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Month: November 2024

European Parliament votes to delay deforestation rules with one year

Yesterday, a majority of Members of European Parliament voted in favour of postponing the EU’s new deforestation regulation (EUDR) with one year, so it will only enter into force in January 2026. The European People’s Party, which is the biggest group in the EP, submitted a whole range of amendments, ultimately however pulling amendments that …

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EU “climate tariff” CBAM increasingly under fire

Writing for EU Observer, Frances Li rails against the EU’s new carbon tariff carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM). She notes: “The EU prides itself in its progressive values, including its commitment to sustainable development. However, its incoming deforestation regulation and carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) disproportionately burden developing countries–and within them, smaller and medium sized …

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