EU plan sets out cuts for CO2 emissions
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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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European Union leaders clinched agreement on Friday on a bold long-term strategy for energy policy and climate change aimed at leading the world in the fight against global warming, diplomats said.
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Science & environment: European commission proposes new legislation to reduce average C02 emissions of new cars
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European Union leaders were poised on Friday to endorse deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions while leaving each member country a degree of flexibility in how to achieve that goal.
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PARIS, March 9 -- European Union leaders agreed Friday to take the 27-country bloc beyond the targets of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on global warming, agreeing to legally binding reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and increasing the use of renewable energy.
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The Kyoto accord takes effect this week, with  new obligations to reduce greenhouse gases. For the plan to work, here's what Europe must do
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The British government will publish a draft climate change bill on Tuesday, outlining long-term goals to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 60 percent by 2050 while eschewing annual targets.
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EU leaders will try to breathe new life this week into plans to diversify energy sources and combat climate change at a summit in Brussels amid fears they will only blow &quot;hot air&quot;, officials and experts said.
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European Union leaders seeking tougher action to curb climate change clinched a deal Thursday on a 20 per cent unilateral cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 compared to 1990 levels - but remained split on ...Comment
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The U.S. agreed to âseriously considerâ a European proposal to combat global warming by halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
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BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell on how the EU will juggle tackling climate change with the needs of industry.
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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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European Union heads of government meeting in Brussels have agreed to slash carbon dioxide emissions by 20% from 1990 levels by the year 2020.Comment
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The European Commission is expected to endorse a watered-down blueprint that would impose a limit on carbon dioxide emissions from new passenger cars.
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The EU adopts plans to force European energy markets to be open to more competition.
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The European Commission is to seek a cut of 18% in CO2 produced by the average new car within five years.