Climate Action

under the

Common Agricultural Policy

Andreas Gumbert DG Agriculture and Rural Development, Unit H4 – Environment, Forestry and Climate Change

European Commission

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Outline

1. Challenges

• Mitigation and adaptation

• Climate mitigation measures in agriculture

2. CAP climate measures

• Strategic programming and climate mainstreaming

• Planned expenditure and climate targets

• Agri-EIP

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Share of agriculture GHG emissions in total emissions (excl. LULUCF) in 2012

EU-28

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Breakdown of agricultural GHG emissions in the EU-28, 2012

+ energy use (<1%)

+ LULUCF (1-2%)

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Mitigation options (examples)

• Reducing GHG emissions

• Manure management, biogas

• Animal productivity, feed efficiency, feed quality

• Fertiliser efficiency, type of fertiliser, precision farming, organic farming

• Energy efficiency

• Carbon sequestration

• Soil management, land use, grassland preservation

• Afforestation, agro-forestry

• Forest measures

• Bio-economy (substitution of emissions in other sectors)

• Bioenergy (biogas, biofuels, solid biomass)

• Renewable raw materials

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Outline

1. Challenges

• Mitigation and adaptation

• Climate mitigation measures in agriculture

2. CAP climate measures

• Strategic programming and climate mainstreaming

• Planned expenditure and climate targets

• Agri-EIP

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The new greening architecture of the CAP

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Agricultural area (eligible for direct payments)

Cross compliance

Greening

Rural development

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Mandatory with financial

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payment per hectare)

Voluntary with compensation

for cost incurred and income forgone

Implementation mechanism

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6. Social inclusion, poverty reduction

and economic development in rural areas

2. Farm viability, competitiveness, innovative farm

technologies, sustainable forest

management

3. Food chain organisation, incl.

processing/marketing, animal welfare and risk management

4. Restoring, preserving and

enhancing ecosystems

5. Resource efficiency and shift towards a

low carbon and climate resilient

economy

1. Knowledge transfer and Innovation

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Focus areas

(a) innovation, cooperation, and the development of the knowledge base; (b) links between agriculture, food production and forestry and research and innovation; (c) lifelong learning and vocational training.

(a) economic performance of all farms and farm restructuring and modernisation, notably to increase market participation/orientation and diversification; (b) facilitating entry of adequately skilled farmers and generational renewal.

(a) integration of primary producers into the agri-food chain: quality schemes, adding value, promotion in local markets and short supply circuits, producer groups/ organisations; (b) farm risk prevention and management.

(a) biodiversity, including in Natura 2000 areas, areas facing natural or other specific constraints and high nature value farming, and the state of European landscapes; (b) water management, including fertiliser and pesticide management; (c) prevention of soil erosion and soil management.

(a) efficiency in water use (b) efficiency in energy use (c) renewable sources of energy, by products, wastes and non-food raw material for the bio-economy (d) reduction of greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions (e) carbon conservation and sequestration

(a) diversification, creation and development of small enterprises and job creation (b) local development in rural areas (c) information and communication technologies (ICT) in rural areas

Strategic programming

Cross-cutting objectives

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Strategic programming and climate mainstreaming

• Climate mainstreaming is an integral part of the programming process

• All the priorities have potential for climate action, they will make a contribution to the cross-cutting objective of climate change mitigation and adaptation

- Climate action potentials are the highest in Priority 4 and 5

• SWOT analysis (the SWOT defines the climate 'hotspots' by using indicators) – frames the identification of needs – they are structured around the priorities and cross-cutting objectives

• Ex-ante evaluation consider the coherence of the RDP with national and regional climate strategies and action plans

- Assessing to what extent a specific RDP is climate mainstreamed

• Minimum spending of - 30% of EAFRD on land management and fight against climate change. Current level: 51%

• Tracking of climate related expenditure (Rio markers): € 57 billion

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Article RD

Regulation Rural Development Measure

Water

efficiency

Energy

efficiency

Climate

mitigation (incl. renewable

energy)

Climate

adaptation

Art 14 Knowledge transfer and information actions X X X X

Art 15 Advisory services, farm management and farm relief services X X X X

Art 17 Investments in physical assets X X X X

Art 19 Farm and business development X X

Art 20 Basic services and village renewal in rural areas X X X

Art 21 Forest area development and improvement of forest viability X X

Art 22 Afforestation and creation of woodland X X

Art 23 Establishment of agroforestry systems X X

Art 24 Prevention and restoration of damage to forests from forest fires and natural disasters X X

Art 25 Improving the resilience and environmental value of forest ecosystems X X

Art 26 New forestry technologies; processing, mobilising and marketing of forest products X X X

Art 27 Setting up of producer groups and organisations X X

Art 28 Agri-environment climate X X X X

Art 29 Organic farming X X

Art 31 Areas facing natural or other specific constraints X

Art 34 Forest-environmental and climate services and forest conservation X X

Art 35 Co-operation X X X

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Food chain organisation, animal welfare, risk management

Farm viability competitiveness, sustainable forest management

Ecosystems in agriculture and forestry

Resource efficiency, low carbon and climate resilience

Social inclusion, poverty reduction, economic development

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Knowledge Transfer and Innovation (cross cutting)

Share of funds per RD priority

EAFRD total: € 99.6 billion

based on latest submitted versions of RDPs, either approved or not (95/118 adopted)

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Allocation of funds per measure within priorities 4 and 5

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Co-operation

Forest-environmental and climate services and forest conservation

Payments to areas facing natural or other specific constraints

Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directive

Organic farming

Agro-environment-climate

Forestry

Basic services and village renewal in rural areas

Farm and business development

Investments in physical assets

Advisory services, famr management and farm relief services

Knowledge transfer and information actions

Billion EUR based on latest submitted versions of RDPs, either approved or not (95/118 adopted), 12-11-2015

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EIP-AGRI European Innovation Partnership for Agricultural

Productivity and Sustainability

• Aim: To foster a competitive and sustainable agriculture and forestry

sector that "achieves more from less"

• Approach: "Closing the innovation gap" between research and

practice by using the interactive innovation model

+ Link actors via an EIP Network: communication, partnering, dissemination, knowledge flows and collecting practice needs

• Funding: using existing Union policies:

CAP Rural development , interaction with "Horizon 2020"

• > 3000 operational groups

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EIP-AGRI Workshop

Building new biomass supply chains for the bio-based economy (27-28 May 2015)

• Help set up and foster cooperation mechanisms between agriculture/forestry and industry to guarantee:

• A steady and reliable supply of renewable raw materials for the industry without compromising sustainability

• A fair income for the farmer and forest holders.

• Specific objectives : • To engage relevant actors including farmers, forest holders, cooperatives, industries, national/regional

public authorities, advisers and innovation support services

• To identify and address technical, economic, regulatory and social barriers for the setting-up of new biomass supply chains

• To ensure the sustainability of biomass supply chains

• Report: https://ec.europa.eu/eip/agriculture/sites/agri-eip/files/field_event_attachments/report-ws-bioeconomy_final_28052015.pdf

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Conclusion

• Climate action is a key priority under the CAP

• Supported by different measures under Pillar I and II

• Great diversity in challenges across regions

• RD provides flexible toolbox – enables targeted action

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Thank you for your attention!