Poland fights carbon cuts in EU again: draft

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Coal-reliant Poland has pitched itself against the other 26 members of the European Union ahead of a debate on a low-carbon energy future this week, EU sources said.

Reuters

Jun 12th, 2012

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Coal-reliant Poland has pitched itself against the other 26 members of the European Union ahead of a debate on a low-carbon energy future this week, EU sources said.

The Commission aims to establish policy direction once a set of green energy goals runs out in 2020.

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