Natural CO2 storage: no increase in ambi • Table.Briefings

The revision of the EU’s LULUCF Regulation (Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry) aims to set binding targets for natural CO2 storage for the first time. On Wednesday, the European Parliament voted on its position but fell short of the ambitions of the Environment Committee. In the area of burden sharing (ESR), there are to be stricter rules for EU states.

Less noticed but nevertheless elementary for achieving the climate targets is the regulation on Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF). In addition to reducing the still high emissions in the sector, the regulations are intended to strengthen the role of forests, peatlands, and soils as natural CO2 reservoirs, in particular.

Natural CO2 storage: no increase in ambition level

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