The European Commission’s Executive Vice-President responsible for the European Green Deal, Frans Timmermans, stressed the importance of European soils and forests as natural carbon sinks to achieve a reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of at least 55% by 2030 (compared to 1990 levels) on Monday 28 September in a debate with members of the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI).
In response to concerns expressed by some MEPs that...