New EU Climate Deal
At the Brussels summit, European Union leaders reached a deal on measures to fight global warming.
The plan is to set out how 27 member-countries will cut carbon emissions by 20% by 2020, compared with 1990 levels.
EU 20/20/20 TARGETS
20% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, compared with 1990 levels
20% increase in use of renewable energy by 2020
20% cut in energy consumption through improved energy efficiency by 2020
Scientists say carbon dioxide emissions need to be cut by 25-40% by 2020 for there to be a reasonable chance of avoiding dangerous climate change.
“Political systems in the developed world have become sclerotic – we have to overcome the paralysis that has taken over politics in these countries, rather than spending so much time on OJ Simpson and Paris Hilton and Anna Nicole Smith ” Al Gore
