EU must cut emissions three times more quickly, report says

European climate commissioner says 'pace of emissions reductions need to step up' if EU is to meet its climate targetsEurope must cut greenhouse gas pollution almost three times more quickly than it has over the past decade to meet its climate targets, the European Commission has said.In an attempt to stop violent weather growing more extreme, the EU has promised to pump 55% less planet-heating gas into the air in 2030 than it did in 1990. But over the past three decades it has cut emissions by just 32%, leaving behind "significant gaps" for the next seven years, the commission found in its latest State of the Energy Union report. Continue reading...