Vacancy | (Senior) Policy Analyst: CAP &Food
IEEP is looking for an experienced policy analyst to join the CAP & Food team, to lead and contribute to research and engagement on the EU food system under the European Green Deal.
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International Biodiversity Day 2022: Celebrating the road to recovery in the EU
Two years after publication of the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2030, we take stock of the implementation of its targets and commitments, and of the progress that has been made since.
Event | Russia’s war in Ukraine: Why doubling down on the Green Deal is the best strategy
Organised during the EU Green Week, this event will look at the impact of the war in Ukraine on the implementation of the Green Deal.
Registration is open! Think2030 conference in Sciences Po, Paris on 29-30 June
The Think2030 conference is back for its third edition, with a special focus on the priorities for the implementation of the European Green Deal. Make sure to register to secure your place for the event on 29 and 30 June, at Science Po university in Paris.
Reducing European fertiliser and feed dependency through the CAP
This brief reviews how far EU Member States’ CAP Strategic Plans address dependence on fertilisers and animal feed, and how action in this area could be stepped up before the Plans are approved by the European Commission.
Save the date! Third edition of the Think2030 conference on 29 and 30 June in Paris
The Think2030 conference is back for its third edition! This in-person event, co-organised by IEEP and IDDRI, will centre the discussion on European Green Deal implementation by 2024 and beyond.
European Green Deal Barometer: Share your views on the implementation of the Green Deal!
What’s next for the Green Deal? Contribute to the second edition of the European Green Deal Barometer, IEEP’s annual consultation on the implementation status of the Green Deal.
Environmental degradation: Impacts on agricultural production
This briefing reviews existing evidence on the impact of environmental degradation on European food availability in the long run, if food systems are to remain as they are. It focuses on climate change, biodiversity loss and soil degradation.
The EU’s emerging response to the food crisis needs urgent reset
To reduce the impact of the war in Ukraine on global food security, many European actors propose to increase production in the EU, regardless of the associated environmental costs. This blog post intends to refocus the debate on more fundamental concerns highlighted by the food crisis.
Financing the cage-free farming transition in Europe
In 2021, the European Commission committed to ending the use of cages for farmed animals within the EU before the end of 2023, but no estimate of the costs of compliance with the proposed legislation has been published as yet. This report considers the question of which sources of public funding, EU and national, could be used to aid the transition, alongside the contributions of producers themselves and others in the food chain.
Environmental threats to rural areas
Rural areas are impacted by climate change and biodiversity losses. It affects their surrounding ecosystems, their economy, and the well-being of rural populations. Supporting the sustainable transition of these areas is crucial, and the new EU Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas could play a pivotal role.
Event | Unlocking the potential of biocontrol
This event co-organised by IBMA Global, IBMA France and IEEP will highlight the opportunities that biocontrol can offer in order to reach the objectives of the European Green Deal and the Farm to Fork Strategy.
Russia’s war in Ukraine: Why doubling down on the Green Deal is the best strategy
As EU leaders meet in Versaille, energy is set to be a key topic. But leaders must ensure that the decisions they make to break away from Russian energy push the EU in the direction of sustainability, argue European sustainability think tanks.
Blog | The case for green strategic autonomy
The EU should do far more to reduce its dependence on imports of energy and critical raw materials. This would help the union preserve its independence in an increasingly dangerous world.
EU-AU Summit: A much-delayed occasion to revive cooperation between the two continents
The long-delayed 6th summit between the African Union and the European Union concluded with a statement on a joint vision for "a renewed Partnership for solidarity, security, peace and sustainable and sustained economic development and prosperity for our citizens and for our future generations”. Here is IEEP's take on the main issues addressed.
Carbon farming: Making agriculture fit for 2030
Carbon farming refers to sequestering and storing carbon and/or reducing greenhouse gas emissions at farm level. It offers significant but uncertain mitigation potential in the EU, can deliver co-benefits to farmers and society, but also carries risks that need to be managed.
Building robust and coherent soil protection by 2050
The new EU Soil strategy offers a policy framework to achieve good soil health in Europe by 2050. To reach this goal, there is a strong need to ensure an effective legal framework for soils coherent with other key EU policies such as the proposal for a nature restoration law, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), and the Land Use Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) regulation.
Designing environmental regulation of agricultural imports: Options and considerations for the UK
The UK is developing an ambitious agri-food strategy based on a liberalised approach to trade policy tempered with safeguarding important standards. This Think Piece commissioned by WWF UK examines the potential for designing Core Environmental Standards (CES) to agri-food products, including those imported to the UK, and aims to offer new impetus and some practical ideas to bring environmental standards into UK trade policy.
The time has come for a Just Transition in agriculture
A just transition urgently needs to be planned and enacted for European agriculture. A new paper by IEEP looks into how, at a critical moment in decisions over how CAP subsidies are spent.
Just transition in the EU agriculture and land use sector
A just transition urgently needs to be planned and enacted for European agriculture. This new paper by IEEP looks into how, at a critical moment in decisions over how CAP subsidies are spent.