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What the EU Biodiversity Strategy and Climate Law mean for European forests

What the EU Biodiversity Strategy and Climate Law mean for European forests

… by 2050. The Climate Law states that the role of carbon dioxide (CO2) absorption (negative emissions) is key…

European Commission risks repeating mistakes with its flawed proposals on bioenergy sustainability

… how removing biomass leads to changes in forest carbon stocks. Despite the global chorus of NGO…

Commission inundated with requests to stop burning trees

… in agreement that bioenergy cannot claim to be carbon neutral, and SFM and LULUCF are not sufficient…

News in brief February 2017

… a more resource-efficient economy, with lower carbon dioxide emissions and concrete targets for…

European Parliament's biomass proposal ignores realities of the climate crisis

European Parliament's biomass proposal ignores realities of the climate crisis

… are cut and burnt to grow back and recapture the carbon dioxide emitted. The biomass industry told Members…

New EU biomass rules: a crushing defeat for forests

New EU biomass rules: a crushing defeat for forests

… use – or in a way that preserves each Member State’s carbon sink. The Swedish presidency of the Council of the…

Guest blog: Green Invasion

Guest blog: Green Invasion

… and 16 million hectares of energy crops. Bogus carbon savings Europe’s drive to burn biomass presumes…

End subsidies for forest biomass

… can be used much more efficiently to substitute carbon-intensive materials such as steel, concrete or…

Dialogues – all the rage in Brussels, as elections loom

Dialogues – all the rage in Brussels, as elections loom

… are available for higher-value uses: i.e., where carbon is stored longer, yielding a better climate return;…

What to expect when you’re forest campaigning: Upcoming EU Forest policy developments

What to expect when you’re forest campaigning: Upcoming EU Forest policy developments

… for Member States to hide decreases in the forest carbon sink. The revised LULUCF Regulation might therefore…