On 5 July the European Parliament voted against an own‐initiative report calling for the EU to adopt a unilateral 30% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2020. The vote came several days after the impasse in the Council of Ministers, where the adoption of the conclusions on the 2050 low‐carbon roadmap was blocked because it made reference to a possible 25% emission cut by 2020. Is it time for the EU to move beyond the 2020 horizon?

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