Euractiv: Parliament adds forest ‘sinks’ to EU’s 2030 carbon budget
„MEPs approved new rules on Wednesday (13 September) accounting for the “negative emissions” from forestry as part of the EU’s 2030 climate change policy, a move welcomed by conservationists but which scientists warn risks creating incentives to burn cheap biomass. The EU has a target to cut emissions by 40% by 2030 (compared to 1990 levels), and forests are part of the plan to achieve this. In the EU, forests currently grow more than they are harvested. As a result, they act as a net “sink” for carbon dioxide,[nbsp]removing more than 400 Mt CO2 from the atmosphere annually, equivalent to 10% of total greenhouse gas emissions.“