Sweden and Finland Campaign for Relaxed EU Climate Targets

Sweden and Finland Campaign for Relaxed EU Climate Targets

The two nations say they could suffer “dire” economic consequences if they are forced to harvest less forest for wood products in order to meet their EU-mandated climate targets.

Sweden and Finland Call for Ambitious Overhaul of EU Forestry Climate Goals – EUROP INFO

Sweden and Finland have called for a reassessment of the European Union’s forestry climate targets, urging policymakers to revise current goals amid growing concerns over environmental and economic impacts. The two Nordic countries argue that the existing framework does not adequately reflect the realities of sustainable forest management and the role forests play in carbon sequestration. Their push comes at a critical time as the EU seeks to ba…