EU ministers' 'deal' on emissions leaves little time for COP21 diplomacy

EXCLUSIVE / On Friday (18 September), EU environment ministers will overcome divisions over the bloc’s negotiating stance for international talks to limit global warming, but are expected to warn that progress must speed up to secure a worldwide climate change deal.

After they meet in Brussels, ministers will announce the bloc will back targets of a global 60% emissions cut by 2050, and 100% emissions reduction by 2100, despite the initial objections of countries such as Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic, according to high-ranking EU sources.