An Unavoidable Step after Paris: Cutting Emissions from Farming

Through national and European workshops and subsequent communication work, an increased public and political awareness around the need for an ambitious legislative framework on climate and agriculture (national plans, governance and CAP) is going to be created.
In order to create a forward-looking agriculture sector that makes a significant contribution to the EU’s climate mitigation efforts, a solid knowledge base is needed as well as knowledge sharing and inclusive stakeholders’ dialogue. This includes a national and EU-wide evidence based set of data on farming potential towards climate mitigation including socio-economic components, but also a policy analysis assessing to which extent this potential is currently achieved or underachieved and what role the current farming policy (CAP) plays in it and should play in the future. This study and policy assessments will then feed into dialogues between key stakeholders (farmers, NGOs, scientists, industry, etc.) at national and pan-European levels on climate friendly practices in order to facilitate the sharing of experiences. Through national and European workshops and subsequent communication work, an increased public and political awareness around the need for an ambitious legislative framework on climate and agriculture (national plans, governance and CAP) is going to be created.
Photo: Gábor Kosár
While agriculture accounts for around 10% of the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions and is among the first sectors to bear the costs of disastrous climatic events, it is also perceived as a sector with limited mitigation potential in the current debate and very little has been asked of the farming sector regarding climate change mitigation. While the EU’s climate legislation is currently under co-decision, the debate about the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has only just begun, with a communication by the European Commission on the CAP post 2020 having been published in November 2017. Since the CAP uses a large part of the European budget and has shaped farming practices over Europe for the past decades, it can also play a crucial role in facilitating the transition towards a more sustainable and climate friendly farming sector. However, this will only be possible if the next CAP is inclusively debated with the farming community, is mindful of the environment, consumers, health issues etc. based on evidence, and is properly aligned with the European climate legislation and other policy objectives of common interest.
Updated: Mai 2018
Countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Spain
Project duration: 11/17 - 02/20
Funding: 350,000 €
Target groups: Governments, Journalists, NGOs, Research Institutes
Implementing organisation:
European Environmental Bureau (EEB)
Project Partners:
BirdLife Europe, BirdWatch Ireland, CEEweb for Biodiversity, France Nature Environnement, Germanwatch, International Institute for Law and the Environment (IIDMA)
The European Climate Initiative (EUKI):
Potsdamer Platz 10,
10117 Berlin – Deutschland
Tel.: +49 (0)30 338424 570
info∂euki.de
The European Climate Initiative (EUKI):
This project is part of the European Climate Initiative (EUKI). EUKI is a project financing instrument by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK). The EUKI competition for project ideas is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. It is the overarching goal of the EUKI to foster climate cooperation within the European Union (EU) in order to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.
For more information on the EUKI: www.euki.de
Europäische Klimaschutzinitiative (EUKI) – Projektfinanzierung
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Cookie | Duration | Description |
---|---|---|
CONSENT | YouTube sets this cookie via embedded youtube-videos and registers anonymous statistical data. | |
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. | |
YSC | YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. | |
yt-remote-device-id | YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video. | |
yt.innertube::nextId | This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | |
yt.innertube::requests | This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
Cookie | Duration | Description |
---|---|---|
_pk_id.1.3d58 | PIWIK cookie - Anonymized analysis | |
_pk_ses.1.3d58 | PIWIK-Cookie - anonymised analytics | |
CONSENT | YouTube sets this cookie via embedded youtube-videos and registers anonymous statistical data. |
Cookie | Duration | Description |
---|---|---|
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. | |
wpml_browser_redirect_test | This cookie is set by WPML WordPress plugin and is used to test if cookies are enabled on the browser. | |
yt-remote-connected-devices | YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video. | |
yt-remote-device-id | YouTube sets this cookie to store the video preferences of the user using embedded YouTube video. |
Cookie | Duration | Description |
---|---|---|
_icl_visitor_lang_js | 1 day | This cookie is stored by WPML WordPress plugin. The purpose of the cookie is to store the redirected language. |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". | |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". | |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | Dieses Cookie wird vom GDPR Cookie Consent Plugin gesetzt. Das Cookie wird verwendet, um die Zustimmung des Nutzers für die Cookies der Kategorie "Notwendig" zu speichern. | |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. | |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". | |
viewed_cookie_policy | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. | |
wp-wpml_current_language | The cookie sets your operating language and allows continuous navigation in this language | |
wpml_browser_redirect_test | This cookie is set by WPML WordPress plugin and is used to test if cookies are enabled on the browser. |
Cookie | Duration | Description |
---|---|---|
_pk_id.1.3d58 | PIWIK cookie - Anonymized analysis | |
_pk_ses.1.3d58 | PIWIK-Cookie - anonymised analytics | |
wp-wpml_current_language | The cookie sets your operating language and allows continuous navigation in this language |