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CEPF shared European forest owners' views on the Renewable Energy Directive and the needed revisions in a stakeholder consultation seminar organised by the European Commission.

European Commission climate experts and national representatives have completed the demanding task of calculating National Forest Reference Levels (FRL) for the period of 2021-2025 for all the EU Member States.

European Technology and Innovation Platform (ETIP) Bioenergy, IEA Bioenergy and Sustainable biomass program SBP organizes a workshop series under the coming months with the theme “RED II Implementation and Beyond”. CEPF presented at the first event on 5 October 2020.

CEPF welcomes the EC initiative to possibly review the EU renewable energy rules in order to contribute to higher climate ambition as part of the European Green Deal and in support to the objectives of the EU Climate Law and 2030 Climate Target Plan.

Confederation of European Paper Industries published a study “Climate effect of the forest-based sector in the European Union” in a webinar with speakers from the European Commission and the forest-based sector.

On 20 May 2020, ThinkForest webinar “Science Insights to the European Green Deal and Forests” brought together researchers, stakeholders, experts and NGOs to discuss the potential of the European forest-based sector to contribute to the Green Deal targets.