #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #SustainableFoodSystems #GlobalWarming
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IEEP is a European sustainability think tank.
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The Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) is an independent sustainability think tank with offices in Brussels and London. As a not-for-profit organisation with over 40-years of experience, we are committed to advancing impact-driven sustainability policy across the EU and the world.
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http://www.ieep.eu
External link for Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP)
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Rue Joseph II 36-38
Brussels, Brussels Region 1000, BE
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11 Belgrave Road
London, England SW1V 1RB, GB
Employees at Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP)
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Luc Bas
Climate & Nature Ambassador; supporting a just transition for all - Director CeRAC. Former European Regional Director IUCN
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Edmond Lefebvre
Financial Controller at International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
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David Baldock
Senior Fellow at IEEP
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Therese Geortay
Senior Finance Officer
Updates
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🐦 How advanced are we in biodiversity monitoring technology in agricultural landscapes? Biodiversity monitoring on agricultural land is required under EU laws and policies like the Common Agricultural Policy, Nature Restoration Law, and EU Birds and Habitats Directives. Agriculture is highly dependent on biodiversity services and natural resources in the agricultural landscape. Monitoring and detecting protected species and overall biodiversity on agricultural land is necessary to conserve and restore biodiversity in sustainable agriculture. Read more in our report on monitoring developments, advantages and limitations ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eM-VJCS5 Written by Laure-Lou Tremblay, Kenny Meganck, Shiraz Moret-Bailly, Evelyn Underwood #Biodiversity #Monitoring #RemoteSensing #LiDAR #Agriculture #Data
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Farmers are increasingly impacted by heatwaves, droughts, heavy rain, floods, and frosts. The European Commission just approved the deployment of 77 million EUR from the agriculture reserve to downplay the impacts of extreme weather events, totaling 175 million EUR in 2024. Since 2022, the reserve has been fully spent every year. With a new European Parliament and Commission forming, along with the pertinence of farming issues, the EU must set a clear direction of travel for agriculture, prioritising a shift to sustainable farming practices. Our recent report reflects on the role of the CAP Strategic Plans in achieving sustainable farming systems and the need to define a strategy that aligns both short and long-term support for farmers. The report recommends that: 👨🌾 Member States make use of amendments to better support farmers’ transition to more sustainable practices. 💶 Member States and the European Commission should increase transparency and reporting on "crisis" funds, detailing the needs they support and their alignment with long-term EU agricultural priorities. 🤝 The European Commission should evaluate how flexibilities and exemptions from the Simplification package affect climate, environmental, and biodiversity goals. 📑 Read more in our report prepared by Elisabet N. and Axel G. from our CAP and Food team ⤵ https://lnkd.in/dByB_QVp ✍ Contact us to find out more about our work on #SustainableAgriculture #CommonAgriculturalPolicy #JustTransition #Farming #SustainableFoodSystems 👉 https://lnkd.in/d7THy-kx
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Relief echoed across the EU when the results of the European and French elections were announced, as the threat of the extreme right parties in some countries was averted, at least for now. But what comes next? How will policymakers address the cost of living and social equity concerns while sticking to their international pledges and proceeding with the implementation of the green transition? Read the latest blog by IEEP Executive Director Eero Yrjö-Koskinen ⤵ https://lnkd.in/eMv56F9W #GreenTransition #SocialEquity #EUGreenDeal #EUElections
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Yesterday our Executive Director Eero Yrjö-Koskinen spoke at the Friends of Europe debate "Navigating the EU’s sustainability transitions in a polycrisis world" with the participation of Leena Yla-Mononen. This interactive discussion looked at the challenges deriving from competing priorities and ensuring that environmental goals are not sidelined during the next institutional cycle. Starting with the latest report by the European Environment Agency “Europe’s Sustainability Transitions Outlook, thinking long-term while acting short-term”, speakers and participants focused the debate on maintaining the balance between ecological resilience and macroeconomic stability. Here are our main takeaways ⤵ 💶 A stable climate and a healthy environment are the preconditions for our long-term economic development and competitiveness. We need to ensure that public funding coming from the EU budget such as the next Multiannual financial framework (MFF) is in line with sustainability goals. 👩🌾 We would need a comprehensive Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform to ensure not only food security and address the social and economic challenges in the farming sector, but also tackle biodiversity loss, reduce pollution, and the excessive use of critical resources, such as fresh water. The cost of inaction is too big. 🛳 Trade relations and partnerships with non-EU countries are fundamental. We should maintain constructive relations with the Global South by complementing the existing trade and cooperation agreements with new provisions on technical and financial support, which would allow them to address properly water scarcity, biodiversity loss, and governance issues. 🗣 Lastly, we should all work towards a new narrative that addresses and explains green transition’s needs and solutions. Thanks to Dharmendra Kanani for hosting and to the speakers Claire Dupont, Lorenzo Benini, Alexandr Hobza, Vadim Kononenko, Dzhordzhio Naldzhiev for a great discussion. 📑 Find out more in: ✔ Our post-2024 CAP vision 👉 https://lnkd.in/esaAGcnV ✔ Our work on existing frameworks for trade and cooperation on Critical Raw Materials 👉 https://lnkd.in/dgd8RdG9 #FoEDebate #GreenTransition #Biodiversity #GreenTrade #SustainableAgriculture #Sustainability #CriticalRawMaterials
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Last week Pierre Leturcq, Head of the Global programme and Coordinator of the Green Trade Network, was in Beijing to provide a 2-day training course to Chinese officials from the Ministry of Commerce, China (MOFCOM) on the latest evolutions in the EU’s approach to trade and sustainability. Discussions focused on Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) chapters, EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), and Corporate sustainability due diligence (CSDDD), as well as providing valuable insights into how the EU is leading the way in promoting green trade practices. This training is part of a cooperation programme between the EU and China, led by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. In addition to the training, Pierre had a bilateral exchange on both EU and Chinese EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) models and the EU’s CBAM with Maosheng Duan, Professor at the University of Tsinghua. It was a productive discussion that shed light on the opportunities for collaboration on green trade issues. Moreover, Pierre also had the pleasure of meeting with other local environmental stakeholders to exchange ideas and discuss ways to further promote sustainable trade practices in China and continue working towards a greener future for global trade. ✔ Check our work on sustainable trade ⤵ https://lnkd.in/ehkjK6g5 💡 Find out more about the Green Trade Network and get in touch with us ⤵ https://lnkd.in/eRt9gqnN #GreenTrade #SustainableTrade #CBAM #Deforestation #ETS #EmissionsTradingSystem #DueDiligence #EUChina #InternationalCooperation
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On Wednesday, our research director Antoine Oger joined other experts and industry leaders to talk about how smart industrial and trade policies can power Europe's green battery value. 💡 Read our 5 takeaways from the event: 1. Unified Green Market: We need a single market industry that isn't just green but also monitored permanently to build demand-side confidence. 2. Critical Raw Material Act and 40% Goal: These are targets, not mandates. Public and private Investments must be made now, as the CRMA provides only the framework, leaving implementation to Member States and companies. 3. EU Commission's Role: The new European Commission must demonstrate commitment to supporting these implementation measures and investment. A follow-up to the European Green Deal investment is crucial after NextGen EU ends in 2026. 4. Global South Inclusion: The EU's raw material policy needs to accommodate global south countries, finding common ground and creating tools that provide them with policy and financial space to pursue their own sustainable development objectives. 5. Tailored Free Trade Agreements: Mega FTAs are increasingly challenging. Smaller, targeted agreements that combine legal obligations and sound sustainability provisions are needed “The new EU institutional framework provides a window of opportunity to come up with a consistent and coherent foreign policy that is aligned with the realities of the world as well as our climate and environmental objectives. This strategy must notably maintain a dual focus on decarbonisation and reducing domestic material footprint through its trade and industrial policy,” says Antoine Oger Read our work on Critical Raw Materials and circularity strategies ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dgd8RdG9 ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eHpS7mBr Thanks to all the speakers for the great discussion Kerstin Jorna, European Commission Simone Tagliapietra, Bruegel - Improving economic policy Wouter Ghyoot, Umicore Djibril RENE william todts & Julia Poliscanova (she/her), Transport & Environment (T&E) Sunayana Sasmal, Tulip Consulting #Trade #RawCriticalMaterials #ElectricVehicles
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♻️ More standards for more circular products? The Council of the European Union has adopted the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (#ESPR), set to enter into force soon. This regulation establishes a framework for ecodesign requirements for products sold in the EU, focusing on: - Durability - Reusability - Repairability - Recyclability - Upgradability - Environmental impact A key element of the ESPR is the introduction of a Digital Product Passport (DPP). It would carry a product’s information requirements, providing information on performance, traceability, technical documentation, harmful chemicals, user manuals and facilitating the repair and recycling of products. Read more in our latest blog by Eline Blot on measures to improve the sustainability of goods sold and empower consumer choices in the EU ➡ https://lnkd.in/eMQsg_ST #CircularProducts #ESPR #CircularEconomy #Ecodesign
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🏘 Low emission zones (LEZ) and zero emission zones (ZEZ) are important tools to help cities to improve their air quality and address associated health impacts. LEZs have been successfully implemented in Stockholm since 1996, Milan since 2008, and Brussels since 2018. However, their introduction can sometimes be controversial and met by resistance from the public and businesses, who fear the possibility of costly, inconvenient or unequal socio-economic impacts. So, what can cities do to get their citizens and businesses on board? As part of a study for the Clean Air Fund, we produced case studies that reveal some common threads related to how cities can engage and communicate with stakeholders when developing a LEZ, and how they can address some of the potential socio-economic impacts during the LEZ’s implementation. The next case studies on Warsaw, where LEZ will soon be implemented, and Sofia will be added this summer, with a final research paper published and discussed in a webinar early this September. 📗 Find out more in our briefs written by Emma Watkins, Emma Bergeling, Elena Marchetti, and CHIARA ANTONELLI ⤵ https://lnkd.in/etevNzGR 📑 Read also this blog on Stockholm, a pioneer in this area ⤵ https://lnkd.in/eMNh3GAx ℹ For more information on the study, or to receive an invitation for the final webinar in September, contact Emma Watkins. #LowEmissionZones #ZeroEmissionZones #AirQuality #AirPollution
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EU food systems are facing unprecedented challenges while driving biodiversity loss, environmental pollution, and being responsible for almost 31% of the total greenhouse gas emissions in the EU. They also contribute to rising levels of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes. Researchers agree that increasing the resilience and sustainability of EU food systems will require changes in production methods, a dietary shift towards more plant-based foods, and reduced livestock production. Novel sources of protein could play a role in supporting these changes, but the are some uncertainties on the positive and negative impacts that their upscaling can have on the environment, society, and the economy. In our latest brief, prepared by Elisabet N. and Axel G., we outline the main benefits and concerns surrounding this shift towards plant-based diets and expanded production and consumption of novel sources of proteins. We also explore the role of EU policy in maximising the benefits and responding to the identified concerns, and specifically, in creating synergies between dietary shifts and further uptake of sustainable farming practices. Read our briefing ⤵ https://lnkd.in/eFsma_CU #EUFoodSystems #SustainableFoodSystems #NovelProteins #Sustainability #BiodiversityLoss #Emissions #Pollution #SustainableFarming