Of the €57 billion annual CAP budget, €46 billion was directed towards meat and dairy farming, rather than sustainable alternatives
Analysis:
The subsidies operate through the EU's common agricultural policy . This plays a critical role in shaping farming across Europe, but has been the subject of intense criticism for years. Critics say it supports big landowners over smaller farmers, that its environmental payments represent only a small portion of the budget, and that it is vulnerable to corruption.
These estimates are from 2013 – the most recent year for the food supply model we used – but the proportion of the subsidy has changed very little since then. Our estimates are higher than was previously thought because we now have a more complete picture of the subsidies that animal feed also receives.
The global food system on its own is enough to blow past the climate targets of 1.5°C and even 2°C of warming. We'll need drastic action to transition fast enough to not only reduce this environmental impact, but to be resilient to more extreme weather driven by climate change. Scientific consensus now shows that a shift to mainly plant-based diets is the biggest single opportunity to reduce these food-related environmental impacts, especially in high-income nations.
From RTÉ Radio 1's Countrywide, The European Commission has proposed making farms across Europe smaller than ten hectares exempt from CAP inspections and payment penalties
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