Participants in the fourth meeting of the Thematic Group discussed how climate change mitigation can become economically viable and attractive for rural actors. The meeting was organised in collaboration with the Walloon Rural Network. Background documents Meeting highlights Agenda Presentations Faascht Farm: Bio-based energy and fertilisers for tomato production, Ludovic Peter Stabilame - innovative wood construction with local materials, Nathalie Lebrun The economic value of climate change mitigation in rural bioeconomy, Catherine Bowyer, Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) Orienting RDP support to climate responsible farms, Angèle Liaigre, Pays de la Loire region, France Economic aspects of integrating climate change mitigating agroforestry in EU farming, María Rosa Mosquera, Spanish Agroforestry Association, Spain Remunerating for climate action and the CAP, Christine Falter, DG Agriculture and Rural Development Case studies In Faascht, a high-performance ecosystem based on biomethanation Geer's territory - Ecosystem built around the Haut Geer Biogas, HesbayeFrost and Apligeer cooperative Walloon case: Waste reduction at Stabilame Videos Wallonia's circular economy strategy - Willy Borsus, Vice-President of the Walloon region and minister in charge of economy and agriculture A visit to the Biogas Haut-Geer Publications Decision support for climate action across the bioeconomy EAFRD Projects Brochure 'Bioeconomy' EU Rural Review 28 'Bioeconomy' EU Rural Review 25 'Resource Efficiency' Dates: 28/04/2020 - 09:00Location: Brussels, BelgiumEvent type: Thematic Group meetingOrganiser: ENRD Contact Point
