Webinar: Presentation of the report 'Climate adaptation and mitigation in the agri-food system'

On 13 March 2026, the Advisory Board hosted a public webinar to present its recently published report ‘Climate adaptation and mitigation in the agri-food system – Recommendations for coherent EU policies’.

The EU’s agri-food system is increasingly threatened by climate change. At the same time, it accounts for roughly one-third of the EU’s net greenhouse gas emissions.  

Yet progress in reducing emissions and strengthening climate resilience has been slow. Achieving the EU’s 2040 and 2050 climate targets in a cost-effective manner will require significant emission reductions across the entire economy, yet emissions from the agri-food system have declined far less than those of the rest of the EU economy. At the same time, adaptation efforts are not keeping pace with increasing climate risks for agriculture.  

Marginal improvements through technologies and practices alone will not be sufficient. Climate-proofing the agri-food system requires a systemic transition across production systems, land use and consumption patterns.  

In its new report, the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change calls on the EU to strengthen climate adaptation and accelerate greenhouse gas emission reductions and removals across the agri-food system to safeguard food security, protect farmers’ livelihoods and align agriculture with the EU’s climate objectives.  

Read more about the newly released report ‘Climate adaptation and mitigation in the agri-food system – Recommendations for coherent EU policies’ here. 

Watch the recording from the public webinar presenting the report here.