Catherine Bowyer
Senior Policy Analyst
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Phone: +44 (0)20 7340 2671
Specialist Subjects:
EU institutional development, environmental assessment and evaluation, waste, climate change
Profile:
Catherine joined IEEP in 2002, having previously studied Environmental Sciences and worked on impact assessment and indicators in local government. Catherine has been actively involved in numerous research projects and also plays a major role in the Institute's advisory services, manages the Institute’s information work and the production of IEEP’s flagship publication, the Manual of Environmental Policy. She is actively involved in IEEP's Climate Programme having extensively researched the EU Emissions Trading Scheme and its regulation, and bioenergy solutions.
Catherine has a detailed knowledge of the UK institutions as well as those at the European level; she as worked extensively with the Environment Agency and Defra. This regional knowledge is complemented by knowledge of the US systems of environmental governance. Between October 2006 and March 2007, Catherine spent 6 months working from Washington DC based with the Natural Resources Defence Council's (www.nrdc.org) International Programme. While in the US she helped establish an ongoing joint project between IEEP and NRDC, developing a series of Transatlantic Dialogues on climate and energy, and marine protection.
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Sourcebook on EU Environmental Law
The Sourcebook provides a practical reference document on applicable EU environmental legislation, practices and standards which need to be taken into account in the planning and development of projects supported by Banks that have signed the ‘European Principles for the Environment'.
07 Oct 2011 -
Assessment of the 6th Environment Action Programme
This report presents the results of an independent evaluation of the 6th Environment Action Programme (6EAP). The overall objective of this evaluation was to provide an in-depth assessment of the achievements of the 6EAP since its adoption in 2002 to the end of 2010.
26 Mar 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.
11 Mar 2011 -
The Indirect Land Use Change Impact of the Use of Biofuels in the EU
A new IEEP report analyses the indirect land use change (ILUC) impact of the substantial additional biofuel usage that will be generated up to 2020 by the targets under the EU renewable energy Directive. The report has recently been updated to include all 27 NREAPs.
11 Nov 2010 -
Drowning in Process? The Implementation of the EU's 6th Environmental Action Programme
This study evaluates the implementation of the 6EAP across all four of its ‘key environmental priorities’...
04 Oct 2010 -
Implementing the Renewable Energy Directive: Consultation Response
IEEP organised a dialogue around the delivery of the sustainability criteria set out in the Renewable Energy Directive ...
08 Feb 2010 -
Working Paper 2: Operationalising Criteria to Protect Highly Biodiverse Grasslands under the Renewable Energy Directive (Directive 2009/28/EC)
This document builds on the analysis conducted within WP1, and sets out an approach to the implementation of Article 17.3.c of European Community Directive 2009/28/EC aimed at fulfilling the requirements ...
04 Feb 2010 -
Working Paper 1: Interpreting Grassland Requirements set out within the Directive on Renewable Energy (Directive 2009/28/EC)
Commissioned by WWF European Policy Office from the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP), this document aims to provide a basis for discussion, clarification and interpretation of the criteria ...
04 Jan 2010 -
Action Taken to Address Climate and Energy Priorities in the EU Member States, and Prospects for Implementation of the Climate Action and Renewable Energy Package
This paper provides an early overview of the prospects for implementation of the EU climate action and renewable energy (CARE) package across the EU at Member State level, as of spring 2009. It is based ...
31 May 2009 -
Land degradation and desertification
This report sets out to provide an integrated picture of land degradation issues and actions within the EU. Findings from literature, academic research and policy analysis are brought together within this ...
01 Mar 2009