Hedegaard hails ‘first step’ towards rural CO2 emissions rules

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Series Details 14.3.12
Publication Date 14/03/2012
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The European Commission took a first step towards incorporating removals and emissions from forests and agriculture into the EU's climate policy in March 2012.

The proposed Decision adopted on the 13 March 2012 establishes accounting rules for greenhouse gas emissions and removals in the forest and agriculture sectors, the last major sectors without common EU-wide rules.

Source Link http://www.euractiv.com/climate-environment/hedegaard-hails-step-rural-co2-e-news-511455
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European Commission: Climate Action: Policies: Forests: Forests and Climate Change http://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/forests/index_en.htm
European Commission: RAPID: Press Release: IP/12/234: Commission proposes to improve common greenhouse gas accounting rules for forestry and agriculture http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/12/234&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
BBC News: EU brings farms and forests into low-carbon plans http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17351137
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