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, together...
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...
Press release: All green products start with a #Greensource

Press release: All green products start with a #Greensource

Climate neutrality with Europe’s forest fibre industry Cepi, the Confederation of European Paper Industries, and EPIS, the European Pulp Industry Sector Association and its members, present their #GreenSource initiative, a European-wide effort to explain how the...
LCA tool for paper products

LCA tool for paper products

In December 2019, the European Commission presented its ambitious Green Deal roadmap, a comprehensive strategy aimed at putting Europe on the right track for climate neutrality in 2050 while encouraging sustainable economic growth. In this strategy, the role of...
Cepi welcomes game-changing ideas to support the sustainability commitment of our industry

Cepi welcomes game-changing ideas to support the sustainability commitment of our industry

Today, the Confederation of European Paper Industries (Cepi) announced the 2020 edition of its annual Blue Sky Young Researchers Award contest. Because innovation is crucial for the future of our industry, every year, we honour ground-breaking research work with the...
New JRC study misinterprets satellite data on forest cover and risks misguiding EU climate policy choices

New JRC study misinterprets satellite data on forest cover and risks misguiding EU climate policy choices

Last week, the scientific journal «the Nature» published an article “Abrupt increase in harvested forest area over Europe after 2015” based on a study by the European Commission Joint Research Centre bioeconomy unit based in Ispra, Italy. The study claims that...