European Commission unveils 'cautious' clean energy package
Hefty 1,000 pages of legislative proposals contain plans to reduce coal subsidies and sets energy efficiency target of 30 per cent - but campaigners claim it doesn't go far enough
The European Commission has released a major new clean energy package designed to help the trading bloc deliver on its pledge to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 40 per cent by 2030. The once-in-a-decade...
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