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Parliamentary question - E-002056/2021Parliamentary question
E-002056/2021

Carbon footprint of organic farming

Question for written answer  E-002056/2021
to the Commission
Rule 138
Sara Skyttedal (PPE)

A number of studies, including a comprehensive survey by Chalmers University of Technology published in Nature in December 2018[1], have shown that organically grown products have a greater impact on the climate than conventionally produced food. One of the reasons for this is that organic farming requires larger areas of land than traditional farming.

According to its farm-to-fork strategy, the Commission wants at least 25% of EU farmland to be organic by 2030. At the same time, however, the Commission – with the support of the Member States and the European Parliament – has also made far-reaching commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The two objectives appear to contradict each other. With that in mind:

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