Thomas Spencer
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Kansainvälinen ympäristö- ja luonnonvarapolitiikka -tutkimusohjelma

Today the EU Commission published a new Communication, outlining the costs and co-benefits of a potential increase in the EU’s 2020 emissions reduction target. This has been framed as an invitation to a fact-based discussion on the EU’s 2020 target.

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Thomas Spencer
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Kansainvälinen ympäristö- ja luonnonvarapolitiikka -tutkimusohjelma

New EU Commissioner for Climate Connie Hedegaard has pulled together a new communication on the EU climate policy in very quick time. In as Byzantine a democracy as the EU, this is testament to her engagement and political calibre. So how does the new strategy measure up?

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Thomas Spencer
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Kansainvälinen ympäristö- ja luonnonvarapolitiikka -tutkimusohjelma

For the EU, Copenhagen was a wake-up call. Granted, the EU was not the cause of the ambiguous outcome, but it was clearly not as effective as it might have been. So is a rethink needed?

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