Ukraine war underlines urgency of EU green food goals
Powerful industrial-agriculture lobbies are seeking to take advantage of the crisis to undermine EU commitments. This op-ed was...
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The empty green tin of the new CAP
The new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) was deemed greener and fairer by the European Commission (EC) and most...
The buzz and the true potential of carbon farming
The European Environmental Bureau published its new report, Carbon farming for climate, nature and farmers on 21 October....
No pass to agroecology in the corridors of EU power
The Agriculture and Fisheries Council had its first debate on 12 October, addressing the potential contribution of agriculture...
EU Forest Strategy: Farming ministers against our leafy heritage
The Commission put forward a new Forest Strategy linked to the Fit for 55 package in July which...
Methane: short-term gains vs long-term pains
The IPCC report published earlier this month thrusts into the spotlight methane (CH4), the second biggest contributor to climate change after carbon dioxide (CO2), capable of trapping heat at a...
Why EU’s ‘Fit for 55’ is unfit and unfair
The European Commission’s ‘Fit for 55’ package is high on planet-saving rhetoric but low on ambition. It leaves...
European Parliament greenwashes farming subsidies and recovery funds
Yesterday, the European Parliament rubber-stamped an agreement on EU farm support for the next two years and on...
Will the EU pay €350 billion to trash nature? This week we will know
Forget the ‘million-dollar question’. This week, Brussels will answer one worth €358 billion: the shape of the next...
Future farming: Feeding the world with less and better
EU biomass (food, feed, fuel and fibre) consumption by far exceeds what the planet can sustainably provide and...
