EU seeks deal on emissions curbs
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EU environment ministers are to try to agree on cutting harmful emissions by 20% from 1990 levels by 2020.
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European leaders are set to commit their countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions at a European Union summit focused on energy and the climate.Comment
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The European Commission announces plans to force energy companies to produce greener fuels.
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The European Union is seeking new agreements with the US to slow climate change apart from the Kyoto Protocol that President George W. Bush withdrew from.
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European Union leaders reached a broad agreement on an ambitious plan to cut greenhouse gases and switch to renewable energy sources as part of the fight against global warming.Comment
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BRUSSELS: The European Commission announced a compromise proposal Wednesday on limiting emissions from new passenger cars, in a battle that has pitted Europe's ambitious environmental goals against some of the ...Comment
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The European Union's plan for tackling climate change calls for imposing emissions cuts on member states, building more windmills and making it costlier for major polluters, according to documents to be unveiled Wednesday.
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The U.S. and Europe headed toward a compromise Friday at the U.N. climate conference, breaking a deadlock over how ambitious the goal should be in negotiating future cutbacks in global warming gases, officials said.
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European Union leaders are on the brink of striking an agreement on Friday to set a binding pan-European target for renewable energy sources as part of an ambitious strategy to fight climate change.Comment
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The European Commission unveiled a broad strategy to cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from cars on Wednesday, proposing binding limits that automakers say will threaten jobs and lead to big price increases for consumers.
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The chief European Union negotiator at a United Nations conference on climate change said new talks under consideration could allow countries to expand the ways they meet reductions in greenhouse gases mandated by the Kyoto Protocol.
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The European Union's battle against global warming will force companies to change automobile air conditioning systems and restrict the sale of air-cushioned sports shoes, European Union ministers said on Thursday.
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The European Commission set targets Wednesday for EU member states to slash greenhouse gases, seeking to calm fears about the burden of fighting climate change and warning that the cost of dithering would be much higher.
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European leaders, looking to set the pace in the race against global warming, consider tough new targets.
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The EU and the US are deadlocked over plans to begin talks about the future of emissions reduction.
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European and Asian foreign ministers agreed to set a 2009 deadline to complete negotiations on a new international climate change pact to limit greenhouse gases, diplomats said Tuesday.
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Europe is moving toward forcing large polluters to pay for most, if not all, permits to produce climate-changing gases.