SECTORAL POLICIES / Agriculture

Council unhappy at lack of flexibility on effort sharing in non-ETS proposals

Brussels, 12/12/2016 (Agence Europe)

The agriculture ministers from several member states were unhappy, on Monday 12 December, at the lack of flexibility in the proposals tabled in July of this year on effort sharing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the sectors not covered by the EU emissions trading scheme (ETS) – transport, buildings, agriculture and forestry (or LULUCF, see EUROPE 11598).

The Slovak Presidency of the Council said after the debate on the two proposals (a regulation on effort sharing and a regulation...