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 2024
- 1st – Paul Birkner
How to better protect trees in European cities? - 2nd – Jana Steffens
Mow Less, Grow More – From urban Lawns to urban meadows: Enhancing Biodiversity in German Public Parks - 3rd – Zahra Yousefi
Sustainable Urban Development: A Regulatory Framework for Environmental Protection in the EU
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”
