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Policies addressing climate change and agriculture in the EU

Policies addressing climate change and agriculture in the EU. Nikiforos SIVENAS European Commission, DG AGRI. GHG emissions – Mitigation. Impacts - Adaptation. AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY. Contribution to bioenergy, biomaterials and carbon sinks. Climate change and agriculture. 2.

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Policies addressing climate change and agriculture in the EU

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  1. Policies addressing climate change and agriculture in the EU Nikiforos SIVENAS European Commission, DG AGRI

  2. GHG emissions – Mitigation Impacts - Adaptation AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY Contribution to bioenergy, biomaterials and carbon sinks Climate change and agriculture 2

  3. An Integrated Approach to Energy and Climate Change EU TARGETS SET FOR 2020 20% GHG reduction from 1990 level 20% energy use savings 20% renewables in overall EU energy use - 10% renewable fuels in EU transport fuel - Subject to being sustainable; - Commercial availability of advanced biofuels

  4. EU agricultural GHG emissions - 2006 CO2 – Energy use (1-2%) 

  5. Trends of EU agricultural emissions • Declined by 20% by 2006 (EU-15: - 11%) • Further decline projected by 1-3% by 2010 • Drivers: decreased livestock numbers and fertiliser use, improved manure handling • EU policies are contributing: CAP reforms, water policy

  6. EU approach to adaptation • White Paper: Adapting to climate change: Towards a European framework for actionadopted by the Commission 1.4.2009 • Accompanied by sectoral Working Documents, including: • Adapting to climate change: the challenge for European agriculture and rural areas

  7. EU adaptation strategy • Improve resilience to climate change impacts • Long term, phased approach • Phase 1 (2009-2012): groundwork for a comprehensive EU adaptation strategy • Phase 2 (2013 → ): implementation • Phase 1 focuses on • building the knowledge base • integrating adaptation into key EU policy areas • examining instruments and costs • international co-operation on adaptation

  8. Role of the CAP • No specific “climate instruments”, but the CAP contributes to mitigation and adaptation • Decoupled income support • Cross-compliance: SMR and GAEC • Environmental legislation plays an important role • Nitrates Directive (water protection) • Emission ceilings (NEC - ammonia) • Rural development - targeted support for climate change adaptation and mitigation • Strengthened by Health Check proposals • Post 2013: further integration of climate concerns into the CAP instruments

  9. Role of Rural Development • Energy-efficient equipment and buildings • Investments manure storage facilities • Improve efficiency N fertilizer • On-farm biogas production • Training • Farm advisory services 1 Mitigation, adaptation options in all axes • Agri-environmental measures • Reduced fertilizer use • Extensification of livestock • Soil management • Land use changes (afforestation) 2 • Processing of agricultural/forest biomass for local renewable energy • Installations/infrastructure other renewable energies 3

  10. Research and development • Joint Programming Initiative: cooperation and collaboration between national research programmes for more effectively tackling common European challenges in the area of agriculture, food security and climate change • Seventh Framework Programme for research and technological development (FP7) – generally open for participation by third countries • International research co-operation - partnerships with 148 countries: Africa, the Caribbean, the Pacific (ACP), Asia, Latin America, the Mediterranean, the Western Balkans, Eastern Europe and Central Asia – specifically on environmental issues

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