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Europe can make 30% emissions cuts, EU figures show

18 April 2011, EurActiv
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A 30% cut in greenhouse gas emissions is possible by 2020 if Europe meets its efficiency targets, according to the maths used by Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard. But no-one in the Commission will say this publicly for two reasons: One is that the dry figures involved hint at a well-known and still simmering dispute between the European Commission's climate and energy departments – DG Clima and DG Energy. The other is that a lack of inter-departmental coordination has turned the issue into a technical dog's dinner.

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