Publication:Policy Brief

Hansen, Wenke and Peter Beyer 2003: Incineration as recovery and disposal of waste: Analysis and interpretation of the judgements of the European Court of Justice C-458/00 and C-228/00. IEEP/Ecologic.

Incineration as Recovery and Disposal of Waste

Analysis and interpretation of the judgements of the European Court of Justice C-458/00 and C-228/00

Year 2003

Publication:Report

Interwies, Eduard; Britta Pielen and Pierre Strosser 2003: The Economic Analysis according to the Water Framework Directive in the Danube River Basin. A Cross-Country Assessment of Implementation Capacities and Priority Gaps. Ecologic, Berlin.

The Economic Analysis According to the Water Framework Directive in the Danube River Basin

A Cross-Country Assessment of Implementation Capacities and Priority Gaps

Year 2003

Publication:Report

This study surveys the environmental guidelines of eight OECD member states' export credit agencies. Special emphasis was given to the support of large dams; in this context, the study evaluates to what extent the recommendations made by the World Commission on Dams are reflected in the environmental and social guidelines.

The Use of Environmental and Social Criteria in Export Credit Agencies' Practices

Year 2003

Publication:Policy Brief

Beyer, Peter; Clare Coffey; Anneke Klasing 2003: Actively Shaping European Environmental Policy – Briefing Paper on the Draft Constitution for Europe. Ecologic Institute, IEEP, Berlin/Brussels.

Actively Shaping European Environmental Policy

Briefing Paper on the Draft Constitution for Europe

Year 2003

Publication:Document

As state and local governments in the U.S. respond to demanding and complex environmental challenges, environmental policies and best practices from overseas are serving as important models. The reasons are clear – countries such as Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark and Australia have addressed similar environmental challenges by developing and implementing creative and often highly successful solutions. The adaptation of international best practices and innovation in environmental policies represents an important and powerful paradigm shift – from one of exporting environmental expertise and dollars, to one of importing good ideas from around the globe. The paper is available for download.

International Best Practices and Innovation

Strategically Harvesting Environmental Lessons from Abroad

Year 2003

Publication:Policy Brief

What are the impacts of European infringement procedures regarding the non-compliance with nature conservation legislation on certain areas? And, to what extent can protected areas contribute to fulfill the requirements of the nature conservation legislation by means of sustainable management with appropriate financing?

Applying EU Environmental Legislation

Learning from the European Court Cases and the Example of the National Marine Park of Zakynthos

Year 2003

Publication:Policy Brief

The Laeken Declaration, convening the Convention on the Future of Europe, submitted a broad mandate to it, requesting it to reorganise the distribution of tasks between the EU and the Member States. However, the Convention did not consider reallocation of competencies, but rather concentrated on the task of ensuring transparency for the delimitation of competencies. Ecologic published a Brief that presents the system underlying the constitutional division of competencies, points out consequences of the system, and assesses them from an environmental point of view.

The Division of Competencies

Reform Suggestions and Implications for the Environment

Year 2003

Publication:Policy Brief

The Laeken Declaration, which constitutes the mandate for the European Convention, calls for institutional reforms to improve the EU’s efficiency, democratic accountability and transparency. Although the Convention adopted the draft Constitutional Treaty in June/July 2003, its environmental implications remain highly uncertain. Ecologic published a Brief that analyses the draft Constitutional Treaty. Furthermore, it considers the potential environmental merits and shortcomings of the broader reform options which have provided the backdrop for the Convention’s discussions: What are the basic options for improving the EU’s efficiency, democratic accountability and transparency? How do they fare from the point of view of the environment?

Democracy, Efficiency, Transparency

The European Convention's Proposals for Institutional Reform from an Environmental Perspective

Year 2003

Publication:Article

In response to Article 2.2 of the Kyoto Protocol, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) have begun to consider greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from international aviation and shipping. However, neither ICAO nor IMO have taken any effective action on the issue yet and progress can be characterised as slow. But there are options for furthering the progress within ICAO and IMO.

Institutional Interaction to Address Greenhouse Gas Emissions from International Transport

ICAO, IMO and the Kyoto Protocol

Year 2003

Publication:Document

Businesses, cities, states, universities and churches are striving to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to protect the Earth's climate. A new transatlantic survey by Michael Northrop reveals a multitude of initiatives, both in the U.S. and in Europe. Michael Northrop directs the Sustainable Development grantmaking program at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) in New York City and is the author of this paper.

Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions is Possible and Even Profitable

Year 2003

Publication:Thesis

The Doctoral Thesis of Simon Marr, lawyer with Ecologic Legal, has been published. The purpose of this study is to examine the present status of implementation of the precautionary principle in the law of the sea and to extract evidence of its acceptance as part of customary international law. The thesis examines the precautionary principle in the law of the sea. The precautionary principle is a risk management tool for policy makers which has been broadly implemented in international environmental law in a variety of different sectors and formulations.

The Precautionary Principle in the Law of the Sea

Modern Decision Making in International Law

Year 2003

Publication:Report

2003: Deliverable 1 - EUROMARKET Water Liberalisaion Scenarios - Analysis of the European Unions Explicit and Implicit Policies and Approaches in the Larger Water Sector. ENGREF/IHE/EPFL/Paris VIII/Delft UT/University Bocconi/University of Birmingham/Ecologic/UCL/University of Zaragoza.

Analysis of the European Unions Explicit and Implicit Policies and Approaches in the Larger Water Sector

Deliverable 1

Year 2003

Publication:Book Section

Ecologic experts on private sector participation and regulatory oversight in the water sector contribute to an OECD publication on "Social Issues in the Provision and Pricing of Water Services". This book explores the interface between environmental and social elements of water pricing policies in OECD countries. It focuses on the affordability of water services, as well as on the social measures aimed at resolving these affordability problems.

Governance and Private Sector Participation

Year 2003

Publication:Report

Hamada, Ana-Mari M.; Eduard Interwies; R. Andreas Kraemer 2003: Water Governance & Private Sector Participation in OECD Countries. Ecologic-Institut für Internationale und Europäische Umweltpolitik, Berlin.

Water Governance & Private Sector Participation in OECD Countries

Year 2003

Publication:Policy Brief

This Ecologic Brief is part of the project EcoFuturum "Europe's Democratic Challenge: Actively Shaping European Environmental Policy". It is part of a series of contributions to the European constitutional debates, and Ecologic thus continues its tradition of work on "Greening the Treaties".

Energy Policy in the Constitutional Treaty

Future Options for a European Energy Policy and Implications for the Environment

Year 2003

Adaptation
Agriculture
Arctic
Biodiversity
Bioeconomy
Cities
Climate
Climate Foreign Policy
Coastal + Marine
Communication
Consumer Policy
Culture + Ecology
Digitalization
EU
Economics
Education
Energy
Environmental Law – Ecologic Legal
Evaluation
Events
Finance
Food
Foreign Policy
Governance
Health
Indicators
Industry
International Cooperation
Land Use
Mobility
Nature-based Solutions + Green Infrastructure
Plastics
Public Diplomacy
Resource Conservation + Circular Economy
Trade
Water

English

Analysis and interpretation of the judgements of the European Court of Justice C-458/00 and C-228/00

A Cross-Country Assessment of Implementation Capacities and Priority Gaps

Briefing Paper on the Draft Constitution for Europe

Strategically Harvesting Environmental Lessons from Abroad

Learning from the European Court Cases and the Example of the National Marine Park of Zakynthos

Reform Suggestions and Implications for the Environment

The European Convention's Proposals for Institutional Reform from an Environmental Perspective

ICAO, IMO and the Kyoto Protocol

Modern Decision Making in International Law

Deliverable 1

Future Options for a European Energy Policy and Implications for the Environment