More than 80% of payments from the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy are intended for livestock farming. Food systems represent almost a third of greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming.
The CAP is “economically disincentive for transitions” towards more sustainable practices, according to this study. The study focuses on 2013, the last year when all the analyzed data is available, but the aid figures show that “little has changed” in their distribution until 2020, explained Paul Behrens.