Friday, May 8, 2009

EU announces 90% reduction by 2050

The EU delegates at the Barcelona 2009 UNFCCC negotiations announced that no matter the outcome of the Climate Change Summit: "The EU will reduce its GHG emissions by 90% by 2050!"

They take 1990 as a baseline.

What effect will this announcement have?
It will be interesting to observe if and how this announcement will affect the negotiations in Barcelona. Will the delegates come to a global, multilateral agreement? Can the world decide together? Or are regional coalitions the only level at which joint decisions can be made?

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