In its Progress Report on Biofuels the European Commission proposes a more restrictivebiofuel directive which sets a mandatory minimum share of biofuels in total fuel consumption in thetransport sector of 10% per Member State by 2020. This is likely to have a strong impact on demandfor biofuel...

EU imports of oranges are restricted not only by ad valorem tariffs but also by theentry price system establishing a minimum import price. In addition, the EU applies acomprehensive system of trade preferences. The hypothesis of this paper is that, in contrast toits complexity, the effectiveness...

The EU protects EU growers of 15 kinds offresh fruits and vegetables against international competitionnot only by the means of ad valorem tariffs of up to 20%,but also by the EU entry-price system (EPS), which isdesigned to restrict imports below the product-specific,politically designated entry...

The impact of sectoral or economy wide policy scenarios is often of strong political and public interest, yet it is a scientific challenge. When analyzing different levels of aggregation, the use ofsingle models may not be sufficient. In this paper we establish an interface between the European...

Landwirtschaft erfüllt eine Vielzahl gesellschaftlicher Funktionen: sie produziert vor allem Nahrungsmittel, aber auch Biomasse für die energetische und stoffliche Nutzung, prägt Kulturlandschaften und Biotope und bestimmt das Tierwohlniveau. Darüber hinaus beeinflusst sie soziale und...

How we eat has a major impact on our individual health status, our quality of life and our well-being. Many of the foods we eat have a major social, environmental, climate and animal welfare footprint. This expertise defines policies to promote sustainability in food consumption as policies that...

Die Nutztierhaltung in Deutschland hat sich in den letzten Jahrzehnten zu einem wirtschaftlich sehr erfolgreichen Sektor entwickelt. Es wurden große Fortschritte in Bezug auf die Ressourceneffizienz erzielt. Gleichzeitig gibt es erhebliche Defizite vor allem im Bereich Tierschutz, aber auch im...