Recent evolution of the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

Recent evolution of the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP): state of play and environmental potential, Gay S.H., Osterburg B., Baldock D. Zdanowicz A. MEACAP WP6 D4b, Federal Agricultural Research Centre, Braunschweig and Institute for European Environmental Policy, London, March 2005 gives a very useful overview of the key elements of the 2003 CAP Reform and briefly outlines its possible implications for meeting Kyoto committments.

This report, published by IEEP is part of a series of reports in conjunction with the Sixth Framework Specific Targeted Research project entitled 'MEACAP - impact of environmental agreements on the Common Agricultural Policy'.

Over the period mid 2004 - mid 2007 the IEEP as part of a consortium of nine research institutions is tasked with identifying the best means of meeting commitments under the Kyoto Protocol and the Convention on Biological Diversity in the agriculture and forestry sector. Several reports have been produced as part of the project, on the following topics:

• Recent Evolution of the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP): State of Play and Environmental Potential
• The Convention in Biodiversity and its potential implications for the agricultural sector in Europe
• The Kyoto Protocol: Current State and Implication for EU-25 Member States. A Focus on Agriculture and Forestry
• The Kyoto Protocol and the Effect of Existing and Planned Measures in the Agricultural and Forestry Sector in the EU25