Class Year
2010
Document Type
World News
Publication Date
Winter 2007
Abstract
On January 10, 2007, as various meteorological organizations suggested a high probability that 2007 will be the world’s warmest year ever, the European Commission (“EC”) announced a new plan to intensify its campaign to limit greenhouse gas emissions and bolster energy security with a new energy policy for Europe. The policy, grounded in goals of: (1) an internal European energy market; (2) use of low-carbon energy; and (3) increased energy efficiency, proposes that, under a future “global agreement,” developed nations should reduce greenhouse gas emissions to an average of 30 percent below 1990 levels by 2020, and by 50 percent of 1990 levels by 2050.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Scott. “World News.” Sustainable Development Law & Policy, Winter 2007, 71-72, 85.