{"id":119114,"date":"2025-11-12T00:01:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T23:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/?post_type=library&#038;p=119114"},"modified":"2025-11-12T09:17:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T08:17:16","slug":"residual-emissions-in-eu-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"library","link":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/en\/library\/residual-emissions-in-eu-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"Residual emissions in EU agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As climate negotiations in the EU\u00a0continue,\u00a0and\u00a0policymakers\u00a0seek\u00a0loopholes that\u00a0weaken EU climate action,\u00a0the world\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2025\/oct\/13\/coral-reefs-ice-sheets-amazon-rainforest-tipping-point-global-heating-scientists-report\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">reached its first tipping point<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0The science\u00a0is\u00a0clear; we need deep emission cuts across all\u00a0sectors. Yet, the agri-food sector continues to drag its feet.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:120}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Emissions from the sector are\u00a0sometimes\u00a0labelled as<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u201ccomplex\u201d,\u00a0\u201cnatural\u201d,\u00a0\u201chard to abate\u201d,\u00a0and\u2026 \u201cresidual\u201d.\u00a0Referring to these emissions as residual, intentionally\u00a0or not,\u00a0creates\u00a0the impression that\u00a0they\u00a0cannot be\u00a0addressed.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:120}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This report\u00a0\u2013\u00a0by the Institute\u00a0for European Environmental Policy and\u00a0commissioned\u00a0by the European Environmental Bureau\u00a0\u2013\u00a0proves\u00a0otherwise, highlighting\u00a0the multiple paths\u00a0the sector can take\u00a0to address its\u00a0emissions, and some come with\u00a0additional\u00a0benefits for society.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:120}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":119116,"template":"","library_category":[428,439,418],"library_tags":[499,455],"class_list":["post-119114","library","type-library","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","library_category-climate-change","library_category-farming","library_category-nature-agriculture","library_tags-joint-publication","library_tags-report"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/library\/119114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/library"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/library"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/119116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"library_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/library_category?post=119114"},{"taxonomy":"library_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eeb.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/library_tags?post=119114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}