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In this podcast we explore the challenges of financing the transition towards sustainable agri-food systems and the existing tools and policy instruments that could support ...
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Melanie Muro
Acting Head of programme
Sustainable food systems
Moving to a farming system that provides sufficient food to feed the world’s population, whilst reducing greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impacts, requires significant changes on the consumption side, including increases in plant based and alternative protein sources. It is also important that actors in the middle of the supply chain, such as processors and retailers, play their role in the transition to healthy and sustainable food chains.
Our priorities in this area:
Identifying policy options and governance models for sustainable food systems in Europe, whilst taking into account impacts outside the EU.
Promoting policy innovation to address unsustainable diets and consumption patterns, addressing environmental and health simultaneously.
Furthering knowledge and understanding of the land use and environmental impacts of different consumption-side changes.
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The EU’s Farm to Fork Strategy was designed to ‘accelerate the transition to a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system’. It sets a range ...
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In this podcast we talk about the United Nations Climate Change Conference - COP28 - which took place in Dubai in December, and which marked ...
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IEEP participated at COP28, conveying the sense of urgency of taking collective action to reduce global temperature rise and safeguard the planet’s ecosystems. In this ...
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The Institute for European Environmental Policy is pleased to announce this event to launch a new policy vision to transform EU land use and the ...
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The Nature Restoration Law sets out binding targets to restore all degraded ecosystems in the EU by 2050, based on the evidence that nature restoration ...
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This policy brief outlines the main opportunities and concerns surrounding a shift towards plant-based diets and further production and consumption of novel sources of proteins. ...
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This report examines the impacts of different climate risks on three major agricultural crops, which are staples of European cuisines: wheat, potatoes, and olives. It ...
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A comprehensive survey of 600+ experts reveals that 61% of respondents are cautiously optimistic about the European Green Deal’s resilience following the 2024 European elections; ...
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While the EU has emerged as a global leader with regard to policymaking for the circular economy, the policy agenda to date has not focused ...
European food systems are not sustainable. In light of forthcoming proposals for a new EU legislative framework for sustainable food systems, this paper sets out ...
This policy report explores systems thinking and essential actions around food system resilience in EU agriculture in the post-COVID-19 period. In preparation for the Farm ...
