Renewable energy in EU agriculture
At a Glance
23-11-2016
The agricultural sector accounts for almost 10 % of greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union, mainly for food production and transport. In recent years, European farmers have made efforts to significantly reduce this environmental footprint by increasing their consumption and production of renewable energy, which is derived from natural resources that are naturally replenished. While there is enormous potential for the production of renewable energy on farms due to the availability of wind, sunlight, biomass and agricultural waste, important barriers and challenges still remain.
At a Glance
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- accounting
- agricultural policy
- agricultural policy
- agricultural waste
- AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES
- biomass
- BUSINESS AND COMPETITION
- deterioration of the environment
- ECONOMICS
- electrical and nuclear industries
- electrical energy
- ENERGY
- ENVIRONMENT
- environmental policy
- farmers' income
- farming systems
- investment cost
- PRODUCTION, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH
- reduction of gas emissions
- regions and regional policy
- renewable energy
- rural development
- soft energy
- solar energy
- technology and technical regulations
- wind energy