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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12862
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Climate

Revision of ‘LULUCF Regulation’, MEP Ville Niinistö proposes to significantly raise EU’s CO2 removal target

In his draft report on the revision of the EU Regulation (2018/84) on land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) published on Tuesday 4 January, MEP Ville Niinistö (Greens/EFA, Finland) proposes that the EU should set a target of -490 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in net carbon removals by 2030.

This is a significant increase on the European Commission’s revision proposal of -310 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent (see EUROPE B12762A4).

In order to achieve this level of carbon...

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EXTERNAL ACTION
UKRAINE: Borrell does not want Europeans to be left out of European security talks
SUDAN: for EU and Troika, resignation of Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok “reinforces urgent need for democratic transition”
TRADE/CLIMATE: European Parliament rapporteur Mohammed Chahim wants a more ambitious Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism than one proposed by Commission
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: revision of ‘LULUCF Regulation’, MEP Ville Niinistö proposes to significantly raise EU’s CO2 removal target
ENERGY: Blue Energy Communication was overoptimistic, says European Commission assessment
MIGRATION: Member States agree to set up new steering mechanism on external dimension of migration
AGRICULTURE: nine EU countries, including Germany, have not yet submitted CAP strategic plans to European Commission
RESEARCH: European Commission launches call for applications under ‘EU Missions’
TRANSPORT: French Presidency of EU Council intends to focus on deployment of alternative fuels
NEWS BRIEFS
ENERGY: gas prices in Europe rise again
RULE OF LAW: French Presidency of EU Council is planning two hearings for Poland and Hungary, on 22 February and 30 May
KAZAKHSTAN: EEAS calls for de-escalation between protesters and Kazakh authorities
MOLDOVA: European Commission launches consultation on additional macrofinancial assistance
TRANSPORT: inland waterway transport stakeholders call for more financial support for alternative fuels
ADDENDUM
CLIMATE/FINANCE: clarification of article “EU Taxonomy, European Commission accused of greenwashing”