Lord Browne of Madingley
Crossbench
asked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they support lifting the ban on forest carbon credits in the European emissions trading system.
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
Minister of State (Sustainable Development, Climate Change Adaptation and Air Quality), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Minister of State (Sustainable Development, Climate Change Adaptation and Air Quality), Department for Energy and Climate Change, Minister of State (Department of Energy and Climate Change), Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Sustainable Development, Climate Change Adaptation and Air Quality) (also in the Department for Energy and Climate Change), Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
The Government welcome the provision in the European Commission's proposal for a revised EU emissions trading system from 2013 for new crediting mechanisms, under an international agreement. This would give the flexibility to include credits from avoided deforestation and other land use activities in developing countries within the emissions trading system.
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