EDA Position on a possible EU framework for incentivizing climate change mitigation across the agri-food value chain

EDA supports a common European framework for achieving emission reduction in the agricultural sector. However, the current policy option explored by the EU Commission aimed at establishing an obligation for dairy processors to pay for their GHG emissions at farm-level (Agrifood ETS) could potentially have severe adverse impacts on dairy operations.

Therefore, we call upon the EU Commission to continue exploring different policy options that do not negatively impact the economic viability of dairy operations.