2030 pact UK's most significant environmental deal ever Ed Davey

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British understanding with Poland key to climate agreement, says energy minister, but devil is in the detail

A minimum 40% plunge in Europes CO2 emissions by 2030 agreed by EU leaders last week was a historic moment on the road to a global climate deal, enabled by a new British relationship with Poland, the energy minister Ed Davey has told the Guardian.

The blocs proposed greenhouse gas curb will be studied closely by China, the US and other major emitters ahead of a global climate summit in Paris next year that aims to agree on the first new emissions-cutting treaty since the Kyoto protocol in 1997.

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