EU to cut back use of fossil fuels
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From Times Wire Reports
The European Union, in a move to fight climate change, agreed that by 2020, a fifth of the bloc’s energy would come from renewable sources such as the sun and wind.
The 27-nation EU also pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions at least 20% from 1990 levels. The plan goes beyond the 35-nation Kyoto Protocol in setting greenhouse gas targets, but it faces problems over how to share the burden among coal- and oil-dependent countries and what to do about nuclear power. It also lacks an enforcement mechanism.
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