UK report calls for renewed efforts against climate change in Europe.

摘要

According to a British government paper, the EU will need to cut GHG emissions to 50% of 1990 levels by 2030, in order to Emit the average rise in global temperature to two degrees Celsius—which experts say is necessary to avert the most catastrophic effects of climate change. Sources say, however, that pushing through more ambitious commitments could be challenging, as the cost of energy in Europe—currendy about double what is paid by US consumers—has become a major political talking point of late. The European Commission, meanwhile, is reportedly considering a proposal to cut emissions by 40% from 1990 by 2030, and sources say that the remaining 10% could be made up for by purchasing credits from elsewhere, though this would mean that even deeper cuts would then need to be made somewhere abroad.