SECTORAL POLICIES / Climate

EU emissions inventory, European Court of Auditors recommends more vigilance for agriculture and forestry

Brussels, 20/11/2019 (Agence Europe)

Aggregate data on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reported annually by EU Member States, which constitute the EU's reported emissions inventory, once verified by the European Commission and the European Environment Agency (EEA), are useful, but could be more useful for effective climate policy, according to a special report published by the Court of Auditors on Wednesday 20 November.

The auditors believe that forestry and agriculture are the weak link in the monitoring of the quality of...