Green Options » david miliband http://greenoptions.com/tag/david-miliband Posts tagged 'david miliband' Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:48:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Will EU Member States Use Economic Crisis to Weasel out of Climate Targets? http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/11/will-eu-member-states-use-economic-crisis-to-weasle-out-of-climate-targets/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/11/will-eu-member-states-use-economic-crisis-to-weasle-out-of-climate-targets/#comments Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:48:56 +0000 Timothy B. Hurst http://redgreenandblue.org/2008/10/11/will-eu-member-states-use-economic-crisis-to-weasle-out-of-climate-targets/ coal fired power plant and carbon emissions

Leaders of some EU countries may use the global financial crisis as an excuse to back out of climate change commitments, according to sources close to the ongoing energy negotiations The Guardian reports that the EU council, which meets next week, will propose dropping the previous commitment to an automatic increase in emissions cuts if the world gets a major climate change agreement next year in Copenhagen - which is a big “if.”

The current EU target of a 20% reduction in emissions by 2020 is set to automatically increase to 30% if a global deal is signed. But apparently, EU is seeking a completely new legislative process if the EU target is to go over 20%.

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