5 research outputs found

    Faktencheck Agrarreform: Beitrag der EU-Agrarreform zur Bewirtschaftung organischer Böden im Einklang mit Natur- und Klimaschutz – Möglichkeiten und Grenzen –

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    Zusammenfassung Die vorliegende Studie baut auf den im Dezember 2013 veröffentlichen Basisrechtsakten zur künftigen Gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik (GAP) der EU auf und nimmt die möglichen Auswirkungen dieses Politikpaketes auf den Moorschutz in den Blick. Einführend werden dazu die Ziele des Na-tur- und Klimaschutzes auf Moorböden kurz dargestellt. In Kapitel 3 werden die relevanten Ele-mente der künftigen GAP beschrieben. Kapitel 4 geht auf drei andere Finanzquellen für Moor-schutzmaßnahmen ein, das Programm für Umwelt- und Klimapolitik (LIFE), den Europäischen Fonds für regionale Entwicklung (EFRE) und den Waldklimafonds. In Kapitel 5 werden Maßnah-menoptionen für den Schutz und einer standortangepassteren Nutzung organischer Böden vor-gestellt. Kapitel 6 beschreibt Konflikte zwischen den verschiedenen Förderzielen der GAP bzw. von Schutzzielen des Naturschutzes, die bei der Umsetzung von Moorschutzmaßnahmen zu be-rücksichtigen sind. Kapitel 7 beleuchtet den Einfluss anderer Politikfelder auf die Chancen zur Umsetzung von Moorschutzprogrammen. Daran schließen Empfehlungen zur besseren Berück-sichtigung von Aspekten des Moorschutzes bei der Ausgestaltung und Umsetzung der GAP in Deutschland an. Dem „schnellen Leser“ wird die Lektüre der Kapitel 5 und 8 empfohlen. Im Zu-sammenhang mit der GAP-Reformdebatte hat das Thünen-Institut verschiedene Publikationen und Stellungnahmen vorgelegt, auf die in dieser Stellungnahme aufgebaut wird und auf die daher verwiesen wird (vgl. die in der Einleitung, Kapitel 1, genannten Quellen).----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Summary This working paper is based on the reform debate on the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the EU and the legal acts published in December 2013. The focus is on the impact of this policy package on the protection of peatland. First, we briefly present the climate policy and na-ture conservation targets with relevance for the protection of peatlands. In Chapter 3, we briefly describe the relevant elements of the future CAP. In Chapter 4, we analyse the potential of three other funding sources for the implementation of peatland conservation projects. These are the European LIFE program, the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the national forest climate fund. In Chapter 5 we present different measures for a sustainable use of organic soils. In Chapter 6 we briefly highlight the potential conflicts between different objectives within CAP and nature conservation and those which should be kept in mind when implementing a peatland con-servation project. Chapter 7 highlights the importance of some other policy issues (non-CAP, non-funding related) for the chances to successfully implement peatland protection programs. Finally, we give recommendations for a better integration of peatland protection in the design and im-plementation of the CAP in Germany. For “quick readers”, the reading of Chapters 5 and 8 is rec-ommended. In the context of the CAP reform, the Thünen-Institute has published different posi-tion and working papers, upon which this paper builds (see the references listed in Chapter 1)

    The mitigation potential and cost efficiency of abatement-based payments for the production of short-rotation coppices in Germany

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    In Northern and Central Europe, short-rotation coppices (SRC) have become a profitable agricultural production alternative, particularly for marginal fields with suitable groundwater levels. The replacement of fossil fuels by the wood chips produced in SRC contributes to the mitigation of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Due to heterogeneous regional production conditions, the impacts on economy, production and GHG mitigation vary. Previous studies investigate specific agronomic, environmental and economic aspects of SRC. This study complements the existing literature by estimating the economic mitigation potential from SRC in Germany. It presents an integrated modeling approach that considers agronomic and economic aspects and investigates the mitigation potential and the abatement cost efficiency arising from abatement-based payments. The simulation of different payment scenarios indicates that SRC could mitigate up to 15 % of the German agricultural sector’s GHG emissions. The integrated model approach links a site model and the agro-economic model RAUMIS and can be regarded as a fruitful development for addressing SRC-related research questions

    Evaluation of land use based greenhouse gas mitigation measures in Germany

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    Agricultural production contributes 11% to the total German greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. We evaluate the efficiency of three different land use based GHG mitigation measures: production of feedstocks for biomethane production, short rotation coppices and peatland restoration. We evaluate these measures with respect to cost efficiency (GHG mitigation costs), mitigation potential and impact on agricultural production. We use the regional supply model RAUMIS to investigate the different mitigation measures at the sector and regional level. We extended the modeling framework of RAUMIS to integrate the effects of leakage and indirect land use change. Compared to the production and use of feedstock for bio-energies, peatland restoration is the most cost efficient measure and has the least impact on German agricultural production
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