- 19 October 2022
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In the last 30 years, the amounts of CO2 emissions have increased at a rate faster than ever before in history. IEEP has calculated that ...
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on the Climate and Circular Economy programme, please contact:
Ben Allen
Research Director
Industrial pollution and chemicals
IEEP has long been involved in industrial policy issues, playing a central role in developing the EU’s integrated approach.
We undertake a wide variety of research, reviewing implementation of industrial legislation, examining potential future changes and analysing its interaction with other policy areas, such as water policy or smart regulation. We are, therefore, actively working to shape and improve industrial pollution control policy in Europe.
Latest news
- 16 June 2022
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Improving circular material use by industry is key in delivering Europe's circular economy. The main regulatory instrument, the Industrial Emissions Directive, supports this to some ...
- 22 January 2021
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IEEP is pleased to invite you to a high-level European Commission event with Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius and a distinguished panel to discuss how green taxation ...
- 13 January 2021
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Tim Gore has joined IEEP this month to head the Low Carbon and Circular Economy (LCCE) Programme. ...
- 10 March 2020
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Ursula von der Leyen and her Commission have taken important steps to green the European economy and simultaneously promote competitiveness as part of the European ...
- 18 September 2017
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Globally, around 12.7 million tonnes of mismanaged plastic waste enter the ocean every year (Jambeck et al., 2015). This is equivalent to each citizen of ...
Latest publications
- 26 July 2022
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The 2010 EU Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) is one of the cornerstones of pollution control in the EU establishing a regulatory regime covering industrial activities that ...
- 22 December 2021
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This new report finds that EU polluters are not currently paying for most of the environmental damage they cause and explores how taxes and other ...
- 10 December 2021
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This new report explores challenges related to the future management of waste batteries from electric vehicles, focusing on the approaches taken by the European Union ...
- 27 January 2021
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This briefing by IEEP and ISGlobal explores how European policies and the COVID-19 recovery efforts can better reflect the impact of the natural environment on ...
- 15 December 2020
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This background paper reviews available scientific evidence on the correlation between the environment and people’s mental health and well-being in Europe, and identifies solutions for ...
- 3 March 2016
This report by IEEP assesses if there are differences in the costs of implementation of EU environmental law across Member States. Identifying differences in the ...
