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The Institute for Applied Environmental Economics - TME - is specialised in the economics and management of environmental and natural resources issues and focusses on deeper insights into a cost effective sustainable development.

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National Policy Dialogue (NPD) on Water-Related Issues in Armenia.

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The use of differential VAT rates to promote changes in consumption and innovation.

This study deals with the likely impacts of differential VAT rates for specific products with recognised environmental benefits.

Waterpricing policy is - according the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) - one of the options to improve water quality. The idea is that, by giving the correct incentives, sustainable water use can be stimulated by means of the 'the polluter pays' principle.

Assessment of the current environmental performance of 20 large retailers in Europe with regards to green products, green supply chains, retailers’ own environmental performance, and informing consumers.

This report addresses the question to what extent the ex-ante and ex-post estimates of costs to business resulting from EU environmental legislation differ, how these differences can be explained, and what the implications are for cost assessments.

Current and recently finished projects commissioned by Dutch public authorities, organisations and companies.

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Current and recently finished projects commissioned by the European Union and other international organisations.

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Global footprint for companies

The updated model makes use of (green) energy labels per supplier.

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