Towards an EU Regulatory Framework for Climate-Smart Agriculture
The Example of Soil Carbon Sequestration
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4610058 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jonathan Verschuuren (0000-0002-8922-1584, Tilburg University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 301-322 |
| Publication date | 2018-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transnational Environmental Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2047-1025 • E-ISSN: 2047-1033 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s2047102517000395 |
| OpenAlex | W2791810431 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 23 |
This article assesses current and proposed European Union (EU) climate and environmental law, and the legal instruments associated with the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), to see whether soil carbon sequestration is sufficiently promoted as a promising example of 'climate-smart agriculture'. The assessment shows that current and proposed policies and instruments are inadequate to stimulate large-scale adoption of soil carbon projects across Europe. Given the identified structural flaws, it is likely that this is true for all climate-smart agricultural practices. An alternative approach needs to be developed. Under EU climate policy, agriculture should be included in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) by allowing regulated industries to buy offsets from the agricultural sector, following the examples set by Australia and others. The second element of a new approach is aimed at the CAP, which needs to be far more focused on the specific requirements of climate change mitigation and adaptation. Yet, such stronger focus does not take away the need to explore new income streams for farmers from offsets under the ETS, as the CAP will never have sufficient funds for the deep and full transition of Europe's agriculture sector that is needed
Agriculture · Business · Carbon sequestration · Climate change · Climate change mitigation · Common Agricultural Policy · Economics · Emissions trading · Environmental planning · Environmental protection · Environmental resource management · European union · Geography · International trade · Natural resource economics · Agricultural Economics and Policy · Environmental Conservation and Management · Environmental law and policy · Environmental Science · Ecology
Caring in crises – Unsettling care in soil carbon sequestration
Creating alternative future trajectories for carbon farming through a relational lens
Sustainable intensification and carbon sequestration research in agricultural systems
Bridging the gap between natural and social sciences
Transnational Climate Law
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,63 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |