Denmark wants to use the CAP as a tool for the green transition
The EU's common agricultural policy (CAP) must be more supportive of the green transition, argued Danish Minister of Food, Mogens Jensen just before meeting his counterparts from Europe at Helsinky.
The EU's agricultural sector is facing great challenges in the coming years as a large majority of EU member states have endorsed a goal of a balance between greenhouse gas emissions and absorption by 2050.
At the beginning of this week, EU agriculture ministers will discuss the opportunities to become more climate-friendly at an informal council meeting in Helsinki. The agenda is the EU's common agricultural policy and carbon storage in agricultural land.
"I go to Helsinki today with a message that the Danish government has committed to achieving a 70% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2030 compared to the 1990 level. It requires agriculture to help reduce emissions and that is why it is important for me to emphasize to my fellow European ministers that there must be room for more green elements of the agricultural policy that have climate and natural benefits. Farmers need to be motivated, not punished for their direct support when they are laying out an area of lowland soil for nature," explained Mogens Jensen. He also hopes that the CAP can be transformed into an active tool for the green transition helping farmers to achieve the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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