This book analyses the role of renewables in driving the low carbon transition in agriculture, explores the circular bio-based economy, examines policies and strategies designed to facilitate low carbon transition in agriculture, and greenhouse gas emission trends in the European Union agriculture sector.

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Prof. Dr. Dalia Streimikiene is a full professor at Vilnius University, Kaunas faculty and Leading Researcher at Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences, Institute of Economics and Rural Development. Her main areas of research: are sustainable development, sustainability assessment, and corporate social responsibility. She is an author of more than 200 papers in international journals referred at WoS. H index 40. She is invited Editor for several special issues of Sustainability journal and Editor-in-Chief of the international journal Transformations in Business and Economics referred at WoS.

Dr. Indre Siksnelyte-Butkiene is a senior researcher at Vilnius University, Kaunas Faculty and Senior Researcher at Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences, Institute of Economics and Rural Development. She has been conducting scientific research for more than 10 years in the field of sustainable energy development. The main areas of her research are sustainable energy development, sustainability assessment, multi-criteria decision-making, and energy policy. She is co-author of two monographs and more than 40 scientific articles.

Prof. Dr. Tomas Balezentis is a full professor at Vilnius University and Leading Researcher at Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences, Institute of Economics and Rural Development. He holds PhD degrees from Vilnius University and the University of Copenhagen. He has received the Lithuanian National Scientific Prize. His research focuses on efficiency and productivity analysis, agricultural economics, and energy economics. He has published in such outlets as Energy Economics, Energy Policy, China Economic Review, and the European Journal of Operational Research among others. He is an author of more than 200 papers in international journals referred at WoS. H index 39.