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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11012

6 February 2014
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / (ae) climate
Parliament wants 3 binding goals for 2030

Brussels, 05/02/2014 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament is calling for three binding goals for the EU's climate policy until 2030: a 40% cut, at least, in greenhouse gas emissions compared with 1990 levels, a target of at least 30% renewable energy in EU consumption and a 40% target for energy efficiency. On Wednesday 5 February in Strasbourg, it achieved a comfortable majority on this (341 votes to 263, with 26 abstentions) thereby significantly raising the level of ambition set by...

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