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MEPs back higher 2030 climate target
By EUobserver
MEPs on the environment committee on Thursday backed increasing to at least 60 percent the emission-reductions target for 2030 - from the current 40 percent. The committee also supported the creation of an independent scientific body to monitor EU progress, and the phase-out of all fossil fuel subsidies by 2025 at the latest. The European Commission is expected to propose a target of 55 percent next week.