Making sense of the LULUCF Regulation: Much ado about nothing?. Issue 2 (21st April 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Savaresi, Annalisa; Perugini, Lucia; Chiriacò, Maria Vincenza
• Other Names: Dupont Claire guestEditor.; Kulovesi Kati guestEditor.; van Asselt Harro guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Review of European, comparative & international environmental law. Volume 29:Issue 2(2020:Jul.)
• Page Start: 212
• Page End: 220
• Publication Date: 2020-04-21
• Subjects: Environmental law, International -- Periodicals; Environmental law -- Periodicals; Environmental policy -- Periodicals; 341.4
• DOI: 10.1111/reel.12332
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2050-0386

Abstract

Abstract: The 2030 European Union (EU) climate and energy policy framework includes for the first time a dedicated instrument concerning greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land‐use change and forestry (LULUCF). The new LULUCF Regulation marks a significant expansion of the EU climate and energy acquis, with ramifications for other sensitive areas, such as agriculture, forestry and renewable energy. The Regulation has had a particularly troubled negotiation history. It has already been at the centre of litigation, and is set to be revisited and amended by 2021. This article assesses the role of the Regulation in the 2030 climate and energy policy framework, trying to make sense of its troubled history, with a view to ascertaining whether the scepticism with which it has been welcomed is justified.