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EU leaders fail to agree on 2050 climate goal
Against up to three countries, including Poland
21 June, 11:30
(ANSA-AP) - BRUSSELS - European Union leaders have failed to
agree unanimously on a decision to make the bloc's economy
carbon neutral by 2050.
Ahead of a U.N. meeting on climate change in the fall, the
proposal was relegated to a footnote in the final statement of
Thursday's meeting of EU leaders in Brussels. That means it is
not legally binding.
According to several officials who spoke anonymously as they
were not authorized to speak publicly, more than 20 countries
including Britain, France and Germany supported the initiative.
They said that up to three countries, including Poland, were reluctant to support the target because of their dependency on coal and other fossil fuels. (ANSA-AP).
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They said that up to three countries, including Poland, were reluctant to support the target because of their dependency on coal and other fossil fuels. (ANSA-AP).
