Comparison of downstream market-based policies to reduce agricultural emissions

Description: This report compares three downstream policy options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the EU agrifood sector, all of which require regulated entities to cut farm-level emissions embedded in the products they handle or sell. It evaluates their design, efficiency, costs, and carbon leakage risks, highlighting key trade-offs. Retailer-level systems cover more emissions but are complex and costly, while processor-level options are either simpler to administer or more cost-efficient when trading is included. Carbon leakage is a concern across all options, though its magnitude remains uncertain. The report concludes by outlining how these policies could evolve or be sequenced over time.

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Tags: Methanemission ? Klimapolitik ? Agrar- und Ernährungssektor ? Emissionsbericht ? Kosteneffizienz ? Landwirtschaft ? Carbon Leakage ? 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik ? Klima | Energie ?

License: DCAT-AP.de Sonstige geschlossene Lizenz

Language: Englisch/English

Organisations

• Umweltbundesamt (Herausgeberschaft)
• openUMWELT (Bereitstellung)

Persons

• Gardiner, Jonathan (Verfasser*in)
• McDonald, Hugh (Verfasser*in)

Issued: 2026-01-01

Last harvest: 26.06.2026 06:58

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