Reuters: The European Union set out new climate and energy goals for 2030 on Wednesday, proposing less stringent targets than in the past in a reflection of tougher economic circumstances and a desire to limit rising energy costs.
The bloc's executive - the European Commission - said EU governments should face a single binding target to cut their carbon emissions by 40 per cent compared with 1990 levels.
That represents a doubling of ambition compared with an existing 2020 target to reduce emissions...