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Subject: WWF - Follow up
Dear
Thank you again for the open discussion yesterday.
You will find below additional details on some of the key content points Tycho and I raised
yesterday, including links to recent reports and briefings.
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I hope this is helpful, we look forward to continuing the dialogue on these files in the coming
weeks and months.
Have a nice day,
Ester
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Taxonomy
Given the high-profile nature of the taxonomy, a greenwashed DA would deal a
huge blow to the credibility of the European Commission and Green Deal. We
believe three sectors are the worst in the leaked proposals; fossil gas, forestry
and bioenergy. Where possible, we would call for their removal from the
proposal to give more time and consideration.
We are especially worried about the forestry criteria and wrote a letter on 9 April
with our assessment, alongside a large list of other signatories. In case forestry
criteria are kept in, we are calling to for significant changes in comparison to the
leaked proposals. The 25ha loophole would cover 2/3 of forest owners as green
without doing anything in addition, and must thus be decreased. The
additionality criteria should be maintained and the climate benefit analysis
should happen over a 20 year timeline instead of 30 (as the latter puts us beyond
2050). We are happy to provide further input if necessary.
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