Tory MEPs Want To Undermine EU Emissions Targets

Back in March I was complaining that the EU was planning on passing up a golden opportunity to cut it's carbon emissions by 30% by 2020.

Since then, it appears 30% is back on the table and the EU is about to vote on it (23rd June). However, the vote will be a close thing, and Conservative MEPs from the UK are planning to vote against it. This is in defiance of PM David Cameron and his 'greenest ever' government who have already set the UK on the path to 30% by 2020.

This would be incredibly embarrassing to Cameron, so I hope he orders them to vote Yes instead. Those who argue against 30% conveniently forget that the recession means that the EU is now almost guarenteed to hit it's existing target of 20%. It also means there's no incentive to the worst polluting companies to reduce their emissions because carbon credits are so cheap.

It's time for the EU and Cameron to grow back-bones.