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Sep 26, 2008 

EU eastern states fear carbon plan empowers Russia

Business Feed Article | Business | guardian.co.uk

"EU eastern states fear carbon plan empowers Russia

WARSAW, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Eastern members of the European Union said on Friday its tough plans to tackle global warming could force them to rely more on Russian gas and the bloc should be equally ambitious in ensuring their energy security.
The EU is pushing through measures aimed at cutting CO2 emissions by a fifth by 2020, compared with 1990 levels, in hopes of averting the worst effects of climate change."

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