Letter

NGOs call on EU environment ministers to show commitment on ESR and LULUCF

October 14, 2016

In a letter to the environmental ministers of the European Union, 29 green organisations, including Carbon Market Watch, WWF, BirdLife and T&E, call for the ministers' support to ensure that the EU delivers its commitments in the Paris Agreement.

In light of the Environment Council on 17 October, the organisations stress that especially the Effort Sharing and LULUCF regulations are of high importance to ensure the Paris Agreement’s targets.

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