A Critique of ‘Better Regulation’
in the context of
Links between a better economy and the environment
Patrick ten Brink
Senior Fellow and Head of Brussels Office
Institute for European Environmental Policy
ptenbrink@ieep.eu
www.ieep.eu
Better Regulation and Outcomes for the Environment
19 March 2007
Brussels
Charlemagne Building

Presentation Structure
Better Regulation – Principles, Objectives, Tools and Processes
Better Regulation in context – the environment-economy link
Comment on the Better Regulation Tools and Processes
Recommendations for Better Regulation for a Better Environment in a
Competitive World