This week EU environment ministers will discuss European Commission proposed targets for a 20 percent cut in carbon dioxide by 2020, rising to 30 percent if other rich countries also adopt binding targets.
If they endorse the proposals, it would be a boost for Brussels which last week saw economy ministers reluctant to commit themselves to another commission target - raising the share of renewable energy to 20 percent by 2020.
Meeting in Brussels on Tuesday, the ministers are also...
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