On Wednesday, the European Commission presented Frans Timmermans' ambitious plans to significantly reduce the EU's CO2 emissions. Expectations were high. Would the Commission abolish biomass burning? No, we now know. In the meantime, the question is also: how does the Commission deal with natural forests and forestry in the North of the EU?…
The FitFor55 package was presented on Wednesday, July 14. Realizing the European Green Deal Making Europe the first climate-neutral continent in the world is the goal of this climate plan. “These proposals aim to equip all sectors of the EU economy to meet this challenge. They put…
The European Union wants to become climate neutral. This remained just nice words for a long time, but it will become a lot more concrete with the climate package that the European Commission is presenting on Wednesday. Twelve special laws must ensure that European greenhouse gas emissions are at least 2030 percent below 55 levels by 1990. Giving away free emission allowances for…
