I am comparing the current Brazilian line of financing for low carbon agriculture (ABC program) with similar plans in the world. Do you have any suggestions for references (rural credits, funds, etc…) in other countries?
In EU there are both funding strategies specific for agricultural activities as well as horizontal strategies (for low-carbon development, e.g. modernization of buildings, more general investments on renewable resources) that may reflect on agricultural activities.
At the end of october 2013, European Union reached a political agreement on the new CAP (Common Political Agreement). The legislative texts are expected to be formally adopted before the end of the year. The texts have been approved at Plenary (18-21 November), thus they will go to the December’s Council for the adoption of the agreement in its first reading. Implementing acts and delegated acts could then be published by the Commission early in 2014, with the implementing acts then subject to co-decision between the EP and Council. The new rules for rural development will start to apply as soon as the 2014-2020 Rural Development Programmes (RDPs) are approved and become operational.
What do the new CAPs will bring? according to draft document http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/13/st13/st13349-re01.en13.pdf
the priorities of the new plan are "promoting resource efficiency and supporting the shift towards a low carbon and climate resilient economy in agriculture, food and forestry sectors" through (see Articles 21, 29 among others) payments that shall be granted to farmers, groups of farmers or groups of farmers and other land-managers who undertake, on a voluntary basis, to carry out operations consisting of one or more agri-environment-climate commitments on agricultural land.
Some additional examples of existing horizontal measures:
- Measures to ensure minimum requirements are in place related to the energy performance of buildings consistent with Article 3, Article 4 and Article 5 of Directive 2010/31/EU.
- Measures necessary to establish a system of certification of the energy performance of buildings consistent with Article 11 of Directive 2010/31/EU
- Measures to ensure strategic planning on energy efficiency, consistent with Article 3 of Directive 2012/27 EU
- Measures consistent with Article 13 of Directive 2006/32/EC on energy end-use efficiency and energy services to ensure the provision to final customers of
individual meters in so far as it is technically possible, financially reasonable and proportionate in relation to the potential energy savings.
http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/13/st13/st13349-re01.en13.pdf
Dear Stefano,
in accordance to this document and priorities, would you or ypur colleagues laike to create concortium for project for CORE Organic Plus call? possibly in reducing GHG emissions from agriculture?
regards, ligita
Dear Stefano and Ligita, thanks for your replies. Actually I know quite well these topics, since I have been spending 3 years at European Commission working on CAP and Cross-Compliance. Ligita, if you are interested in GHG reduction from farming, please refer to my publications (e.g Env. Pollution 159). All the best, Marco
Thank you Marco, I didn't checked your CV before replying! Maybe the answer and your publications may help someone else, unfortunately I have no experience on other no-EU countries.
Dear Ligita, I'm checking with colleagues and partners if a project on reducing GHG emissions maybe feasible. I think I'll be able to give you an answer in a couple of days since we already had some manifestations of interest on similar projects so far.
Dear Stefano
thanks for your reply, anyway. I have the same problem, no experience with countries outside EU28, except for Brazil.
Ciao
Marco
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