EU Vows Stiffest Cuts Ever — 20% Below 1990 Levels by 2020

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The European Commission has announced what it says are the world’s most ambitious targets for fighting climate change, proposing the bloc cut greenhouse gases by at least 20 percent by 2020 from 1990 levels.

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