Brussels, 13/03/2013 (Agence Europe) - Stricter monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union and the inclusion of agricultural land and forests in accounting for emissions are two major steps forward for the climate behind which the European Parliament rallied in Strasbourg on 11 March, with its approval, by a large majority, of two legislation proposals.
Following their rapporteur, Bas Eickhout (Greens/EFA, Netherlands), the Parliament gave its support (634 votes to 42,...