The European Commission will allow its newest member Bulgaria to increase its greenhouse gas emissions by up to 20 percent by 2020 compared to 2005 levels while its economy catches up, EuroNews reported Tuesday, citing European Union sources.
The major energy and climate change plan will be unveiled on Jan. 23 and be followed by negotiations on individual targets.
National targets will be set according to per capita GDP, with richer countries like Ireland and Luxembourg expected to bear the brunt of the new limits, EuroNews commented.
The plan is the EU's instrument to fight global warming and respect the Kyoto Protocol, imposing limits on the amount of carbon dioxide the industry may emit.
In October 2007, Brussels cut Bulgaria's greenhouse emissions for 2008-2012 by 37 percent, but Bulgaria has been claiming that Brussels has not taken into account the decommissioning of unit 3 and 4 of the country's Kozloduy nuclear plant.
Source:Xinhua
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