Kes McCormick
Senior lecturer
Energy Crops and the Common Agricultural Policy
Author
Summary, in English
The Biomass Action Plan (BAP) for Europe outlines how to achieve the targets for bioenergy and energy crops defined by the European Commission and member states. However, it is the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) that shapes the utilisation of agricultural land. This paper therefore reviews the supportive measures for energy crops in recent CAP reforms and investigates the effects on farmers in ‘real-life’ case studies from Sweden, Italy and Austria. This paper explores if the recent CAP reforms are sufficient to motivate farmers to cultivate energy crops; identifies the barriers and drivers for energy crops from the perspective of farmers; and suggests how to enhance supportive measures in the CAP to overcome barriers and complement the BAP.
Department/s
- The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
Publishing year
2006
Language
English
Document type
Conference paper
Topic
- Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
Keywords
- Agriculture
- Bioenergy
Conference name
World Bioenergy 2006
Conference date
2006-05-30 - 2006-06-01
Conference place
Jönköping, Sweden
Status
Published