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The EU has called on European governments to include data on CO2 emissions from farming and forestry in their efforts to tackle climate change. The draft law on accounting rules is in line with what was agreed at the Durban climate change conference in December. But the EU does not yet plan to include farming and forestry in its CO2 Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). The goal is to accurately measure CO2 emissions from biomass used for energy and from ploughing and logging. The European Commission - the EU's executive arm - says the current rules covering agriculture and forestry account for two of the three main greenhouse gases - methane and nitrous oxide - but not CO2 (carbon dioxide).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17351137
EU brings farms and forests into low-carbon plans
Date : 13th March 2012, Source : BBC Link to News StoryThe EU has called on European governments to include data on CO2 emissions from farming and forestry in their efforts to tackle climate change. The draft law on accounting rules is in line with what was agreed at the Durban climate change conference in December. But the EU does not yet plan to include farming and forestry in its CO2 Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). The goal is to accurately measure CO2 emissions from biomass used for energy and from ploughing and logging. The European Commission - the EU's executive arm - says the current rules covering agriculture and forestry account for two of the three main greenhouse gases - methane and nitrous oxide - but not CO2 (carbon dioxide).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17351137
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