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EU countries clinch new mandate for talks on climate law, raising hopes of a deal

EU member states have adopted a revised mandate for ongoing negotiations with the European Parliament on the EU climate law, including limits on the role of carbon removals in the bloc’s 2030 climate target, according to EU documents seen by EURACTIV. Lawmakers are now hoping that the next round of negotiations on the climate law next Tuesday (20 April) will be the last, allowing European countries to attend the US climate summit on Thursday with a deal on the EU’s 2030 target. “The negotiations are ongoing with a full package view of the several main elements in the Climate Law, where nothing is agreed until everything is agreed,” according to an EU source.

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EU fisheries can only sustainably manage fish stocks if they are accurately measured ǀ View

This week members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will take part in a vote that will prove crucial to the future of our seas, and the communities who depend on them. This vote is to amend the Fisheries Control Regulation, the EU’s system for monitoring, inspection, and enforcement of fishing in EU waters and the EU fishing fleet’s global operations. The Control Regulation is key to enabling fishers, decision-makers, and civil society to count the fish taken from our seas, and to monitor the impact of fishing activities on fragile marine ecosystems. Any changes to this regulation should improve the sustainability and long-term prospects for our ocean and for fishers. However, if MEPs vote to accept all of the revisions currently proposed by the European Parliament Committee on Fisheries (PECH), they could be endorsing a backward step for EU fisheries policy.

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Stop burning trees for energy, hundreds of scientists tell EU leaders

A group of more than 500 scientists have signed a letter calling on the EU to stop treating the burning of biomass as carbon neutral. They are asking governments around the world, including Europe, to end subsidiaries for burning wood that are harmful to biodiversity and pose a serious threat to the world’s forests. They claim that for each kilowatt hour of heat or electricity produced by burning trees, “it will likely add two or three times as much carbon to the air as using fossil fuels.” This is because wood is not as energy-dense as fuels like coal or oil meaning more has to be burnt in order to generate the same amount of power.

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Nature restoration stories prove planned EU law is huge opportunity — EUbusiness com

Nature restoration stories prove planned EU law is huge opportunity — EUbusiness com
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Win-win or lose-lose : EU scientists highlight two-faced bioenergy policies

Around 14% of bioenergy used in Europe is of unknown origin, according to an EU report, which highlights the need to improve the tracing of wood burned for electricity production. The report by the European Commission’s in-house research centre also uncovered a 20% gap between the reported use of biomass in sectors like furniture or construction and other reported uses. This gap “can be almost entirely attributed to energy use,” said the EU’s Joint Research Centre, based in Ispra, Italy. The report, published on 26 January, highlights both “win-win” forest management practices but also “lose-lose” situations where bioenergy exacerbates climate change and damages forest ecosystems.

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