Search Results - "Pira, Kajsa"

Implications of a food system approach for policy agenda-setting design by Kugelberg, Susanna, Bartolini, Fabio, Kanter, David R., Milford, Anna Birgitte, Pira, Kajsa, Sanz-Cobena, Alberto, Leip, Adrian

“…A call to governments to enact a strategy for a sustainable food system is high on the global agenda. A sustainable food system presupposes a need to go beyond…”
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Denmark's bold move to promote plant-based eating by Pira, Kajsa

“…Denmark is famous for pork production. The number of pigs even outnumbers the human population. It may therefore surprise outsiders that the country is taking…”
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IED vote: EU Parliament rejects key proposals to curb emissions by Pira, Kajsa

“…In Jul, the European Union (EU) Parliament voted to reject most of the recommendations of the Commission's proposal for a revision of the Industrial Emissions…”
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Nitrogen deposition threat to 60 per cent of European ecosystems by Pira, Kajsa

“…Most affected are regions with intensive livestock rearing. Scenarios show that both technical measures and a reduction in animal numbers are needed to tackle…”
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Harvests from rewetted land by Pira, Kajsa

“…A new review sheds light on the effectiveness of policies across the globe in reducing traffic emissions. They studied a total of 1.139 policy scenarios from…”
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Nitrogen ruling puts Dutch CCS project on hold by Pira, Kajsa

“…In 2017 the environmental organization Mobilisation for the Environment (MOB) went to the European Court of Justice to challenge the Dutch system for…”
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Abating N in Nordic agriculture - Policy, measures and way forward by Hellsten, Sofie, Dalgaard, Tommy, Rankinen, Katri, Tørseth, Kjetil, Bakken, Lars, Bechmann, Marianne, Kulmala, Airi, Moldan, Filip, Olofsson, Stina, Piil, Kristoffer, Pira, Kajsa, Turtola, Eila

“…During the past twenty years, the Nordic countries (Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway) have introduced a range of measures to reduce losses of nitrogen (N)…”
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Ireland intends to cut farm emissions by a quarter by 2030 by Pira, Kajsa

“…Greenhouse gas emissions from Ireland's farming sector must drop by 25 per cent by 2030. This was announced by the Irish coalition government in July 2022 and…”
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Navigating nitrogen by Pira, Kajsa

“…"The less fossil-fuel-based fertilizers we use, the less dependent we are on fossil fuel imports, " Ursula von der Leyen stated in a response to one of the…”
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A just transition in EU farming by Pira, Kajsa

“…The EU needs to plan and act for a just transition in agriculture, is the message in a new report. Not only because it is fair, but also to mitigate the…”
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Editorial by Pira, Kajsa

“…In the previous issue a Ukrainian ecologist wrote about ocean acidification in the Black Sea. We have also had an article about the opportunities for an energy…”
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EU paves the way for carbon farming credits by Pira, Kajsa

“…All farmers should have access to carbon emission and removal data for their land by 2028. Carbon credits play a key role in the EU Commission's plans to boost…”
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Taxing livestock to reduce nitrogen and GHG emissions by Pira, Kajsa

“…A recent report provides three concrete proposals on how livestock could be taxed to reduce ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions, while generating funds for…”
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Closing the nitrogen cycle with agroecology by Pira, Kajsa

“…Study shows that it is possible to halve nitrogen losses in Europe by abolishing synthetic fertilisers, reconnecting livestock and cropping systems and…”
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Paying farmers for carbon by Pira, Kajsa

“…The European Commission has announced that by the end of this year they will publish a Communication on Carbon Farming. This will include an action plan for…”
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New EU farm policy supports buisness as usual by Pira, Kajsa

“…An agreement between the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2023-2027 was reached on 25 June. As the…”
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Towards climate-friendly food production by Pira, Kajsa

“…A transition to more plant-based food production combined with less intensive livestock rearing would reduce the climate and nitrogen footprint from our farms…”
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Modelling a shift to sustainable diets by Pira, Kajsa

“…A massive shift towards more plant-based diets has in recent years been identified as an important element in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and competition…”
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The Dutch nitrogen crisis by Pira, Kajsa

“…The ball was set rolling back in 2017, when a small environmental NGO-Mobilisation for the Environment--went to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to…”
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Money quarrels delay a CAP with diluted climate ambition by Pira, Kajsa

“…In order for the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for 2021-2027 to be launched within a year, it had to be more or less fully negotiated by the end of…”
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