Latest European climate targets may never be met

“Europe has proposed fresh targets for cutting its greenhouse gas emissions between now and 2030. But officials baulked at imposing national targets for investment in renewable energy, leaving it unclear how the overall targets will be reached.

Today’s white paper on climate and energy proposes that the 28 nations of the European Union (EU) should cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. The EU has already nearly met its existing target of a 20 per cent cut by 2020.” Read more https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24918-latest-european-climate-targets-may-never-be-met.html

Ref, Fred Pearce, 2014, “Latest European climate targets may never be met” retrieved from https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24918-latest-european-climate-targets-may-never-be-met.html

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