RTCC: Poland threat to EU 2030 climate ambition – Davey
Poland is “the real challenge” to a European agreement on carbon cutting targets for 2030, the UK energy secretary has warned.
Brussels is aiming to agree a 2030 climate and energy package by October, that can contribute to global negotiations in Lima scheduled for December. Draft proposals published by the European Commission in January included a 40% carbon reduction target.
Meanwhile, Europe is also working on policy to boost energy security, after tensions in the Ukraine sparked concern over the bloc’s reliance on Russian fossil fuel imports.
Ed Davey, UK energy and climate change secretary, told a parliamentary committee there is “huge overlap” between security of supply and climate change policies. ”Energy efficiency is the most important policy for both. Having home grown energy, whether nuclear or renewables, is one of the best ways of having energy security.”