"The Eastern European states would make that negotiation difficult," Hedges says. "In the context of the financial crisis, there is already concern from member states on the impact of the exist ing commitments, let alone a raft of tighter commitments."
Will the EU Budge on nudging up to 30 %?
For months, many in the renewables industry have assumed it is all but inevitable that the EU will jump up its emissions-reduction target from 20% to 30% in Copenhagen.
18 December 2009 12:11 GMT
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8 January 2013 10:36 GMT
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