Pay Eastern Europe to cut emissions and move to 30%

Renewable energy

29-07-10

Europe can increase its emissions reduction target if it finds ways to redirect funding from Western to Eastern European countries, which oppose the move to a more ambitious commitment to fight climate change, writes David Buchan from the Oxford Institute of Energy Studies.

"Sooner or later Europe is going to have to ratchet up its emission reduction target from 20 to 30% by 2020, if the long-term goal for all developed countries to cut emissions by 80% by 2050 is not to slip out of reach forever.

Source: www.euractiv.com/en/climate-environment/pay-eastern-europe-cut-emissions-and-move-30-analysis-496660

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