Reading Time: 4 minutes Over the past year, SPICe has received enquiries from Members on behalf of constituents concerned over the environmental impact of palm oil, including “what can
Tag: Environment
How are fishing quotas set? Stage 3: The EU December Council
Reading Time: 5 minutes This blog is the third in a series of posts setting out the process for determining quotas for fish stocks. The main stages are set
The Role of Precision Agriculture in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Parliament’s Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee concluded taking evidence as part of its consideration of the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill (the Bill) in
How are fishing quotas set? Stage 2: coastal State negotiations
Reading Time: 5 minutes This blog is the second in a series of posts setting out the process for determining quotas for fish stocks. The three stages are set
Land use policy and public goods
Reading Time: 4 minutes This week a group of organisations that work on environmental, agricultural, land use and rural policy are hosting a conference to discuss how best to
Guest blog – What we eat, and meeting our climate change commitments
Reading Time: 4 minutes On Tuesday 13 November, the Parliament’s Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee will take evidence from the agricultural sector, as part of its consideration