Poland, EU ‘Very Close’ to Compromise on CO2 Cap, Official Says

Poland and the European Union are “very close” to a compromise on the country’s carbon cap, and a decision on new emission limits may be reached by the end of this month, a senior Polish official said.

The central European country is preparing a new proposal on its CO2-emission caps after an EU court last year overturned the current limits for 2008-2012 set by the European Commission for Poland and Estonia. The commission has said that any review of CO2 allocations to the nations would probably result in similar limits because the recession has reduced industrial discharges.

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