MEPs reject tougher European emissions cuts

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European Parliament votes 347-258 against raising 2020 emission reduction targets to 30 per cent

The European Parliament has today voted against raising the EU's emission reduction targets, from its current goal of reducing emissions 20 per cent against 1990 levels by 2020, to a 30 per cent cut by...

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