EU Welcomes Russia’s Intention to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Bulgaria in EU | November 18, 2009, Wednesday // 20:22|  views

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and EU Commission President Jos? Manuel Barroso pose for media at the summit between the European Union and Russia at Grand Hotel in Stockholm, Sweden, 18 November 2009. Photo by EPA/BGNES

The Russian Federation has expressed its readiness to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 by 20%-25% from the level in 1990.

This has been announced by European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso, who has welcomed this news given by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev during Wednesday’s EU-Russia Summit in Stockholm, Sweden.

Barroso has welcomed “the signal” given by President Medvedev just two weeks before the world summit on climate change in Copenhagen, Denmark.

We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria! Thank you!


Tags: Russia, EU, EC, EC President, Jose Manuel Barroso, Dmitry Medvedev, greenhouse gas emissions, Copenhagen Summit, Sweden, EU-Russia meeting

Back  

» Related Articles:

Search

Search