1 Amendments of Katerina BATZELI related to 2008/2001(INI)
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas agriculture's contribution to the greenhouse effect is limited and diminishing in the EU; whereas about 9% of total EU GHG emissions in 2005 came from agriculture but, encouragingly, agricultural emissions decreased by 20% during the period 1990-2005 due to changed farming techniques and fewer livestock; whereas this reduction is considerably higher than the overall reduction in emissions in all EU sectors (8%);