Anne Maréchal
Policy Analyst
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Phone: +44 (0)20 7340 2684
Specialist Subjects:
agri-environment policy, CAP reform, land use and land management, rural development, public goods and ecosystem services, policy evaluation
Profile:
Anne holds an MSc in agriculture, food and environment and a Master in European business and management. She joined IEEP in 2015 as the project manager of the Horizon 2020 PEGASUS research project and she is involved in a range of other projects in the areas of land management, agricultural policy and rural development. Prior to joining IEEP, Anne completed a ‘Bluebook’ traineeship at the European Commission (DG AGRI) in 2011 and worked for over 3 years as an economic and policy consultant in the agri-food sector for EU institutions, national governments and NGOs. Over the years, Anne has developed extensive knowledge of agricultural and rural development policies and experience analysing their economic, social and environmental impacts of across the 28 EU Member States. She also previously worked in the Netherlands in European agricultural supply chain operations. Anne is fluent in French, English and Italian.

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The consequences of climate change for EU Agriculture: Follow up to the COP21 UN Climate Change conference
With its potential to reduce GHG emissions and increase CO2 removals, agriculture has a key role to play in the EU’s climate mitigation efforts, yet Member State action is lacking. As pressure on the sector to act increases, the development of a 2050 low-carbon and resilience roadmap for European agriculture would be one step towards putting the sector on a more ambitious trajectory towards the transformation required to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
31 May 2017 -
Agriculture and its role in meeting the EU’s climate commitments
Sector far from reaching its climate mitigation potential, with Member States placing more emphasis on climate adaptation
31 May 2017 -
Natura 2000 and Jobs – Scoping the Evidence
The European Natura 2000 network provides job opportunities in sectors ranging from conservation and restoration, agriculture, forestry, fisheries to tourism, recreation, and health.
31 May 2017 -
What contributions can agricultural emissions make to the proposed Effort Sharing Regulation?
New IEEP report finds the agriculture sector can significantly contribute to the EU’s climate commitments by reducing its non-CO2 emissions. It also finds these contributions can be delivered cost efficiently with environmental co-benefits without impacting production.
17 May 2017 -
Land suitability assessments for bioenergy feedstocks in the EU – a review of data sources
Current data availability is inadequate to undertake a detailed national or European level study of land areas that are underutilised and could be considered available for bioenergy production within the EU.
29 Jan 2016 -
The EU’s climate targets, land use, and forests: delivering biodiversity-friendly mitigation
Land use and forestry is a new frontier for EU climate policy. IEEP’s report for FERN sets out some ideas for how a supportive policy framework can deliver both climate and biodiversity benefits.
01 Dec 2015