Thursday, May 20, 2010

UK 'will push EU on CO2 targets'


The UK government will push the EU to move to a higher target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

It will urge the EU to cut emissions by 30% from 1990 levels by 2020, rather than the current 20% target, partly through more support for renewables.

A higher proportion of tax revenues will come from environmental taxes.

See full Article.