The EU leader’s summit meeting yesterday agreed to cut carbon emissions from 1990 levels overall by 20% by 2020. Perhaps not far enough, but at least a step in the right direction.

“BBC world affairs correspondent Nick Childs says there is an air of real achievement in Brussels.

But, he says, the compromises over each nation’s share of the burden in reaching the targets have yet to be negotiated, meaning the hard decisions may still lie ahead.”

BBC 2’s Newsnight programme discusses Europe’s energy and climate change policies (viewable for 1 week).

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