Axel Volkery
Senior Fellow and Head of the Environmental Governance programme
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Phone: +32 (0) 2211 1090
Specialist Subjects:
environmental governance, policy effectiveness, impact assessment, strategy and scenario development
Profile:
Dr Axel Volkery joined IEEP in October 2010 after previous employment as a policy and scenario analyst at the European Environment Agency, the German Advisory Council on the Environment and the Environmental Policy Research Centre Berlin. He has extensive experience in conducting integrated environmental assessments and policy appraisals at the European and national level, including being a lead author for the 2010 State of the Environment and Outlook Report of the European Environment Agency. Axel has worked and published widely on strategies and instruments to foster policy integration and policy coherence in OECD countries, the comparison of sustainability strategies and approaches to strengthen the environmental dimension of regulatory impact assessment. He has co-authored ex-ante and ex-post assessments in a wide range of policy fields including climate change and energy, transport and chemical policy and has been involved in a number of scenario-building exercises at the European level. Axel has managed grants from the European Commission, the European Environment Agency and diverse European and national research foundations and NGOs. He holds a diploma and a PhD in Political Sciences from Free University of Berlin.
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Environmental complaint handling and mediation mechanisms at national level
Gradual harmonisation of Member States’ approaches to handling complaints over environment law breaches could have major benefits for the EU.
05 Apr 2013 -
A greener EU budget in the balance: the 2014-2020 MFF deal
What are the implications of the EU budget deal for policies which shape the sustainability of European society? Many of them have been severely challenged or cut disproportionately. At the same time some important commitments have been made, like devoting 20 per cent of spending to climate activities.
11 Mar 2013 -
Biodiversity proofing of the EU budget
This study shows how more can be done to firstly avoid and minimize detrimental impacts of EU funding on biodiversity, and secondly to increase biodiversity benefits.
18 Feb 2013 -
Greener or greyer: what's next for the future EU budget?
This Policy Brief analyses the outcomes of the Special Summit on the future EU budget, which took place on 22-23 November 2012.
12 Dec 2012 -
Running out of time? Stepping up action for Europe's environment
New report by IEEP launched at high-level conference in Brussels.
05 Dec 2012 -
Using innovative financial instruments to finance EU policies and objectives
This report examines Commission proposals on the use of innovative financial instruments in the 2014-2020 budget and analyses implications for the financing of EU policies and objectives.
02 Oct 2012 -
Exploring key priorities and actions for the 7th EAP
This policy paper examines how the forthcoming 7EAP can contribute to protecting natural systems and improving the way in which we use natural resources. It also examines a number of cross-cutting actions needed to support the priorities of the 7EAP and ensure better delivery of EU environment policy.
26 Sep 2012 -
Walking the talk - practical options for making the 2014-2020 EU MFF deliver on climate change
This report analyses the opportunities and weaknesses of Commission proposals on the future Cohesion Policy and the Connecting Europe Facility to ensure the effective mainstreaming of climate change concerns.
12 Apr 2012 -
Unfolding the green ‘elements’ of the Commission’s Common Strategic Framework 2014-2020
This policy brief analyses the Commission’s staff working document on the Common Strategic Framework for the 2014-2020 EU cohesion, rural development and fisheries funds. It discusses both the opportunities and weaknesses to advance the mainstreaming of climate change and the environment into the funds.
04 Apr 2012 -
The new OECD environmental Outlook – an alarm signal that comes at the right moment
“Urgent action is needed now to avoid significant costs of inaction, both in economic and human terms”. The OECD provides a clear message in its recent Environment Outlook to 2050: Act now – or face major and potentially disastrous consequences.
28 Mar 2012