Reports: EU to propose 'billion euro' sweetener in bid to win Polish support for 2030 carbon target

Jessica Shankleman
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Bloc to set up two investment funds to help poorer countries meet post-2020 greenhouse gas targets, as MEPs challenge 'generous' carbon leakage list

The EU is reportedly planning to offer a sweetener to Poland and other eastern member states to encourage them to back an ambitious 2030 carbon reduction target next month. According to the Financial...

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