A 'dark day' for European climate policy

Poland: blocks EU target hike move

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Aleya Begum

 22 June 2011 08:57 GMT

Poland has blocked attempts by European ministers to toughen carbon emissions targets, a move that UK Energy Minister Chris Huhne described as marking ‘a dark day for Europe’.



In an EU Environment Council meeting in Luxembourg yesterday, which discussed the European Commission’s recent 2050 Low Carbon Roadmap, Poland was the only country not to agree to plans to look at increasing the initial 20% emissions reduction target, compared to 1990, set for 2020.

With Poland just weeks away from taking over the rotating presidency of the 27-member bloc, the move could suggest more collisions for Europe on climate issues.

"I'm deeply disappointed that the only country in the EU that could not accept a good compromise on how we…

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