Reforming environmentally harmful subsidies for a resource efficient Europe

The EU has a long-standing commitment to removing or phasing out environmentally harmful subsidies (EHS). However, progress has been slow and EHS remain an issue in most EU countries. The Eurozone crisis and stagnating economic performance in many countries provide an opportunity to put new momentum behind this agenda.

Biofuels and Agricultural Commodity Prices: A Review of the Evidence Base

EU biofuel use will increase the global prices of agricultural commodities, most notably oilseeds and vegetable oils. This requires close attention by policy makers.

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 ...

Evaluation of the Environmental Impacts of CAP Measures Related to the Beef and Milk Sectors

This evaluation seeks to determine the extent to which price support and direct payments applied in the beef and veal and dairy sectors since 1988 are in coherence with obligations for environmental protection ...

Evaluation of the Environmental Impact of Milk Quotas

The aim of this study is to examine the environmental impacts of the different systems for allocation and transfer of milk quota under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in individual Member States of ...

Impacts of Changes in Key EU Policies on Trade and Production Displacement of Sugar and Soy

This study was commissioned by WWF's European Agriculture Programme, and funded by WWF's Forest Conversion Initiative and Sustainable Sugar Initiative. The aim was to obtain more information on the way ...

Briefing on the European Commission Communication on an environmental technologies action plan for the European Union for stimulating technologies for sustainable development COM(2004)38

Review of COM 671: European Commission proposal for a Regulation on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to food (COM(2003) 671)

Review of COM 689: European Commission proposal for a Regulation on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (COM(2003) 689)