The CAP 2023-2027 strategic plans
could help eliminate up to 31 million tons of CO2 per year in
the European Union.
This estimate comes from a study published by the European
Commission on the climate change mitigation potential of 19 out
of 27 national plans for the implementation of the Common
Agricultural Policy, including the Italian plan.
According to the study, agricultural practices such as crop
rotation or diversification, the expansion of cover crops, and
the conversion to organic farming contribute 78% to the
estimated mitigation potential. Eco-schemes—the main innovation
in the current CAP—represent 38% of the estimated mitigation
potential, while environmental and climate commitments under
rural development and environmental conditionalities contribute
30% and 27%, respectively. The analysis also indicates a
potential contribution from the plans to protect existing carbon
sinks, amounting to 29 million tons of CO2.
Brussels clarifies in the document that these figures remain a
potential estimate of the contribution, while the full
realization of this potential and the extent of their
contribution to the 2030 climate goals will depend on the final
adoption of measures by governments. The European Commission
also notes that a comprehensive analysis of all 27 national
strategic plans is expected to be published in early 2025.
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