EU climate and energy proposals delayed
Thursday, November 1, 2007
The Commission has confirmed that an important package of legislative measures necessary for meeting Europe's climate change targets, including the promotion of renewable energies, will be delayed until at least mid-January.The climate and energy package, initially announced for 5 December 2007, is to include controversial "burden-sharing" targets, specifying how much each of the 27 member states should contribute to the EU's new binding objectives of sourcing 20% of its energy needs ...