摘要：The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has identified a number of soil-management strategiesthat can be implemented to reduce GHG emissions. However, before deciding which of these strategies are most appropriate inany given situation, it is important to investigate how these strategies affect other aspects of sustainable development. Forinstance, some attempts to sequester carbon in the landscape could alter the soil's capacity to filter water. Alternatively, otherstrategies could unintentionally increase net energy consumption through greater fertilizer use. Focusing specifically onopportunities to implement soil-management strategies in the European Union (EU), we discuss the synergies and trade-offs ofthose strategies with respect to water resources management and energy security. The focus of the analysis is two-fold: first,we analyze the net benefit of strategies such as crop management, nutrient management, tillage and residue management, watermanagement, and bioenergy vis-a-vis their implications for water resources and energy security; second, we undertake anassessment of the EU's relevant policy frameworks to assess whether the potential synergies from various soil-managementstrategies are being encouraged or, conversely, where perverse outcomes or trade-offs are likely. Our findings suggest there ismuch scope to encourage soil-management strategies in Europe that would mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, but these synergiesare currently not fully exploited at the EU policy level. We identify a number of options for better policy integration among theCommon Agricultural Policy, the Water Framework Directive, and the Climate Action and Renewable Energy Package
关键词：Climate Action and Energy Package; climate change mitigation; Common Agricultural Policy; energy security;European Union; greenhouse gas emissions; soil management; Water Framework Directive
