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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BERLIN, Mar 13 (IPS) - The new EU commitment to reducing greenhouse gases   emissions by at least 20 percent by  2020 relative to 1990  levels is deceptive, leading German scientists say.
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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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MPs ask ministers for evidence that the EU Emissions Trading Scheme is delivering cuts in carbon dioxide.
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The U.S. and Europe headed toward a compromise solution 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
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European Union states debated how far they are willing to go to fight climate change on Tuesday as the 27-nation bloc forms what could become the world's most ambitious strategy to curb global warming.
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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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European countries hurled down a challenge at a UN summit on climate change here Monday, calling for the world to set a goal of halving global greenhouse-gas pollution by 2050.
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The European Union said Saturday it supported a compromise proposal on upcoming negotiations for a new global warming pact, bringing the contentious talks nearer to resolution.
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Bali talks headed for a  compromise on Saturday to launch negotiations on a global pact  to fight climate change after the European Union toned down a  key demand for sharp cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.
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The European Union said the US is breaking an agreement to participate in United Nations-sponsored talks aimed at reducing greenhouse gases, seeking to negotiate instead with individual countries.
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European Union leaders were on the  brink of agreeing on Thursday to set a binding pan-European  target for renewable energy sources as part of an ambitious  strategy to fight climate change.
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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 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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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged the European Union to lead the way in the fight against climate change.Comment
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BRUSSELS -- European Union environment ministers agreed yesterday on an ambitious target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 in one of the boldest moves yet to contain global warming -- a goal likely to lead to mandatory limits for cars and pollution allowances for airlines.
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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.