Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP)

We are taking a short jolly break 🎄 As 2024 comes to a close, we would like to celebrate the dedication of our team and thank our followers, supporters, partners, and funders for their invaluable support. Please note that between 25 December and 2 January, our office will be closed 🎀 For urgent requests in this period, please write to brussels@ieep.eu considering that answers might be slow. 🎇 Best wishes for the New Year from all of us at IEEP! Photo by Eddson Lens

🤝 We are excited to announce our new Policy Mentoring Scheme in collaboration with the European Geosciences Union (EGU) 💡 The European Geosciences Union is a non-profit international union of scientists with about 19,500 members from all over the world and a leading organisation for Earth, planetary, and space science research in Europe. Together with EGU, we offer a 12-month hybrid mentoring scheme to early and mid-career professionals with the unique opportunity to work alongside IEEP members, gaining valuable hands-on experience and insights into how they interact and share information with Europe’s policy community. ℹ️ Info and details on how to apply ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/eky67QpX 📅 Deadline is 17 January 2025!

💡 Busy office weeks as we welcomed guests from around the world to learn about our work! Our Executive Director Eero Yrjö-Koskinen met with a delegation from Finland with Riikka Paloniemi - Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) - Suomen ympäristökeskus (Syke), Katriina Koivisto - Aluehallintovirasto - Regionförvaltningsverket, Sari Kemppainen and Minna Partti - Helsingin seudun ympäristöpalvelut HSY to talk about the Clean Industrial Deal and on the possible consequences of delaying EU environmental legislations. Eero Yrjö-Koskinen and Nora Hiller, from the Global team, also welcomed colleagues from China Wu Jianrong and Zhou Hongping from the Guangzhou Municipal Ecological Environment Bureau, Chen Hongzhan from the Guangzhou Ecological Environment Monitoring Center station and Chen Minyi from the Guangzhou Environmental Technology Center. The discussion centered on how to promote environmental sustainability through policies by sharing the experience and best practices in ecological environment management, including water, air, and soil pollution control, and strategies and measures to protect biodiversity. Later in the week, students from Sciences Po PSIA - Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po, visited our office and had the opportunity to discuss social and environmental challenges with our Climate and Circular Economy and Global team members Chiara Antonelli, Antoine Oger, and Pierre Leturcq. ℹ️ Find out more about our work on our website 👉 www.ieep.eu #EUGreenDeal #CleanIndustrialDeal #EnvironmentalGovernance

In conversation with policy-makers on climate mitigation in the agri-food sector 👨🌾 Last week we organised our first MEPs breakfast briefing at the European Parliament hosted by MEPs Elsi Katainen, Pär Holmgren and Anna Strolenberg. Our colleagues Julia Bognar, Head of Land Use and Climate, and Melanie Muro, Head of CAP and Food, discussed how to incentivise climate mitigation across the agri-food value chain. Together with MEPs, policy advisors, and political assistants, we explored if the current policy framework, in particular looking at agricultural emission cuts and increased land-based carbon sinks, is enough for 2040 and what reforms will be needed to enhance climate ambition in the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector. In our study with Trinomics and Ecologic Institute we explore the potential of an emissions trading system (ETS) for the agricultural sector as a policy instrument operationalising the polluter pays principle for agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the EU. In our upcoming study with Trinomics, Wageningen University & Research and Ricardo plc we will continue to explore the potential of different policy options, including an emissions trading system (ETS) for the agricultural sector. Stay tuned for the follow-up study assessing potential environmental, economic, and social impacts. ℹ️ These breakfast briefings are dedicated to policy-makers to inform them about European environmental policies and gain insights relevant to the work of the European Parliament in the coming months. For more information on this and future breakfast briefings, contact Irene Chiocchetti at ichiocchetti@ieep.eu. Eero Yrjö-Koskinen Mattia Bonfanti Marianna Lianantonaki Krystyna Springer 📑 Read our study on applying the polluter pays principle to agricultural emissions https://lnkd.in/eKiSS9tX #ClimateMitigation #EmissionsTradingSystem #AgriFood

🎙️ PODCAST | Financing the transition to resilient and equitable food systems A recent report by the Global Alliance for the Future of Food estimates the costs of transitioning to truly sustainable food systems at $430 billion to $500 billion annually. While public climate finance almost doubled between 2017 and 2022 the share allocated to food systems has dropped from 3% to 2.5%. Of that, only 1.5%, or about $9.1 billion, is invested in sustainable, agroecological food systems. In this podcast, our Head of CAP and Food, Melanie Muro talks to Olivia Riemer from TMG Think Tank for Sustainability and Torsten Hasforth from CONCITO about the challenges of financing this transition and explore existing tools and policy instruments such as True Cost Accounting and the Emissions Trading System. They also talk about Denmark, the first country in the world to set a climate tax on emissions from livestock, and investigate if other countries could adopt this model. 🎧 Listen to the podcast produced by us with the collaboration of our two #ThinkSustainableEurope members on: ▶️ Spotify - https://lnkd.in/eK7W2d6i ▶️ YouTube - https://lnkd.in/etRU7y9w More info and readings ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/eW9ABbA5 #SustainableFood #JustTransition #Finance

📣 We are pleased to welcome Luc Bas, Director of the Cerac - Climate Risk Assessment Center, as the new Chairperson of our Strategic Advisory Council. In this interview, Luc reflects with us on the role of IEEP within the new geopolitical landscape, the future of the EU, and its sustainability ambitions in the new policy cycle. Read the interview 👇 https://lnkd.in/ehn24-rq #JustTransition #EUGreenDeal #CleanIndustrialDeal

Our colleagues from the Institute for European Environmental Policy UK (IEEP UK) are expanding their team! Check the details 👇 ⏰ The deadline for applications is next Monday!

We are excited to welcome EuroGeoSurveys, Questionmark Foundation and Friends of Europe to the #Think2030 community 🎉   With the addition of these new knowledge partners, #Think2030 strengthens its role as a multi-stakeholder platform of leading policy experts from European think tanks, civil society, the private sector, and local authorities.   By focusing on producing timely, relevant, and actionable policy recommendations, Think2030 drives science-policy solutions for a more sustainable Europe.   Find out more about our new knowledge partners on the Think2030 website⤵️ EuroGeoSurveys https://lnkd.in/e2HbXzBy Friends of Europe https://lnkd.in/eJciq9X4 Questionmark Foundation https://lnkd.in/eY-ZRJXY   #Sustainability #GreenPolicy

🚨 Webinar | The environmental stakes of the EU-Mercosur deal Is the EU trade policy compatible with environmental commitments?   🤝 The upcoming Mercosur Summit in Montevideo, 5-6 December, could mark the announcement of the conclusion of the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement, over two decades since talks began.   Register for this webinar on 28 November, organised by our initiative the Green Trade Network (GTN), which will examine the environmental dimensions of the EU-Mercosur agreement as it currently stands and discuss alternative paths to ensure that trade agreements align with sustainability goals. 📝 Registration: https://lnkd.in/eNruCaRw   The Q&A session will provide participants with the opportunity to engage directly with our speakers, addressing critical questions on how to align the EU’s trade policy with environmental sustainability imperatives.   🎙️ Panel:  Markus Gehring, CISDL  Mathilde Dupré, Veblen Institute for Economic Reforms  Antoine Oger, Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP)  Virginia Miranda Enssle, Fair Trade Advocacy Office (FTAO) (EU)  Moderation: Pierre Leturcq, IEEP 📅 28 November, 11:30-12:30 CET ℹ️ https://lnkd.in/e4UtbzZw #Mercosur #GreenTrade #FreeTradeAgreements

Last week Elisabet Nadeu, our Senior Policy Analyst from the CAP and Food team, gave a lecture to students enrolled in the Sustainable Land Use course of the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University. Using the Common Agricultural Policy and its environmental and climate objectives as an example, she shared insights on how to inform policymaking with scientific evidence and what it is like to work at the science-policy interface. She also discussed IEEP’s work in support of the Nature Restoration Law by providing scientific evidence to inform the debate. A big thank you to Utrecht University and Dries Hegger for this opportunity 🤝 📑 Our recent work on these topics ⤵  👩🌾 https://lnkd.in/dByB_QVp  🐝 https://lnkd.in/dqwp-VeU Contact Elisabet Nadeu at enadeu@ieep.eu to discover more about our work on sustainable food systems. #agriculture #CAP #SustainableFood #policymaking #NatureRestorationLaw