Hedegaard's Roadmap to 2050 demands steeper emissions cuts

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Commissioner says 80 per cent cuts by 2050 are feasible, but only if faster progress is delivered this decade

European climate commissioner Connie Hedegaard has today predicted the EU's target of cutting emissions 80 per cent against 1990 levels by 2050 is "technically feasible and economically affordable", but...

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