The European Union executive stuck to its guns Wednesday in proposing far-reaching targets to combat climate change, defying expectations that it would ease off in the face of intense lobbying from heavy industry and even some member states.
The European Commission said the 28-member bloc should cut carbon emissions by 40% by 2030, compared with 1990 levels. Heavy industry and utilities as well as some governments had sought a target of 35%...............................................Full Article: Source
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