Simone Højte

Project Manager, Food and consumption

Simone is the project lead for CONCITO's international project 'Towards a Sustainable Food System in the EU’ and has broad expertise in issues about the environmental and sustainability aspects of the food system and its regulation. This includes knowledge about climate change, biodiversity, sustainable farming practices and related topics. In addition, Simone has a good understanding of EU legislation and political processes, especially for the agricultural sector.

Simone holds a bachelor's degree in geography and a master's degree in climate change from the University of Copenhagen.

The EU should change its agricultural policy if green funds are to become green transition

New, stricter requirements are on its way for the agricultural sector, where ambitious targets on biodiversity, climate and environment are shape up. But do farmers have the right framework conditions to meet society’s growing demands and expectations?

Debate

28. September 2023
The Fit for 55 package neglected emissions from agriculture, so now it is time to step up

European agriculture must deliver unprecedented reductions of greenhouse gas emissions while also providing enough food for European citizens and the world. This calls for new and stronger measures in the EU such as emissions trading for agriculture.

Debate

1. June 2023
Green reform of EU’s agricultural policy

A new common agricultural policy (CAP) came into force on 1 January 2023, but it only creates limited opportunities for reducing agriculture's negative impact on climate and biodiversity.

CONCITO brief

15. February 2023
Food was for the first-time part of the agenda at COP27

Food crises and the necessary transformation of the global food systems was on the agenda at COP27 in Egypt, but there's still a long way to go.

Blog

24. November 2022

By Simone Højte
Five solutions to a green transition of Danish agriculture with global impact

The green transition of the agricultural sector is a major topic in the election campaign, and for good reason. The upcoming parliament must contribute to ensuring unprecedented greenhouse gas reductions from Danish agriculture in a very short time, and preferably with a beneficial effect on the global climate.

Blog

20. October 2022

Af Michael Minter, Tavs Nyord og Simone Højte
EU legislation on deforestation does not address the root of the problem

A new EU regulation aims to curb EU-driven deforestation and forest degradation, reduce biodiversity loss, and halt greenhouse gas emissions. However, the proposal itself is likely to just shift import of high-risk products to countries with less strict deforestation regulation.

Blog

29. June 2022

By Simone Højte
We can avert a looming food crisis by accelerating the green transition of the food system

To avoid further disasters, we must choose the right solutions to the looming global food crisis. The EU and Denmark should accelerate the shift to land-efficient food production and consumption and reduce the use of crops for energy

Blog

17. March 2022

By Simone Højte og Michael Minter

The EU should change its agricultural policy if green funds are to become green transition

New, stricter requirements are on its way for the agricultural sector, where ambitious targets on biodiversity, climate and environment are shape up. But do farmers have the right framework conditions to meet society’s growing demands and expectations?

Debate

28. September 2023
The Fit for 55 package neglected emissions from agriculture, so now it is time to step up

European agriculture must deliver unprecedented reductions of greenhouse gas emissions while also providing enough food for European citizens and the world. This calls for new and stronger measures in the EU such as emissions trading for agriculture.

Debate

1. June 2023
Green reform of EU’s agricultural policy

A new common agricultural policy (CAP) came into force on 1 January 2023, but it only creates limited opportunities for reducing agriculture's negative impact on climate and biodiversity.

CONCITO brief

15. February 2023
Food was for the first-time part of the agenda at COP27

Food crises and the necessary transformation of the global food systems was on the agenda at COP27 in Egypt, but there's still a long way to go.

Blog

24. November 2022

By Simone Højte
Five solutions to a green transition of Danish agriculture with global impact

The green transition of the agricultural sector is a major topic in the election campaign, and for good reason. The upcoming parliament must contribute to ensuring unprecedented greenhouse gas reductions from Danish agriculture in a very short time, and preferably with a beneficial effect on the global climate.

Blog

20. October 2022

Af Michael Minter, Tavs Nyord og Simone Højte
EU legislation on deforestation does not address the root of the problem

A new EU regulation aims to curb EU-driven deforestation and forest degradation, reduce biodiversity loss, and halt greenhouse gas emissions. However, the proposal itself is likely to just shift import of high-risk products to countries with less strict deforestation regulation.

Blog

29. June 2022

By Simone Højte
We can avert a looming food crisis by accelerating the green transition of the food system

To avoid further disasters, we must choose the right solutions to the looming global food crisis. The EU and Denmark should accelerate the shift to land-efficient food production and consumption and reduce the use of crops for energy

Blog

17. March 2022

By Simone Højte og Michael Minter

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