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Mobilising Cereal Straw in the EU to Feed Advanced Biofuel Production
This IEEP report, commissioned by Novozymes, considers the existing barriers, environmental risks and opportunities and the potential agricultural policy stimuli needed in order to mobilise cereal straw for advanced biofuel production in the EU.
bioenergy
biofuels
CAP
land use
renewable energy
soil21 May 2012 -
Addressing the EU’s biodiversity goals through the CAP
What is the relationship between the management of agricultural land and biodiversity? To what extent are the EU’s biodiversity goals addressed through the CAP?
agri-environment
agriculture
biodiversity
CAP09 May 2012 -
Delivering environmental benefits through entry-level agri-environment schemes in the EU
A new study of the 2007-13 agri-environment schemes across the whole of EU-27 provides the first typology of ‘entry-level’ agri-environment management and environmental objectives, plus a detailed insight into the design of entry-level agri-environment schemes and calculation of payment rates in seven Member States.
agri-environment
agriculture
Biodiversity Action Plan
CAP
climate change
cross-compliance
Environmental Policy Integration
EU funding
financial instruments
grassland
high nature value
land use
livestock
payment for ecosystem services
public goods
soil
subsidiarity21 Mar 2012 -
Delivering Environmental Benefits through Ecological Focus Areas
IEEP workshop on 6 March brought together a range of stakeholders to discuss possible environmental benefits through Ecological Focus Areas.
agriculture
biodiversity
CAP09 Mar 2012 -
The CAP Proposals: Green in more than name?
The proposals from the Commission on the future CAP, announced on 12 October, could have represented a major step towards improved environmental management across the EU, but in practice they leave major doubts over how much really will be delivered.
agriculture
CAP13 Oct 2011 -
2014-2020 EU Multi-annual Financial Framework: Opportunities and Challenges for Climate Change and the Environment
This presentation analyses the Commission proposals on the 2014-2020 Multi-annual Financial Framework unveiled on 29 June 2011. More specifically, it identifies opportunities and challenges for the financing of climate change and the environment in the future EU budget.
CAP
climate change
Environmental Policy Integration
EU budget
EU funding
resource use
structural funds08 Aug 2011 -
Redesigning the CAP to deliver public goods
As a contribution to the CAP reform debate, this report considers options for redesigning the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to maximise the delivery of public goods, particularly in relation to the environment and rural vitality.
agriculture
biodiversity
CAP
climate change
public goods
soil01 Aug 2011 -
Greening the CAP: Delivering Environmental Outcomes through Pillar One
This opportune paper examines the European Commission’s current proposals for ‘greening’ Pillar 1 of the CAP and their potential to deliver environmental objectives.
agriculture
CAP27 Jul 2011 -
Developing a Territorial Approach for the CAP
A timely discussion paper explaining how a territorial approach can be developed within rural development policy and other aspects of the CAP.
CAP
public goods
regional policy
territorial cohesion18 Jul 2011 -
Commission sets out proposals for post-2013 EU budget
IEEP provides an environmental perspective on the European Commission’s EU budget proposals for the 2014-2020 period.
CAP
Common Fisheries Policy
EU budget
European Fisheries Fund12 Jul 2011 -
Costs of delivering environmental benefits through agriculture and forestry management
For the first time, this report provides an estimate of the scale of funding needed to achieve environmental outcomes through agricultural and forestry management in the EU to 2020.
agriculture
CAP
climate change
EU budget
forestry
high nature value
public goods
soil
water quality11 Jul 2011 -
Cross-scale governance for water management
A new paper on the challenges of cross-scale governance for water management has been published.
adaptation
agri-environment
agriculture
CAP
climate change
enforcement
European Court of Justice
governance
industrial pollution
IPPC
policy instruments
water
Water Framework Directive
water quality
water scarcity28 Jun 2011 -
EU budget post 2013 – IEEP Pre-briefings
The European Commission is due to publish its budget proposals for post 2013 period. IEEP has identified key issues that the ‘greenness’ of the proposals could be judged by.
CAP
EU budget
European Fisheries Fund28 Jun 2011 -
EU Natural Resources policy: Signposts on the roadmap to sustainability
The EU is committed to building improved resource efficiency into its economic strategy, starting with a “roadmap” this year. A new paper from the Institute sets out the challenges, reviews the mixed results of previous EU policy in this area and suggests a number of ways forward. Both a broad vision and an array of practical policy initiatives are required.
biodiversity
CAP
climate change
natural resources
water26 May 2011 -
Key Messages on the Future of Europe’s Waters
IEEP has contributed to the production of the key messages from a major water conference contributing to future EU policy development.
agriculture
CAP
climate change
EU presidency
flooding
governance
pollution
water
Water Framework Directive
water quality
water scarcity05 Apr 2011 -
IEEP Comments on the Commission’s Blueprint for the CAP post 2013
The European Commission has launched its outline proposals for a significant reform of the Common Agricultural Policy. Entitled ‘The CAP towards 2020: meeting the food, natural resources and territorial challenges of the future’, the Communication represents a potentially...
CAP19 Nov 2010 -
Evaluation of Cross Compliance in the EU 25
IEEP's two-part evaluation of Member State approaches to cross compliance implementation in the EU 25 is now available.Under Regulation 1782/2003 Cross Compliance was introduced as a compulsory measure ...
CAP
cross-compliance20 Sep 2010 -
Paper 1: Achieving a transition away from CAP direct payments – study published
This IEEP paper ‘Achieving a transition away from CAP direct payments’ for the Land Use Policy Group (LUPG) examines a range of transitional arrangements that could facilitate a shift in the basis of CAP payments away from the current system of support, towards one based on a rationale more focused on the provision of environmental goods and services.
CAP19 Jul 2010 -
Paper 2: Scoping the Development of the Environmentally Sustainable Production Agenda
This paper sets out the key issues and questions that need to be considered for the establishment of a Sustainable Production Agenda for Europe and explores the implications of these issues for the development ...
CAP
food
land use06 Jul 2010 -
Paper 3: Developing a More Comprehensive Rationale for EU Funding for the Environment
This paper evaluates the case for using state intervention to reverse existing environmental degradation and deliver improvements, before focusing specifically on the rationale for intervening at the European ...
CAP
EU funding
land use01 Jul 2010