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The European Parliament and EU member states reached an agreement late on Thursday (10 November) on a new law regulating the contribution of the forestry and land use sector to the EU’s 2030 climate goals.

The land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) sector covers the use of soils, trees, plants, biomass and timber and is responsible for emitting and absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere.

Under the political agreement reached yesterday, the EU will aim to remove 310 million tonnes of net CO2 equivalent from LULUCF sectors by 2030.

“CO2 carbon sinks can help us achieve our climate goals, including carbon neutrality, and thus protecting our planet from the fatal negative consequences of climate change,” said Marian Jurečka, the Czech minister of the environment whose country currently holds the EU’s rotating six-month presidency.

“At the same time, the deal ensures different circumstances in each member state are taken into account when setting further ambition towards the 2030 targets,” Jurečka said in a statement.

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European Union countries on Monday gave the final seal of approval to a law to make the bloc's greenhouse gas emissions targets legally binding, as EU policymakers prepare a huge new package of policies to fight climate change.

Negotiators from Parliament and EU member states reached a deal in April on the climate law, which sets targets to reduce net EU emissions by 55% by 2030, from 1990 levels, and eliminate them by 2050.

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On July 14th the European Commission published a new set of climate change proposals aimed at bringing the bloc closer to its 2030 goal to reduce emissions by 55% (from its 1990 levels) and eventually become completely climate neutral by 2050. 

The far reaching proposals cover a number of areas, expanding on past commitments and also introducing a new carbon tariff on materials such as steel, aluminium, and concrete coming from abroad. Some changes include:

- Stricter emission limits on cars, with the aim to end all petrol and diesel vehicle sales by 2035
- A revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector, industry, and flights, including a tax on aviation fuel 
- More ambitious targets for expanding renewable energy, including a tax holiday for low-carbon alternatives
- New national targets for sectors outside emissions trading, such as transport, buildings and agriculture

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