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Space for energy crops – An assessment on the potential contribution of Europe’s energy future
The overall energy potential that can be produced from growing dedicated energy crops on ‘spare’ land in the EU is low. This new report explores the potential for the additional production of energy crops in Europe on land not already used for food production, forestry, or providing other important services, and assesses some of the challenges associated with increasing output.
agriculture
bioenergy
biofuels
energy
land use
mitigation
natural resources
renewable energy
resource use
soil
transport21 May 2014 -
High Nature Value farming throughout EU-27 and its financial support under the CAP
This study reviews Member States’ estimates of the extent of HNV farmland and use of RDP measures and the CMEF indicators, then identifies future priorities for CAP support for HNV farming and discusses the support opportunities under the reformed CAP. It offers detailed new evidence about the combined effect of Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 CAP payments on the economic and environmental viability of a typical HNV farming system in three Member States.
agriculture
biodiversity
Biodiversity Action Plan
Birds Directive
CAP
climate change
cross-compliance
ecosystems
Environmental Policy Integration
EU funding
financial instruments
grassland
Habitats Directive
high nature value
indicators
land use
livestock
Natura 2000
natural resources
nature conservation
organic farming
payment for ecosystem services
public goods
soil
subsidiarity16 May 2014 -
New report: High Nature Value Farming in the EU
Member States need to make the most of the opportunities under the new Common Agricultural Policy if the declines in HNV farming, critical for meeting our 2020 biodiversity targets, are to be halted.
agri-environment
agriculture
biodiversity
Birds Directive
CAP
climate change
cross-compliance
ecosystems
EU funding
grassland
Habitats Directive
high nature value
land use
livestock
Natura 2000
organic farming
payment for ecosystem services
soil16 May 2014 -
Press release - Biofuels don’t deliver but bioresources have promise
Biofuels produced from conventional agricultural crops deliver only limited reductions in greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and compete for limited supplies of land.
bioenergy
biofuels
climate change
green economy
land use
renewable energy31 Mar 2014 -
Re-examining EU biofuels policy: A 2030 perspective
EU biofuel policy must reflect the reality that while biomass in principle can be renewed, the overall quantity sustainably available is finite and must be shared across an emerging bioeconomy.
bioenergy
biofuels
climate change
land use18 Mar 2014 -
Options for sustainable food and agriculture in the EU
How should Europe respond to the increased demands on our food and agriculture systems arising from global population growth, changing diets, and competing demands on agricultural land? This report offers a view on how the EU could play a role in meeting these challenges in the coming decades and sets out some of the options which merit particular attention.
agriculture
biodiversity
bioenergy
biofuels
climate change
eco-innovation
food
genetically modified organism
land use
livestock
natural resources
recycling
soil
sustainable consumption and production
sustainable development
waste17 Dec 2013 -
Europe’s role in feeding the world in 2050
IEEP presents views on how Europe should respond to the increased demands on our food and agriculture systems arising from global population growth, changing diets, and competing demands on agricultural land.
agriculture
biodiversity
bioenergy
biofuels
climate change
eco-innovation
food
genetically modified organism
land use
livestock
natural resources
recycling
resource use
soil
sustainable consumption and production
sustainable development
waste17 Dec 2013 -
Interactions between climate change and agriculture; and between biodiversity and agriculture in Europe
What should be Europe’s role in feeding the world in 2050? This IEEP report for the European Parliament describes options for increasing the productivity of European agriculture whilst adapting to climate change, reducing emissions, and providing biodiversity and ecosystem service benefits from agriculture.
adaptation
agri-environment
agriculture
biodiversity
bioenergy
biofuels
birds
climate change
eco-innovation
food
genetically modified organism
high nature value
land use
livestock
mitigation
natural resources
organic farming
recycling
resource use
soil
sustainable consumption and production
sustainable development
waste29 Oct 2013 -
A greener CAP: still within reach?
The greening of the CAP hangs in the balance in the final negotiations; a synthesis of key issues and requirements.
agri-environment
agriculture
CAP
cross-compliance
EU budget
EU funding
EU institutions
governance
grassland
land use
public goods29 Apr 2013 -
Land use mapping for sustainable biofuels
IEEP and WWF join forces to define criteria and principles to guide the mapping of appropriate land use to ensure sustainable biofuel crops.
agriculture
biodiversity
bioenergy
biofuels
deforestation
land use15 Feb 2013 -
Addressing ILUC? The European Commission’s proposal on indirect land use change
The European Commission’s proposal on indirect land use change – what’s in it for mitigating emissions? Read IEEP’s latest Biofuel ExChange briefing.
biodiversity
bioenergy
biofuels
land use
renewable energy
transport10 Jan 2013 -
Benefit Assessment Manual for Policy Makers: Assessment of Social and Economic Benefits of Enhanced Environmental Protection in the ENPI countries
This benefit Assessment Manual, originally for internal use, has been turned into a Benefit Assessment Manual for policy makers and experts for wider dissemination and provides an understanding of the methodologies applied for the country benefit assessments.
accession countries
air
air quality
better regulation
biodiversity
bioenergy
carbon
carbon capture and storage
climate and energy package
climate change
Convention on Biological Diversity
deforestation
desertification
economics
ecosystem services
ecosystems
fisheries
forestry
greenhouse gases
land degradation
land use
landfill
multilateral environmental agreements
natural resources
nature conservation
recycling
renewable energy
soil
sustainable development
urban
waste
water
water quality
water scarcity21 May 2012 -
Analysis for European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) Countries and the Russian Federation on social and economic benefits of enhanced environmental protection – Egypt Country Report
There are considerable benefits from taking immediate action to address the environmental problems facing Egypt, including in the area of air pollution, water quality and infrastructures and waste management, and safeguarding its natural heritage.
air
air quality
benefits of legislation
biodiversity
carbon
carbon capture and storage
climate and energy package
climate change
Convention on Biological Diversity
deforestation
desertification
economics
ecosystem services
ecosystems
fisheries
forestry
greenhouse gases
land degradation
land use
landfill
multilateral environmental agreements
natural resources
nature conservation
recycling
renewable energy
soil
sustainable development
urban
waste
water
water quality
water scarcity21 May 2012 -
Regional Synthesis Report: ENPI South - Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, occupied Palestinian territory, Syria and Tunisia
Investing in improving environmental standards in the ENPI South countries would offer huge benefits in terms of cost savings, improved security (food, water, energy and climate), and improved quality of life.
accession countries
air
air quality
benefits of legislation
biodiversity
carbon
carbon capture and storage
climate and energy package
climate change
Convention on Biological Diversity
deforestation
desertification
economics
ecosystem services
ecosystems
fisheries
forestry
greenhouse gases
land degradation
land use
landfill
multilateral environmental agreements
natural resources
nature conservation
recycling
renewable energy
soil
sustainable development
urban
waste
water
water quality
water scarcity21 May 2012 -
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 -
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 -
The Land-Use Implications of EU Bioenergy Policy: Going Beyond ILUC
A new IEEP briefing discusses some of the modelling work that is undertaken in support of quantifying the land use change impact of biofuel use.
bioenergy
biofuels
land use
renewable energy31 Jan 2011 -
Farmland Abandonment in the EU: an Assessment of Trends and Prospects
Assessment of recent agricultural abandonment in the EU and its causes, and likely future abandonment according to expected trends in drivers
agriculture
high nature value
land use18 Jan 2011 -
Valuing and Conserving Ecosystem Services: a Scoping Case Study in the Danube Basin
The report for WWF provides an assessment of the value and status of some key ecosystem services in the Danube Basin, and some policy instruments to support them.
biodiversity
ecosystem services
flooding
land use
water18 Jan 2011 -
The Indirect Land Use Change Impact of the Use of Biofuels in the EU
A new IEEP report analyses the indirect land use change (ILUC) impact of the substantial additional biofuel usage that will be generated up to 2020 by the targets under the EU renewable energy Directive. The report has recently been updated to include all 27 NREAPs.
biofuels
land use
renewable energy11 Nov 2010