Agriculture Council - 21st January 2010
Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Agriculture Council.
Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2010-01-21/debates/10012124000009/AgricultureCouncil
Hilary Benn (Labour)
France outlined its support for the Commission’s forthcoming Green Paper on forest protection, emphasising the importance of taking a holistic approach—covering everything from the benefits that forests bring in respect of climate change to forest-based industries. A number of member states supported, including the UK, emphasising the importance of the EU forest action plan and a member state led-approach. The Commission agreed.
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