“A significant number” of EU agriculture ministers expressed concerns on Thursday 7 April in Luxembourg about the proposed revision of the regulation on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions resulting from land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF).
French Minister Julien Denormandie, who chairs the Agriculture Council, also stressed that many EU countries have asked for clarity on the methodology, impact assessment, and ‘monitoring’ of this regulatory change (see other news).
“Many countries” also called for natural disturbances to be better taken into account when assessing Member States’ efforts to meet their targets.
A number of ministers stressed the value of a single ‘AFOLU’ (agriculture, forestry and other land uses) pillar, combining all emissions and removals from the agriculture and forestry sectors, with the aim of achieving AFOLU neutrality by 2035.
The valuation of carbon credits can only be done if the LULUCF regulation allows it, the French minister concluded.
For the 2026-2030 period, the proposal foresees the allocation of an overall target for the year 2030 of the net removal of 310 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in the Union (with annual national targets). (Original version in French by Lionel Changeur)