Event: Building on the know-how from the results-based payment scheme (RBPS) pilots
This one day event will capitalise on the lessons learned the RBPS pilot projects that ran from 2014 to 2019 in eight areas of Ireland, Spain, Romania and the UK.
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Reaching sustainable consumption in Europe by 2050
In light of planetary boundaries, the ways that we consume today are not sustainable.
Despite bold UN diplomacy, Climate Action Summit fails to galvanise world's largest emitters
The UN Climate Action Summit was intended to galvanise increased ambition from Member States and non-state actors. Unfortunately, despite some unusually bold diplomatic moves on the part of the UN, the world's large emitters have not met that challenge.
Putting nature at the heart of Europe's climate fight
A Green Deal that puts nature at the heart of Europe's climate fight is urgently needed – and very well possible.
The Von der Leyen Commission: First reactions on its priorities
Martin Nesbit has taken a first look at how some of the nominated Commissioners stack up to Europe's environmental and sustainability needs
CAP 2021-27: Comparative analysis of environmental performance of COMENVI and COMAGRI reports
IEEP has conducted an analysis of the proposals made by both committees in terms of their environment and climate performance. The main findings are outlined below.
Achieving sustainable transition requires major changes to Europe’s current governance system
Europe’s 2020 strategy and the 7th Environmental Action Plan were conceived before the SDGs, the Paris agreement and before some of the recent advances in scientific understanding of planetary boundaries, and of the scale of interconnected challenges to come. In light of the severity and urgency of risk identified by experts around the world, a new approach is now needed.
Position paper: Co-designing Horizon Europe towards greater sustainability
Never has a research and innovation framework design exercise been so important to the future of Europe. With a headline budget of €100bn, the Commission is currently engaging with citizens, researchers, policymakers, innovators and others to debate and shape the strategic priorities for Horizon Europe - EU’s future research and innovation framework programme.
Science-policy solutions for a more sustainable Europe
Open letter after open letter, scientists are warning us that we are running out of time: the more we wait, the more likely it is that damage will become irreversible. The more we procrastinate, the more painful the decisions we'll have to make.
Climate change… what if the solution started with land management?
Keeping increases of global temperature to the Paris target levels could require a land area the size of the EU to change from agriculture to forest says a report published today by IPCC.
Reducing aviation’s impact on climate change in Europe
The impact of flying on climate has been in the news lately. How big of a problem are aviation emissions and what is being done about them in Europe?
Thirty actions for a sustainable Europe 2030
The newly elected European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen has pledged a Green Deal for Europe in her first 100 days in office. Last year, we asked sustainability experts from all over Europe for policy recommendations. Here is what a Green Deal that's aligned with SDGs should look like.
A pivotal moment for sustainable bioenergy policy: Reflections from IEEP's session at EUSEW 2019
IEEP and the European Biogas Association hosted a session at the EU Sustainable Energy Week 2019. The following reflections recollect discussions on the governance of sustainable bioenergy and biogas in the EU.
Why Europe needs a more ambitious biodiversity agenda
Despite the alarming scale of biodiversity loss, the EU has not yet fully recognised the disastrous consequences that the scenario would have in the functioning of our ecosystems – not when it comes to political action, at least.
European Council’s summit: Delivering the Paris Agreement
Last week's Council summit failed to reach consensus on climate neutrality. IEEP's Martin Nesbit reflects on the reasons and steps forward in our blog.
Opinion: Re-energising Europe through a post-2020 Common Energy Policy
Let us dream of a new storyboard for Europe, one in which energy would become a vector of change that prepares and empowers the Union in the face of pressing global challenges.
Reporting from Texel: Can we reach sustainable levels of consumption by 2050?
To find out what European citizens think about our current consumption habits and what more can be done to improve their sustainability, the IEEP went to the Democracy Alive Festival on the island of Texel, in the Netherlands.
IEEP held a session on marine protected areas at the 2019 Natural Capital Initiative Summit
IEEP organised a special session at the Natural Capital Initiative 2019 summit to discuss the socio-economic benefits that marine protected areas can provide to local communities, and the management and governance strategies required to realise them.
What role for the new European Parliament in closing the implementation gap?
IEEP was an official partner of this year’s EU Green Week, with a session reflecting on the achievements of the outgoing Parliament and the priorities for the new one.
The European election aftermath: what next for environmental policies?
Following the European elections, we take a look at the results and at the 'green wave' that swept across some of the Member States. This article gives insights on what the election results might imply for environmental policies at the European level.