EU Environmental Policies & Law (POLLEN) - Policy Briefs

Participants will be asked to use the knowledge and skills gained during the POLLEN Programme to draft an original and coherent Policy Brief.

Policy Briefs will consist of a concise summary of a particular issue containing up to 4 pages or 1500 words.

It will give balanced information for policymakers and will have an attractive design and may have one or more figures.  

Policy Briefs 2023

        Jury's 1st prize - Katarzyna Aleksandra JANCEWICZ

Raccoon (Procyon lotor): the invasive alien species and a threat to the life and health of EU citizens

       Bella TSACHIDOU

Anaerobic digestion in the battle for organic waste recycling in Greece: Stop wasting Organic Waste!

       Valerija CIELAVA

From green Flanders to green Europe

Policy Briefs 2022

 Jury's 1st prize - Raphael DAHL

Relocating the textile and fashion industry in the EU: How to drive consumption changes towards local and sustainable goods?

2nd ex aequo - Gauthier MARTENS

Marine Protected Areas in jeopardy: How can the European Commission ensure their effective protection

2nd ex aequo - Sarah PETERSMANN

How to address the nitrate contamination of groundwater in Lower Saxony

Policy Briefs 2021

Jury's 1st prize - Marco THALHOFER

How to make Carbon Pricing in Germany more effective and just

Alice DECHAMPS

EU New Climate Targets: Risks associated with the Revision of the LULUCF Regulation

Bianca SOFIAN

Illegal logging in Romania – EUTR implementation and urgent actions to be taken

Policy Briefs 2020

Jury's 1st prize - Sandra ZIMMERMANN

Here and no further – Launching a Consensus-based Post-coal Era in the Lusatian Coal Region in Germany

Theresa LANDWEHR

Rethinking (German) Bilateral Climate Finance

Charlotte MULLER

Sustainable Rural Transport in Germany – Tackling motorized individual transport on the national level

Policy Briefs 2019

Jury's 1st prize - Billy-Ray MURAILLE

Indoor Air is Short of Breath: How Can EU Set a Framework for a Healthy Indoor Air – A Consumer Approach

Mathilde DE BECKER

Environmental Impact of the Clothing Industry: Strengthen the Role of the European Union

Nina KOIVULA

"The Uneasy Role of Waste Incineration in a Circular EU Economy"

Policy Briefs 2018

Jury's 1st prize - Shruti MEHROTA

"Seaweed: Can it Help Accelerate Global Carbon Capturing Efforts?"

Evelyn PAREDES

"The Dead End of our Trash: Plastics in Marine Life"

Policy Briefs 2017

Jury's 1st prize - Abdelfeteh BITAT

"Time for Environmental Regulation to Pave the Way for Eco-Innovation"

Charlotte JANSSENS

"Learning from CDM for Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement: Delivering on Sustainable Development"

Steve BRAEM

"Tackling Illegal Logging: a Response at the Consumer Level"