ICF GHK has worked on the development of environmental policy and the integration of environmental objectives with those of other policies for many years. We are expert in:

• Application of theories of sustainable development and strategies for transition to a more resource-efficient, low carbon economy;
• the research, development and evaluation of policy instruments, including regulations, economic instruments and voluntary agreements;

• understanding and exploiting the linkages between environmental policy and economic development, employment and skills policies in global, EU and UK contexts,

• governance of environmental problems and management systems;
• regulatory impact assessment;
• the design and evaluation of environmental support programmes.

We work at a global, EU, national and local level. We advise multi-lateral institutions, national and local governments, NGOs and businesses.

The appraisal and evaluation techniques we apply include:

• cost-benefit analysis

• cost-effectiveness analysis

• multi-criteria analysis

• valuation of environmental effects

• behavioural economics

• analysis of the costs of policy inaction

• development and use of environmental indicators.