Bioenergy at the Intersection of the EU's Legal Frameworks for Biodiversity and Energy and Climate Change: Are Forests Protected?
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https://hdl.handle.net/10037/34403Dato
2024-05-31Type
MastergradsoppgaveMaster thesis
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Sovilj, JanaSammendrag
This thesis examines the protection of forests within the EU legal framework on the example
of energy production from forest biomass, as it is at the very crossroads of biodiversity
protection and energy and climate change law. The protection of forests and climate change
mitigation are highly intertwined, as the disappearance of forests accelerates climate change,
which in turn leads to the disappearance of forests. This cyclical problem points out the need
to address both issues simultaneously. Hence, the main research question explores whether
the approach to biomass within the EU’s corpus of climate change instruments is aligned with
the protection of forests in its biodiversity protection instruments. The analysis covers the
crucial EU legislation for this research, such as the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, the
New EU’s Forest Strategy for 2030, the Nature Directives, the Deforestation Regulation, the
European Climate Law, the LULUCF Regulation, and the Renewable Energy Directive. To
supplement that, relevant case law is analysed with an aim to understand judicial
interpretations and enforcement. The findings of this thesis indicate significant challenges in
harmonising these objectives, emphasising the need for improved integration to ensure
sustainable forest management and effective climate change mitigation
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UiT Norges arktiske universitetUiT The Arctic University of Norway
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