One Brussels source tells Recharge that a majority of commissioners has now accepted the UK’s argument, supported by EC president Jose Manuel Barroso, that member states should adopt a single greenhouse gas (GHG) target, but scrap the idea of binding targets for renewables and energy efficiency.

The Commission is facing intense lobbying ahead of a White Paper on the issue — which will also cover the future structure of the emissions trading scheme (ETS) and renewables subsidies — to be released on 22 January.

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