| Author (Corporate) | European Commission: DG Communication |
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| Series Title | Press Release |
| Series Details | IP/08/1998 (17.12.08) |
| Publication Date | 17/12/2008 |
| Content Type | News |
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With the vote in the European Parliament on 17 December, 2008, on the climate and energy package, the EU finalised a deal that will help Europe transform into a low-carbon economy and increase energy security. Fully in line with the Commission's proposals in January 2008, agreement was reached on legally binding targets, by 2020, to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20%, to establish a 20% share for renewable energy, and to improve energy efficiency by 20%. Deals were hammered out on revisions to the emissions trading system, the distribution of the reduction effort outside of the emissions trading system, a legal framework for environmentally safe carbon capture and storage (CCS) as well as on the related proposals on CO2 emissions from cars and on fuel quality. As the first region in the world to commit to such far-reaching and legally binding emission reductions, Europe is leading the fight against climate change. Today's vote was an important contribution towards an ambitious international climate agreement to be reached in Copenhagen by the end of 2009. |
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| Source Link | http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/08/1998&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en |
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| Subject Categories | Energy, Environment, Mobility and Transport |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
