Germany has called for the 2030 emissionstarget, which the EU is negotiating as its contribution to a global deal onemissions, to include a minimum level of renewable energy.
European heads of state are due to decide onwhether to adopt 2030 targets next March.
Ursula Heinen-Esser, parliamentary state secretary of Germany’sEnvironment Ministry, speaking inWarsaw, admitted Germany was seeking a renewables target for 2030 partly out ofself-interest.
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