Evaluation Study of The Impact of The CAP on Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Climate change mitigation policy relevant to agriculture and forestry
1.2 Adaptation of the EU agriculture sector and society to climate change
1.3 Climate action in the Common Agriculture Policy
2 MEASURES EXAMINED, INTERVENTION LOGIC AND THEORETICAL EFFECTS ON CLIMATE
3 GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND METHODS FOR THE EVALUATION
3.1 Main methodological tools
3.2 Emissions leakage
3.3 The use of case studies
3.4 Limitations of our methods
4 RELEVANCE TO NEEDS (ESQS 10 AND 11)
4.1 Process and methodological approach
4.2 Analysis
4.3 Assessment of relevance
4.4 Conclusions
EFFECTIVENESS (ESQS 1-6)
5 EVIDENCE BASE FOR ASSESSING THE CAP’S IMPACT ON GHG EMISSIONS
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Evidence base
5.3 Simulated quantification of GHG emissions and removals
6 EXTENT OF SUCCESS OF CAP MEASURES IN RELATION TO CLIMATE ACTION (ESQ1)
7 EXTENT OF IMPACT BY ACTIVITY, REGION AND FARM TYPE (ESQ2)
8 CHANGES IN AGRICULTURAL EMISSIONS AND REMOVALS (ESQ3)
9 THE IMPACT OF INDIVIDUAL CAP MEASURES INCLUDING ON PROGRESS TOWARDS THE EU’S 2020 GHG REDUCTION TARGET (ESQ4)
10 THE CAP MEASURES’ CONTRIBUTION TO CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE (ESQ5)
10.1 Understanding the question
10.2 Process and methodological approach
10.3 Identification of main determinants of the agriculture and forest sectors’ vulnerability to climate change
10.4 The CAP and planned adaptation at MS and MA level
10.5 Assessment of CAP effects on adaptation
10.6 Conclusions
11 THE CONTRIBUTION OF TECHNOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL INNOVATION (ESQ6)
11.1 Understanding of the question
11.2 Process and Methodological approach
11.3 Analysis
11.4 Conclusions
12 EFFICIENCY (ESQ7)
12.1 Understanding of the question
12.2 Process and methodological approach
12.3 Analysis
12.4 Conclusions
13 COHERENCE OF CAP MEASURES (ESQ8)
13.1 Understanding of the question
13.2 Internal coherence as a whole (ESQ8)
13.3 Synergies (ESQ8a)
13.4 Carbon stocks in agricultural soils (ESQ8b)
13.5 Overall internal coherence analysis
13.6 Conclusions
14 EXTERNAL COHERENCE (ESQ9)
14.1 Coherence with the other CAP general objectives (ESQ9a)
14.2 Coherence with other EU policies related to climate change and contributing to the 2020 objective of -20% reduction in greenhouse gases (ESQ9b)
14.3 Coherence with relevant Member States national policies (ESQ9c)
15 EU ADDED VALUE (ESQ12)
15.1 Understanding the question
15.2 Process and methodological approach
15.3 Analysis
15.4 Conclusions
16 PRODUCTION EFFECT (ESQ13)
16.1 Understanding of the question
16.2 Process and methodological approach
16.3 Analysis
16.4 CONCLUSIONS
17 FOOD, FEED AND THE BIOECONOMY (ESQ14)
17.1 Understanding of the question
17.2 Process and methodological approach
17.3 Analysis
17.4 Impacts of the CAP on food, feed and biofuel production
17.5 Conclusions
18 SYNTHESIS (ESQ15)
18.1 Understanding of the question
18.2 Process and methodological approach
18.3 Analysis
18.4 Conclusions
19 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
19.1 Conclusions
19.2 Recommendations
20 REFERENCE LIST