With the decarbonisation target of 2013 having been increased (‘fit for 55’), the European Commission tabled a proposal in mid-July 2021 to modify the 2018 rules, improving the way in which emissions and absorptions from the LULUCF sector are recorded and pinpointing the national trajectories.
Most significantly, the institution unveiled the ‘New EU Forest Strategy for 2030’, to replace its predecessor from 2013 (see EUROPE B12764A1). This weighty document contained a plea in favour...