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EU Arctic Footprint and Policy Assessment: Final Report

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The study ―Arctic Footprint and Policy Assessment‖ aims to improve the effectiveness of EU environmental policies with respect to the Arctic region. The study will undertake an assessment of the EU‘s current footprint on the Arctic environment and evaluate how it could change over time. The effectiveness of the EU‘s current environment-related policies will also be analysed, including how these policies relate to current and future footprint scenarios. Options for improving EU policy will also be developed. The ―Arctic Footprint and Policy Assessment‖ is an initiative of the European Commission, DG Environment under contract EuropeAid/128561/C/SER/Multi. Ecologic Institute leads the project team, which includes three additional institutes: the Arctic Centre, SERI and Stockholm Environment Institute. The analysis and ideas put forward in this report are entirely the responsibility of the contractors and do not necessarily reflect the views of DG Environment.

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