Low Carbon Transition
eBook - ePub

Low Carbon Transition

Sustainable Agriculture in the European Union

  1. 334 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Low Carbon Transition

Sustainable Agriculture in the European Union

About this book

Low-carbon transition is a shift from an economy that depends heavily on fossil fuels to a sustainable, low-carbon energy economy. This book analyzes the role of renewables in driving the low-carbon transition in agriculture, explores the circular bio-based economy, and examines policies and strategies designed to facilitate low-carbon transition in agriculture, greenhouse gas mitigation, and adaptation trends in the European Union agriculture sector. It provides new knowledge and understanding about the impact of low-carbon energy transition, emphasizes the key role of renewable energy in a wide range of agricultural activities, and offers alternative sustainable solutions to current practices.

Features

  • Discusses a novel approach on low-carbon transition that is not considered by the majority of studies
  • Emphasizes the urgent need to minimize the carbon and environmental footprint of the EU agriculture and food system through low-carbon energy transition
  • Provides theoretical background of sustainable agriculture and explains the decarbonization path of agriculture.
  • Investigates the role of renewables, new technologies, business models, and practices in agriculture while assessing their socioeconomic and environmental effects.
  • Presents a case study on the applications of low-carbon transition policies in selected EU member states and analyses in details various implications.

This book is suitable for senior undergraduate and graduate students, professionals in agriculture, researchers, and policy makers interested in sustainable agriculture and renewable energy usage and their economics.

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Yes, you can access Low Carbon Transition by Dalia Streimikiene,Indre Siksnelyte-Butkiene,Tomas Balezentis in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Global Warming & Climate Change. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. About the Authors
  7. Preface
  8. Introduction
  9. Chapter 1 Low-Carbon Transition
  10. Chapter 2 GHG Emission and Energy Use in the EU Agriculture
  11. Chapter 3 Sustainable Agriculture
  12. Chapter 4 Use of Renewables in Agriculture
  13. Chapter 5 The Role of Agricultural Business in Low-Carbon Transition
  14. Chapter 6 Assessment of Low-Carbon Transition Policy in Agriculture
  15. Index