Climate Action in EU
BRUSSELS Environment Ministers agreed today that EU greenhouse gas
emissions must be cut by 30% by 2020, compared to 1990 levels, as part
of Kyoto's next commitment periods.
Ministers recognised that emissions need to be cut by this amount in the EU and other developed countries, in order not to exceed a 2 degree global mean temperature increase. Over 2 degrees has been identified as dangerous climate change.
They also recommended that the EU should immediately commit to reducing its emissions unilaterally by 20% by 2020.
The March Summit will need to rectify the gap between what the EU recognises it must do to protect us from the worse impacts of climate change and what it is prepared to commit to doing now: EU leaders must support a 30% unilateral domestic EU reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.
