EU agrees on carbon dioxide cuts (BBC) [View All]

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European Union leaders at a climate change summit in Brussels have agreed to slash carbon dioxide emissions by 20% from 1990 levels by the year 2020.

But a consensus on a binding target for the use of renewable fuels, like wind and solar power, has yet to be reached.

German Chancellor and EU President Angela Merkel said she was hopeful an agreement could still be struck.

The European Commission wants countries to pledge, among other things, to boost the use of renewable fuels by 20%.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6432829.stm

France & Germany can't agree on the role of nuclear power, but otherwise they seem to be approaching concensus that it's time to commit to concrete targets.