Brussels, 01/10/2015 (Agence Europe) - European agricultural organisations Copa and Cogeca argued on Wednesday 30 September for “realistic and achievable” targets to be set in the review of EU air quality policy (see EUROPE 11365 and 11361).
At an event hosted by MEP Jim Nicholson, they warned that the proposed emissions reduction targets for methane and ammonia (currently under negotiation) were “unrealistic and will severely damage the EU livestock sector at a time when it is...