Reforming environmental taxes and harmful subsidies: challenges and opportunities

This policy paper provides a brief introduction and overview to the issues of environmental tax reform and environmentally harmful subsidies and outlines recent developments in the EU. It also outlines the remaining challenges in these areas and the potential role of the 7th EAP in helping to deliver the ETR and EHS agendas.

Running out of time? Stepping up action for Europe's environment

New report by IEEP launched at high-level conference in Brussels.

Investments in improving the environment and in remediation of environmental damage – Comparative study of different measures funded through the use of economic environmental instruments

The effective utilisation of revenue from market based instruments is a way to achieve both environmental improvements in line with the promotion of a Green Economy, and to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Given the existing shortfall in climate finance, the potential to generate revenue through auctioning under the EU-ETS should not be overlooked.

Feasibility of implementing a radical ETR and its acceptance

The study provides an analysis of the legal feasibility and political acceptability of a radical Environmental Tax Reform (ETR) within the broader context of EU policies. It explores the scope for using ...

The Implications of UK Implementation of the End-of-Life Vehicles Directive

The Polluter Pays Principle and Fisheries: The Role of Taxes and Charges

Written to help inform the debate to the Common Fisheries Policy Review English Nature (EN) and the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) published a series of five short briefings.

Good Governance and The Common Fisheries Policy: An Environmental Perspective

Integrating Environment into the Common Fisheries Policy

Mediterranean Issues: Towards Effective Fisheries Management