by RICHARD BLACK
The European Commission will not call for tougher targets on carbon emmissions despite analysis showing doing so would be cost-effective.
On Tuesday the commission will unveil a road-map on climate and energy policy.
Its own analysis said that an EU target of a 25% cut by 2020 could easily be met, and would be economically better than the existing target of 20%.
However, a senior diplomatic source has told BBC News that the final version will explicitly urge sticking at 20%.
The news has disappointed climate campaigners who accused heavy industries of “scaremongering”.
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