Despite three intermittent working sessions and more than 7 hours of cumulative discussions on the subject, the Heads of State or Government of the European Union had still not reached an agreement at the time of going to press (around 6:30 am) on Friday 11 December on the possibility of raising the European Union’s target for reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to ‘at least 55%’ by 2030 (compared to 1990 levels).
The reason for this blockage is the inability of the EU27...