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The European Parliament adopted the LULUCF regulation which sets an EU-wide carbon removal target of -310 Mt CO2 by 2030 for the sector.

FAO has published its 2022 report on The State of the World’s Forests. It explores three pathways for forests to contribute to a green recovery and building inclusive, resilient and sustainable economies in a post pandemic world.

CEPF Feedback on the European Commission’s initiative to develop EU rules on certifying carbon removals.

The second part IPCC's sixth climate report focusing on climate changes impacts, adaptation and vulnerability was published on 28 February 2022 and the third part with focus mitigation of climate change was released on 4 April 2022.

CEPF takes note of the Commission's initiative to review the EU renewable energy rules and supports the target to increase the share of renewable energy. However, CEPF wants to raise some concerns regarding the amended sustainability criteria for forest biomass.

CEPF welcomes the Commission’s recognition of the LULUCF sector’s contribution to mitigate climate change. However, CEPF has concerns on the new carbon removal target of 310 Mt of CO2e that may lead to reducing harvesting levels in forests.