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โป๏ธ We join @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social and six other civil society organisations in calling @ec.europa.eu President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu, and Commissioners @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu, @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu and Stephane Sejournรฉ, for an ambitious and transformative #CircularEconomyAct โคต๏ธ
04.08.2025 07:41 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐ด Depopulation as a driver of #desertification with the loss of these people, we also lose knowledge of how to sustain vibrant agricultural landscapes.
Read these policy recommendations by @desertificationeu.bsky.social ๐
๐จ JOB ALERT: We are hiring an Event Assistant (Paid internship)!
Do you want to support high-impact climate events as our new colleague?
๐๏ธ Apply by Sunday 17 August 2025
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Join our CAP & Food team and work with policy experts on real projects that support sustainable food systems.
๐ Brussels | ๐๏ธ Non-profit sector
๐ Meet Amalia Tuchmann, a โช@yale.edu student majoring in Environmental Studies and learn about her experience during her student placement at IEEP โคต๏ธ
29.07.2025 14:16 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐ฑ Demand for #bioenergy like biomass is growing, raising concerns about land pressure and ecosystem recovery if scaled up.
With the #EUBioeconomyStrategy on the table, it's time for the EU to strengthen cross-sectoral policy integration to align with #EU2040ClimateTargets ๐
๐จโ๐๐ฉโ๐ Our Student Programme is back!
Join our CAP and Food team and work with policy experts on real projects that support #SustainableFoodSystems
๐๏ธ Apply by 31 July
Do you want to hear about building a #ResilientEconomy ?
Join us for... #NetworkNature #NatureBasedSolutions. https://networknature.eu/networknature-annual-event-2025-choose-nature?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=Institute%20for%20European%20Environmental%20Policy%20%28IEEP%29
On 1 July Denmark took over the rotating presidency of @consilium.europa.eu
This comes at a critical moment for EU climate policy with #CAP reform on the table and new options for agricultural #ClimateAction under discussion.
๐ค How can @eu2025dk.bsky.social foster constructive dialogue?
๐จโ๐พ Shifting to #SustainableFarming is urgently needed. But public money alone won't get us there.
๐ Mobilising private capital could bridge the funding gap and drive the transition at the necessary scale and pace.
Read what we recommend to scale up effective financing โคต๏ธ
๐พ On 16 July, โช@ec.europa.eu released its post-2027 budget, and the stakes are high for agriculture, environment and biodiversity.
๐ก Our new briefing outlines key risks and opportunities for the next #CAP from funding and conditionality to subsidiarity and governance โคต๏ธ
โ๏ธ Technology could be our ally in saving our planet's biodiversity ๐ฑ
But for EU policymaking to rely on new techniques, we must enhance the availability, quality, coherence, timeliness, and access to biodiversity data.
Read our last #ESAD briefing to get the full picture. ๐
๐ฑ๐#Biomass and land resources can be powerful tools to tackle climate change.
However, there are not a one-size-fits-all solution as concerns remain over their climate impact and the sustainable scale of deployment.
๐Our briefing offers policy recomendations for the new #EUBioeconomyStrategy.โคต๏ธ
๐ฑHow to better align #Biodiversity with #Economy ?โป๏ธ
The #NetworkNature Annual Event for 2025 will bring together stakeholders to discuss innovative ways of building a resilient economy through #NatureBasedSolutions
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16 September 2025
๐9:00 to 18:00
๐Bruxelles Environnement, Avenue du Port,86 C
๐จ There has been too little progress on reducing the EU's overall material footprint over the past 10 years.๐
Our last briefing outlines measures for the Commission to consider in the upcoming #CircularEconomyAct to further support the wider use of secondary raw materials.โป๏ธ
Find out more ๐
๐ง As water stress is rising across Europe, it's time to rethink agriculture practices. Yet, the EU's response in #WaterResilience strategy is tech solutions and no binding targets.
#SustainableFarming is the only long-term solution to reduce water use and pollution.
More โคต๏ธ
EU countries are missing the chance to improve #FarmAnimal lives ๐ฎ๐๐ท
Our recommendations for the next #CAP:
๐ถ long-term, high-welfare investments
๐ฏ clear EU-wide animal welfare targets
๐ฅ animal welfare as a standalone CAP objective
๐ proper monitoring
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โป๏ธ The #CircularEconomyAct is a key opportunity to boost progress on the use of recycled material.
As the EU's consumption footprint remains higher than it was in 2010, our last briefing advocates for circularity policies to be:
๐ฏ Target-oriented
๐๏ธ Legally binding
Full picture โคต๏ธ
๐พHow can CAP payment schemes can better align with key EU environmental goals? โคต๏ธ
๐ถ Reallocate funding in alternatives with clear sustainability outcomes
๐ฑ Redesign current schemes with stronger environmental conditionality criteria
๐Full picture in our last report
๐ How can the EU align its #Bioeconomy strategy with #CarbonNeutrality goals?
As demand for biomass to replace fossil fuels grows, the EU must promote cross-sectoral policy integration to address rising pressures on land and sustain low-emission food production systems. ๐ฑ๐
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[Student only] Join our CAP & Food team and work with policy experts on real projects that support sustainable food systems.
๐ Brussels | ๐๏ธ Non-profit sector
๐๏ธ Apply by 31 July
โฐ It is time to rethink how public funds are used in #CommonAgriculturalPolicy
Our last report outlines the need to pair funding with real sustainable outcomes. Read more to see what we suggest for the next CAP reform โคต๏ธ
๐จ There has been too little progress on reducing the EU's overall material footprint over the past 10 years.๐
Our last briefing outlines measures for the Commission to consider in the upcoming #CircularEconomyAct to further support the wider use of secondary raw materials.โป๏ธ
Find out more ๐
๐ฑDemand for #bioenergy like biomass is growing, raising concerns on land pressure and ecosystems recovery if scaled up.
WIth the #EUBioeconomyStrategy on the table, it's time for the EU to strengthen cross-sectoral policy integration to align with #EU2040ClimateTargets.
Read the full analysis ๐
[Student only] Join our CAP & Food team and work with policy experts on real projects that support sustainable food systems.
๐ Brussels | ๐๏ธ Non-profit sector
๐๏ธ Apply by 31 July
๐พ Can we simplify the #CAP without compromising the EU's environmental targets?
With the publication of the Simplification Package, concerns are growing regarding long-term sustainability and policy coherence, both crucial for driving the shift โก๏ธ #SustainableFoodSystems
More ๐
๐ Are you a #student thinking about a career in EU policy or food systems? Join our CAP & Food ...
https://ieep.eu/news/student-placement-programme-for-cap-and-food-team-fall-2025/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=Institute%20for%20European%20Environmental%20Policy%20%28IEEP%29
๐ฑWant to hear about new ideas for building a #ResilientEconomy ?โป๏ธ
Don't miss the #NetworkNature Annual Event focusing on ways to bring #Nature and #Economy together through #NatureBasedSolutions.
๐
16 September 2025
๐9:00 to 18:00
๐Bruxelles Environnement, Avenue du Port, 86 C
๐Register now๐
๐ค Cooperation can be the foundation for maintaining the EU's environmental ambition while building global leadership.
Our briefing by @pierreleturcq.bsky.social advocates for a shift from a deregulation approach to an ambitious strategy rooted in international cooperation โฌ๏ธ