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'Feeble and lax'? EU Council confirms backing for 27 per cent clean energy target

In a series of crucial meetings yesterday ministers agreed a 'general approach' to the bloc's future decarbonisation pathway
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Energy and environment ministers ignore calls from EU Parliament and big business to boost renewable energy target to 35 per cent by 2030, while new recycling goals are agreed

Energy and environment ministers from across the EU yesterday said they were committed to ensuring at least 27 per cent of the bloc's energy comes from renewable sources by 2030, up from a target of 20...

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