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The European Commission unveiled its greenhouse gas reduction targets for 2030 in January (Photo: Marina and Enrique)

EU’s 2030 climate plans based on flawed analysis

Ban Ki-Moon, the United Nation's Secretary General, was in Brussels last week to champion the urgency of action on climate change.

I enjoyed his stories about dealing with frostbite on a trip to the Greenland icecap, and discovering that lifejackets are standard issue in the Kiribati islands (where the maximum altitude is 3 metres).

But I didn't think much of his enthusiasm for the EU's climate and energy plans for 2030.

“President Barroso proposed to reduce greenhouse gas...

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The European Commission unveiled its greenhouse gas reduction targets for 2030 in January (Photo: Marina and Enrique)

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