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Parliament adopts climate change package
Source : cordis.europa.eu
The European Parliament has adopted the EU climate change package by a strong majority at its plenary session in Strasbourg, France. MEPs voted on six proposals which together should enable the EU to meet its ambitious goals of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 20%, improving energy efficiency by 20%, and increasing the share of renewables in the EU's energy mix to 20%, all by 2020. The package also sets out the EU's plan to commit to a 30% cut in greenhouse gas emissions if a satisfactory international agreement is reached. The legislation agreed by the parliamentarians establishes a more ambitious Emissions Trading System (ETS), imposes emissions targets for new cars of 120g CO2 per kilometre and sets out a framework for the construction and operation of up to 12 demonstration projects for carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology.
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23 December 2008 |
Legislation ::
Climate ::
Europe
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