🎉 The #NatureRestorationLaw, spearheaded by Cesar Luena, Socialists and Democrats Group in the European Parliament (S&D) and The Greens/EFA in the European Parliament, is now published in the Official Journal of the EU. After two years of difficult negotiations, facing opposition and disinformation from conservative groups and policymakers, overseen by four different presidencies of the Council of the European Union, the NRL was adopted. Effective and timely implementation of the NRL is crucial for achieving the European Green Deal’s climate targets and objectives of the EU Biodiversity for 2030 and the Global Biodiversity Framework. Read the analysis by Gabrielle Aubert for more on the adoption journey of the law. ➡️https://lnkd.in/dqwp-VeU #NatureRestorationLaw #EUGreenDeal #biodiversity #GlobalBiodiversityFramework
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IEEP is a European sustainability think tank.
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The Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) is an independent sustainability think tank with offices in Brussels and London. As a not-for-profit organisation with over 40-years of experience, we are committed to advancing impact-driven sustainability policy across the EU and the world.
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http://www.ieep.eu
External link for Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP)
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Employees at Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP)
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Luc Bas
Climate & Nature Ambassador; supporting a just transition for all - Director CeRAC. Former European Regional Director IUCN
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Edmond Lefebvre
Financial Controller at International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
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David Baldock
Senior Fellow at IEEP
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Therese Geortay
Senior Finance Officer
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Meet the policy experts of tomorrow! In addition to providing partners with policy advice and intelligence, helping organisations develop and implement environmental policies, and facilitating dialogues between stakeholders through roundtables and events, IEEP works on forming and supporting the policymakers and environmental experts of tomorrow. Read about Shiraz Moret-Bailly who just completed her internship with our CAP and Food team. Thank you, Shiraz for your great work! 👉 https://lnkd.in/eN3JJi3P
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On 18 July, Ursula von der Leyen was re-elected President of the European Commission for 2024-2029 by the European Parliament. Her first mandate was rocked with a global pandemic, the return of war on the European continent, a cost-of-living crisis, the first-ever loss of a Member State with Brexit, and the triple planetary crisis that is unfolding. In light of this, the fact that her European Green Deal project remained the backbone of her agenda throughout her mandate is an incredible achievement. However, with new challenges and frustration impacting the climate and environmental ambition of the Green Deal, what will her next mandate look like? Our Research Director Antoine Oger analyses President von der Leyen's programme for 2024-2029 ⤵ https://lnkd.in/ds37bPiC #EUGreenDeal #EuropeanPolicy #IndustrialPolicy #EnvironmentalGovernance #JustTransition
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🎙 Listen to our Senior Policy Analyst Krystyna Springer talking about emissions trading system application to the farming sector in this podcast by Sam Morgan for FORESIGHT Climate & Energy ⤵ https://lnkd.in/eVxjJrGV 📑 Read our study with Trinomics, Ecologic Institute, Carbon Counts, and Umweltbundesamt - Environment Agency Austria which explores potential options for an emissions trading system (ETS) for the agricultural sector, examining its potential as a policy instrument operationalising the polluter pays principle for agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the EU. 👉 https://lnkd.in/eKiSS9tX #EmissionsTradingSystem #Farming #Carbon #AgriculturalEmissions #Emissions #GreenhouseGas
For our Danish audiences! - "It is one of those certainties in life - death, taxes and the Danish doing something progressive on climate" - another good one from our dear Policy Editor Sam Morgan. Listen to the full episode on the farmers carbon market, where Sam talks to Krystyna Springer, from The Institute for European Environmental Policy https://lnkd.in/dM2Xr2m3
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We are excited to welcome three new members to IEEP's Strategic Advisory Council, which provides insight and inspiration from knowledgeable and respected individuals and guides IEEP’s research priorities, engagement initiatives, and communications planning. Environmental experts Chiara Martinelli (CAN Europe) and Luc Bas (CERAC), and communications specialist Claudia La Donna (Hanover) joined the panel of respected scientists, policymakers, and academics including Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Sirpa Pietikäinen, Andrea Kohl, Christian Hey, David Stanners, Derek Osborn, Nick Molho, Petros Fassoulas, and Ralph Hallo. 👉 https://lnkd.in/dqbar7kw Our societies are being challenged by a multitude of driving forces, which divert attention away from existential threats represented by global warming, biodiversity loss, unsustainable food production, and economic activities exceeding the ecological limits of our planet. As the world is now entering the decisive phase for tackling many of these problems, especially with the first Plenary of the newly elected European Parliament determining who will lead legislation in this critical time, IEEP must streamline its work to maximise its impact in national, European, and global policymaking. 📑 Read about the proposals included in the #Think2030 Science for Policy sessions for the implementation of the European Green Deal ⤵ https://lnkd.in/dEbfYk9H #Plenary #EUGreenDeal #EnvironmentalGovernance #Biodiversity #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #SustainableFoodSystems #GlobalWarming
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🐦 How advanced are we in biodiversity monitoring technology in agricultural landscapes? Biodiversity monitoring on agricultural land is required under EU laws and policies like the Common Agricultural Policy, Nature Restoration Law, and EU Birds and Habitats Directives. Agriculture is highly dependent on biodiversity services and natural resources in the agricultural landscape. Monitoring and detecting protected species and overall biodiversity on agricultural land is necessary to conserve and restore biodiversity in sustainable agriculture. Read more in our report on monitoring developments, advantages and limitations ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eM-VJCS5 Written by Laure-Lou Tremblay, Kenny Meganck, Shiraz Moret-Bailly, Evelyn Underwood #Biodiversity #Monitoring #RemoteSensing #LiDAR #Agriculture #Data
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Farmers are increasingly impacted by heatwaves, droughts, heavy rain, floods, and frosts. The European Commission just approved the deployment of 77 million EUR from the agriculture reserve to downplay the impacts of extreme weather events, totaling 175 million EUR in 2024. Since 2022, the reserve has been fully spent every year. With a new European Parliament and Commission forming, along with the pertinence of farming issues, the EU must set a clear direction of travel for agriculture, prioritising a shift to sustainable farming practices. Our recent report reflects on the role of the CAP Strategic Plans in achieving sustainable farming systems and the need to define a strategy that aligns both short and long-term support for farmers. The report recommends that: 👨🌾 Member States make use of amendments to better support farmers’ transition to more sustainable practices. 💶 Member States and the European Commission should increase transparency and reporting on "crisis" funds, detailing the needs they support and their alignment with long-term EU agricultural priorities. 🤝 The European Commission should evaluate how flexibilities and exemptions from the Simplification package affect climate, environmental, and biodiversity goals. 📑 Read more in our report prepared by Elisabet N. and Axel G. from our CAP and Food team ⤵ https://lnkd.in/dByB_QVp ✍ Contact us to find out more about our work on #SustainableAgriculture #CommonAgriculturalPolicy #JustTransition #Farming #SustainableFoodSystems 👉 https://lnkd.in/d7THy-kx
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Relief echoed across the EU when the results of the European and French elections were announced, as the threat of the extreme right parties in some countries was averted, at least for now. But what comes next? How will policymakers address the cost of living and social equity concerns while sticking to their international pledges and proceeding with the implementation of the green transition? Read the latest blog by IEEP Executive Director Eero Yrjö-Koskinen ⤵ https://lnkd.in/eMv56F9W #GreenTransition #SocialEquity #EUGreenDeal #EUElections
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Yesterday our Executive Director Eero Yrjö-Koskinen spoke at the Friends of Europe debate "Navigating the EU’s sustainability transitions in a polycrisis world" with the participation of Leena Yla-Mononen. This interactive discussion looked at the challenges deriving from competing priorities and ensuring that environmental goals are not sidelined during the next institutional cycle. Starting with the latest report by the European Environment Agency “Europe’s Sustainability Transitions Outlook, thinking long-term while acting short-term”, speakers and participants focused the debate on maintaining the balance between ecological resilience and macroeconomic stability. Here are our main takeaways ⤵ 💶 A stable climate and a healthy environment are the preconditions for our long-term economic development and competitiveness. We need to ensure that public funding coming from the EU budget such as the next Multiannual financial framework (MFF) is in line with sustainability goals. 👩🌾 We would need a comprehensive Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform to ensure not only food security and address the social and economic challenges in the farming sector, but also tackle biodiversity loss, reduce pollution, and the excessive use of critical resources, such as fresh water. The cost of inaction is too big. 🛳 Trade relations and partnerships with non-EU countries are fundamental. We should maintain constructive relations with the Global South by complementing the existing trade and cooperation agreements with new provisions on technical and financial support, which would allow them to address properly water scarcity, biodiversity loss, and governance issues. 🗣 Lastly, we should all work towards a new narrative that addresses and explains green transition’s needs and solutions. Thanks to Dharmendra Kanani for hosting and to the speakers Claire Dupont, Lorenzo Benini, Alexandr Hobza, Vadim Kononenko, Dzhordzhio Naldzhiev for a great discussion. 📑 Find out more in: ✔ Our post-2024 CAP vision 👉 https://lnkd.in/esaAGcnV ✔ Our work on existing frameworks for trade and cooperation on Critical Raw Materials 👉 https://lnkd.in/dgd8RdG9 #FoEDebate #GreenTransition #Biodiversity #GreenTrade #SustainableAgriculture #Sustainability #CriticalRawMaterials
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Last week Pierre Leturcq, Head of the Global programme and Coordinator of the Green Trade Network, was in Beijing to provide a 2-day training course to Chinese officials from the Ministry of Commerce, China (MOFCOM) on the latest evolutions in the EU’s approach to trade and sustainability. Discussions focused on Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) chapters, EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), and Corporate sustainability due diligence (CSDDD), as well as providing valuable insights into how the EU is leading the way in promoting green trade practices. This training is part of a cooperation programme between the EU and China, led by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. In addition to the training, Pierre had a bilateral exchange on both EU and Chinese EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) models and the EU’s CBAM with Maosheng Duan, Professor at the University of Tsinghua. It was a productive discussion that shed light on the opportunities for collaboration on green trade issues. Moreover, Pierre also had the pleasure of meeting with other local environmental stakeholders to exchange ideas and discuss ways to further promote sustainable trade practices in China and continue working towards a greener future for global trade. ✔ Check our work on sustainable trade ⤵ https://lnkd.in/ehkjK6g5 💡 Find out more about the Green Trade Network and get in touch with us ⤵ https://lnkd.in/eRt9gqnN #GreenTrade #SustainableTrade #CBAM #Deforestation #ETS #EmissionsTradingSystem #DueDiligence #EUChina #InternationalCooperation
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