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WELL before world leaders headed to Glasgow for November’s COP26, the Scottish Government, along with the rest of the UK, had already committed to…

Screenshot of speakers in the conference session. Photo: ICRAF.

The Irish Wood Producers (IWP) group, which represents private forest growers, through producer groups in South East Ireland, is calling on Minister McConalogue...

STOCKHOLM — More than two-thirds of Sweden is covered by trees, and thats turning the country into a battleground between loggers and climate activists. The spark is the EUs new Forest Strategy, published earlier this month. It aims to boost biodiversity, limit burning trees for energy, protect remaining old growth forests from logging and plant 3 billion trees as part of the blocs effort to slash emissions on the path to its Green Deal goal of becoming climate neutral by 2050. Despite assura...

Share Today, the European Commission adopted the New EU Forest Strategy for 2030, a flagship initiative of the European Green Deal that builds on the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030. The strategy contributes to the package of measures proposed to achieve greenhouse gas emission reductions of at least 55% by 2030 and climate neutrality in 2050 in the EU. It also helps the EU deliver on its commitment to enhance carbon removals by natural sinks as per the Climate Law. By addressing the social, ...

EU to plant three billion trees by 2030 under new forestry plan The proposal has been weakened by industry lobbyists and member states. The previous draft contained mandatory indicators for assessing whether a forest is "sustainably" managed (Photo: Greenpeace Finland) Brussels, Today, 07:06 The European Commission unveiled on Friday (16 July) its new forest strategy - including a commitment to plant at least three billion additional trees in the EU over the next decade to boost natural greenho...

Thank you very much and happy to be here again. Commissioner Gentiloni will present our proposals... European Commission Press release Brussels, 15 Jul 2021 The EU Civil Protection Mechanism has been activated to tackle heavy floods, following a request for assistance from Belgium on 14 July 2021. European Commission Press release Brussels, 15 Jul 2021 Today, the European Commission decided to refer Bulgaria to the Court of Justice of the European Union for continuously failing to connect its...

EU Reporter Published 21 seconds ago The European Commission has adopted a package of proposals to make the EUs climate, energy, land use, transport and taxation policies fit for reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. Achieving these emission reductions in the next decade is crucial to Europe becoming the worlds first climate-neutral continent by 2050 and making the European Green Deal a reality. With todays proposals, the Commission is presenti...

July 14, 2021 8:45 pm Fine Gael MEP Colm Markey has welcomed the European Commission’s new plan to tackle climate change, but said it “must include practical solutions, proper engagement and proper funding”.  Today (Wednesday, July 14) the commission unveiled a package of proposals to make the EU’s climate, energy, land use, transport and taxation policies “fit for reducing net greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions by at least 55% by 2030”, compared to 1990 levels. The Midlands-North We...