A greener path for the EU Common Agricultural Policy
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In: Science, Vol. 365, No. 6452, 02.08.2019, p. 449-451.
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T1 - A greener path for the EU Common Agricultural Policy
AU - Pe’er, Guy
AU - Zinngrebe, Yves
AU - Moreira, Francisco
AU - Sirami, Clélia
AU - Schindler, Stefan
AU - Müller, Robert
AU - Bontzorlos, Vasileios
AU - Clough, Dagmar
AU - Bezák, Peter
AU - Bonn, Aletta
AU - Hansjürgens, Bernd
AU - Lomba, Angela
AU - Möckel, Stefan
AU - Passoni, Gioele
AU - Schleyer, Christian
AU - Schmidt, Jenny
AU - Lakner, Sebastian
PY - 2019/8/2
Y1 - 2019/8/2
N2 - The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the European Union (EU) is one of the world's largest agricultural policies and the EU's longest-prevailing one. Originally focused mostly on supporting production and farm income, the CAP has progressively integrated instruments to support the environment. Nonetheless, there is considerable agreement among EU citizens that the CAP still does not do enough to address ongoing environmental degradation and climate change (92% of nonfarmers, 64% of farmers) (1). In May and June 2018, the European Commission (EC) published the financial plan and legislative proposal for the CAP post-2020 (2), prompting numerous proposed amendments that the newly elected European Parliament (EP) will now have to consider. With an eye toward the next and final reform stages, including budget discussions and “trilogue” negotiations between the EC, the Council, and the EP to begin in autumn 2019, we examine whether the proposed post-2020 CAP can address key sustainability issues and meet societal demands for higher environmental performance.
AB - The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the European Union (EU) is one of the world's largest agricultural policies and the EU's longest-prevailing one. Originally focused mostly on supporting production and farm income, the CAP has progressively integrated instruments to support the environment. Nonetheless, there is considerable agreement among EU citizens that the CAP still does not do enough to address ongoing environmental degradation and climate change (92% of nonfarmers, 64% of farmers) (1). In May and June 2018, the European Commission (EC) published the financial plan and legislative proposal for the CAP post-2020 (2), prompting numerous proposed amendments that the newly elected European Parliament (EP) will now have to consider. With an eye toward the next and final reform stages, including budget discussions and “trilogue” negotiations between the EC, the Council, and the EP to begin in autumn 2019, we examine whether the proposed post-2020 CAP can address key sustainability issues and meet societal demands for higher environmental performance.
KW - Biology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85071044623&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1126/science.aax3146
DO - 10.1126/science.aax3146
M3 - Scientific review articles
C2 - 31371602
AN - SCOPUS:85071044623
VL - 365
SP - 449
EP - 451
JO - Science
JF - Science
SN - 0036-8075
IS - 6452
ER -