EU SUMMIT Leaders close to agreement on renewable energy - Sweden's Reinfeldt |
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BRUSSELS (AFX) - EU leaders are close to agreeing to set binding targets for using renewable energy, Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said during an EU summit here.'We have now historically been able to focus on long-term objectives to combat climate change,' Reinfeldt told journalists.'We have also concluded that we need a target for a renewable energy supply that is binding,' he said.The question of whether to set a binding target for renewable energy was the main point of contention ahead of the summit, where leaders were also hammering out plans for deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions.'We are not far from an agreement if we add a few changes,' one EU official said.'There are only two or three member states, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, that are opposed to a binding target,' the official said.victoria.main@afxnews.comafp/vmCOPYRIGHTCopyright AFX News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News.AFX News and AFX Financial News Logo are registered trademarks of AFX News Limited
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