European Parliament raises climate ambition and recognizes multiple roles of forests

European Parliament raises climate ambition and recognizes multiple roles of forests

This week, the European Parliament had its first real political say on two files of high relevance, not only for the EU climate agenda and Green Deal roll out, but also for the role that EU forest-based industries and forest-based products will be allowed to play in...
Article: The EU forest-based value chain, a strategic resource for a sustainable future

Article: The EU forest-based value chain, a strategic resource for a sustainable future

What if consumers were empowered to make the EU green recovery happen by choosing truly green and circular products, ask Jori Ringman and Viveka Beckeman. We already see a broad public engagement for climate action, an increased demand for fossil-free products –...
Watch the seminar: EU FOREST-BASED INDUSTRIES FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

Watch the seminar: EU FOREST-BASED INDUSTRIES FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

On 30 September, Cepi and the Wood Be Better network hosted a policy discussion on: – the EU Forest Strategy post-2020l; – the EU Forest-based industries contribution to the 2050 climate neutrality objective;with 15 high level speakers from the EU...

Joint statement: The New EU Forest Strategy

3 reasons to endorse the committee report Ahead of the European Parliament’s vote on the report “The European Forest Strategy – The way forward” planned for next week, the EU forest and forest-based sector would like to share three reasons why the report voted...
Press Release: New 2030 climate plan presents forests as golden egg to compensate for industrial sectors not delivering on their decarbonisation agenda

Press Release: New 2030 climate plan presents forests as golden egg to compensate for industrial sectors not delivering on their decarbonisation agenda

Today, the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gave her first state of the union speech and proposed a revision of the EU emissions reduction target from 40% to 55% by 2030. This target is the central piece of the EU’s 2030 Climate Target Plan,...
Press Release: European Parliament AGRI Committee adopts balanced report on the EU Forest Strategy

Press Release: European Parliament AGRI Committee adopts balanced report on the EU Forest Strategy

Yesterday, the European Parliament Agriculture and Rural Development Committee adopted MEP Petri Sarvamaa’s (EPP/FI) own initiative report on the European Forest Strategy. The Confederation of European Paper Industries (Cepi) welcomes the adopted report and...