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Is forest harvesting increasing in Europe? Yes, but not as much as reported last July in a controversial study published in
Nature.
The study Abrupt increase in harvested forest area over Europe after 2015, used satellite data to assess forest cover and claimed an abrupt increase of 69% in the harvested forest in Europe from 2016. The authors, from the European Commission s Joint Research Centre (JRC), suggested that this increase resulted from expanding wood markets encouraged by EU bioeconomy and bioenergy policies. The publication triggered a heated debate, both scientific and political, as the EU Parliament and Council were discussing the Post-2020 EU Forest Strategy.
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26 April 2021
Researchers have worked out how to improve the assessment of progress towards limiting global heating to 2°C above preindustrial levels.
To reach the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global heating to no more than 2°C, and ideally 1.5°C, above preindustrial levels, countries must set their own targets that contribute to a global lowering of carbon output.
[Our solution] doesn’t change what needs to be done at the global level, but changes the understanding of how deeply countries must reduce their emissions in order to be aligned with the Paris Agreement goals and avert climate disaster. Dr Joeri Rogelj