Critics Say New EU Energy Policy Lacks Bite

The European Commission launches an overhaul of EU environment and energy policy on Wednesday with new proposals that critics already say are too weak to fight climate change and secure future energy supplies.

“The Commission looks set to water down its proposals on both ownership unbundling and renewables, revealing Commission President Barroso’s bluster about a new industrial revolution as nothing but hollow spin,” said Claude Turmes, a Green member of the European Parliament from Luxembourg.
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