Hedegaard criticised Poland after the nation used its veto for a second consecutive time to block the European Commission’s low-carbon roadmap.

The roadmap sets out a series of targets needed to achieve an 80% reduction in emissions by 2050, including an increase in the near-term target to 25% by 2020 from the current goal of 20%.

''The bad news was that Poland blocked Council conclusions for the second time,” says Hedegaard.