Carbon Footprints

The Belfast Telegraph is reporting on a Plan to impose EU-wide carbon limit.

Europe should set a new, unilateral, target for cutting CO₂ emissions, agree legally binding plans to boost renewable energy and bring cars into its carbon trading scheme, according to a European Commission document.

The blueprint, drawn up by the Commission’s vice-president, Gunther Verheugen, marks a significant shift in thinking as officials in Brussels seek to “green” their economic policy. While the Commission, led by José Manuel Barroso, has sought to boost “growth and jobs”, environmental policy has so far been seen as a separate policy area.

Citing the findings of the recent report by Sir Nicholas Stern on the economics of climate change, Mr Verheugen calls for the EU to adopt a “realistic, unilateral target” for cutting CO₂ emissions by 2020.

There is talk of this target being in the 10% to 15% range but that’s nowhere near enough. To truly save the world we need to cut our CO₂ emissions by at least 90%. Carbon Planet enables individuals and businesses alike to reduce their CO₂ emissions to zero via sale of properly certified carbon credits. — DS

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