During the EP plenary session (16- 19 April 2018) in Strasbourg, MEPs vote on new rules to ensure the EU meets its overall collective pledge, under the Paris Agreement on climate change. By 2030, CO2 emitted by transport, farming, buildings and waste must be cut by 30% in the EU, and any deforestation in the EU will have to be balanced out by planting new trees, according to a set of draft rules to be approved by Parliament. The results from the vote on the LINS report are: 574 in favour, 79 against and 32 abstentions. The results from the vote on the GERBRANDY report are: 343 in favour, 172 against and 170 abstentions. Illustrative pictures: ice breakers, factories next to the river, forests, tree cutting, airplanes, boats and cars.

Strasbourg

plenary session

vote

emissions of vehicles (T)

GERBRANDY, Gerben-Jan (ALDE, NL)

European Union Emissions Trading System (T)

LINS, Norbert (EPP, DE)

fight against climate change (T)

general Union environment action programme to 2020 (T)

Greenhouse gas emissions: extracts from the votes and illustrative pictures

<p>Atmosphere shots of the EP building in Strasbourg</p>

Opening of the voting on the LINS report. Adopted by 574 MEPs, with 79 who opposed and 32 who were abstained

Opening of the voting on the GERBRANDY report. Adopted by 343 MEPs, with 172 who opposed and 170 who were abstained.

Nine illustration shots of the ice breakers, factories next to the river, forests, tree cutting, airplanes, boats and cars