The EU remains committed to increase its emission reduction target to 30% by 2020 if other industrialised countries made comparable efforts, according to a compromise agreement reached by member state representatives in Brussels on Wednesday.
The agreement, which will be submitted in a letter to the UN, is expected to be approved by EU governments before a 31 January deadline for registering countries' emission reduction targets and other commitments to tackle climate change. EU diplomats also agreed to submit a single target for 2020 rather than national targets (Source: Ends)