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EU demands legally-binding climate deal

The EU has set the bar high for a future climate treaty by asking for it to be legally binding, a move sure to be resisted by China and US

The European Union has demanded that the United States and China stand behind a recent pledge to act jointly on climate change, by signing a legally binding protocol at a summit in Paris at the end of this year. The EU’s executive, the European Commission, for the first time made…Read more

EU’s contribution to UN climate deal “unambitious” say analysts

The European Commission publishes its proposals for a future UN climate deal, but the bloc should improve its offer of 40% cut, say commentators

The European Commission’s proposed contribution to a potential climate deal at Paris talks later this year – including a 40% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 – lacks ambition when set against the bloc’s plans for low-carbon energy, analysts said. The EU executive’s climate plan…Read more