With COP15 quickly approaching later in the year in Copenhagen, the European Commission has formally adopted a Resolution on Climate Change.

From the EU – On 4 February, the European Parliament passed a resolution setting out clear objectives for EU climate-change policy. The report, entitled ‘2050: The future begins today – recommendations for the EU’s future integrated policy on climate change’, underlines the importance of cutting greenhouse gas emissions in developed countries from 1990 levels: by 25% to 40% for 2020, and by 80% for 2050. The resolution was adopted with 570 votes in favour, 78 against and 24 abstentions.