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Read Replies (2) | Respond to Hi Wharf Rat; Re: "They already are [delivering on Kyoto promises], cuz they aren't in denial. “The European Union as a whole will over-deliver on its Kyoto target ”";EU sets out leaner 2030 climate and energy vision proposing less stringent targets than in the past in a reflection of tougher economic circumstances and a desire to limit rising energy costs .would not be renewed after 2020 . Instead, the Commission is recommending a modest EU-wide goal of 27 percent renewables without hard and fast national targets .subsidies designed to promote renewables have been blamed for pushing up energy costs . Current national targets had not proved the most cost effective option and ditching them would give governments more flexibility over how to meet main emission cutting goal, Barroso said.The one firm legislative proposal included in Wednesday's announcement was a scheme to prop up Europe's faltering carbon emissions trading market , with the aim of removing carbon permits from circulation to support prices. uk.reuters.com A warm winter in most countries was a key factor in cutting emissions in 2011, as the demand for fossil fuels for heating was lower than in previous years. The residential and commercial sector – largely outside the scope of the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS) – contributed most to lower emissions in the European Union. Could global carbon dioxide emissions be about to peak? That was the suggestion from some parts of the media yesterday after a new report revealed the increase in global carbon dioxide emissions had slowed in 2012. carbonbrief.org pbl.nl A new RISJ study of climate change coverage in six countries suggests that newspapers in the UK and the US have given far more column space to the voices of climate sceptics than the press in Brazil, France, India and China. More than 80 per cent of the times that sceptical voices were included, they were in pieces in the UK and US press, according to the research. ";
