EU summit draft backs binding renewables target
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A draft final statement at a European Union summit on Friday set a binding target of 20 percent of renewable sources in EU energy consumption by 2020 in an ambitious strategy to fight climate change.
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Some EU countries want renewable energy targets to be voluntary European Union leaders are resuming talks to try to reach a deal on a binding target for the use of renewable energy, such as wind and solar ...Comment
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European Union leaders clinched a landmark climate change accord on Friday cbut postponed the thorny task of setting mandatory renewable energy goals for each member country to meet.
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Saving the planet on just â¬3 a week The president of the European Union has outlined specific, binding national targets for European countries to reduce carbon emissions and use more renewable sources of power.â¦
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European Union leaders will put their weight behind ambitious goals to fight climate change today in a move they hope will spur similar action from the United States and other big polluters worldwide.Comment
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The European Parliament backs a call for a ban on outdoor heaters as a measure against climate change.
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Britain will stage a u-turn by supporting European proposals for binding targets on renewable energy generation.
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Islamic republic says draft resolution presented by EU countries to IAEA is contrary to Paris accord. TEHRAN - A draft resolution presented by European countries to the board of the UN&#39;s nuclear watchdog runs
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The 27 EU nations moved toward a common energy policy, agreeing on cleaner fuel targets while watering down a proposal to force the break-up of the sector into production and distribution operators.
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EU leaders agree to adopt a binding renewable energy target, a day after backing cuts in carbon emissions.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel claimed a breakthrough in the fight against climate change on Friday after proposing a European Union summit compromise to set a binding target for renewable fuels.
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European Union leaders opened a two-day summit on Thursday aimed at thrashing out a landmark accord to fight climate change despite divisions over the best way to choke off greenhouse gases.
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EUROPEAN Union leaders have agreed on bold measures to fight global warming, pledging that, by 2020, a fifth of the bloc's energy will come from green-power sources such as wind turbines and solar panels and 10 ...Comment
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The measures announced to combat climate change means major changes for how Europe gets its energy
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European Union leaders agreed yesterday to establish binding targets for renewable energy, but they put off the issue of how to achieve them, Sweden's premier said.Comment
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The European Union, the heavyweight in the fight against global warming, will push for mandatory cuts in emissions after the Kyoto protocol expires in 2012 despite fervent opposition from the United States.
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Representatives of more than 30 countries  signed a deal on Tuesday to build the world's most advanced  nuclear fusion reactor, aimed at developing a clean, cheap and  abundant energy source as the end of fossil fuels looms.