EU climate talks enter end game with everything still to play for

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Final frantic round of negotiations and lobbying aims to deliver ambitious yet workable energy and climate change package

Diplomatic and lobbying activity across the EU stepped up a notch today, as governments and industry groups sought to set out their stall ahead of this week's crucial European Council meeting on the bloc's...

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