EU commissioner signals opposition to 30 per cent carbon cuts

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Energy commissioner Günther Oettinger insists ambitious target would damage EU economy

Efforts by the British, French and German governments to convince the EU to adopt more ambitious emissions targets for 2020 were dealt a major blow yesterday, after EU energy commissioner Günther Oettinger...

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