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EU's 2050 climate-neutrality policy falters with failure to get full summit backing

By Giulia Bedini ( June 20, 2019, 21:08 GMT | Insight) -- EU plans for a carbon-neutral economy by 2050 have run into trouble after failing to win the full backing of national leaders at their summit in Brussels today. A group of Eastern European countries championed by Poland have opposed the European Commission's ambition for a clear date for the the EU to reduce emissions to "net zero." They made the argument that they need a “compensation mechanism” to make up for the cost of the energy transition, MLex has learned.EU plans for a carbon-neutral economy by 2050 have run into trouble after failing to win the full backing of national leaders at their summit in Brussels today....

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