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The European Commission leaves the door open for industry to regulate removing carbon - and ignores reality

Today, the European Commission published its proposal for a regulation on carbon removals – activities and products that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Fern believes it is not just ineffective but harmful.  

A central...

30/11/2022

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EU settles for a paper target to increase carbon absorption in its forest and land

The European Parliament, Council and Commission have concluded their negotiations on the EU regulation that sets the climate ambition and accounting rules for the land and forest sector - the Land Use Land Use Change and Forestry...

11/11/2022

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EU Member State positions could have a profoundly negative impact on forests

Overnight, EU energy and environment ministers agreed on their positions on two files that are crucial for the fate of EU forests: the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) and the Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry...

29/06/2022

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LULUCF: A Clear Steer for Increased Ambition, but far from original hopes

In its latest vote on Land Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry, the European Parliament endorsed a higher target for the amount of carbon dioxide that should be removed from EU land. The vote also acknowledged the importance of...

09/06/2022