BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Parliament backed a proposal on Wednesday under which EU countries would balance out their carbon dioxide emissions with absorption of greenhouse gases by forests and agricultural land.
The plan, which was passed 532 to 144, requires member states to achieve a balance by 2030. Lawmakers added a proposal that CO2 absorbed should exceed emissions from 2030.
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