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Challenges to the European Union’s post-2020 climate and energy framework / Joshua Meltzer and Tim Boersma, PlanetPolicy, 16/06/2014http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/planetpolicy/posts/2014/06/16-challenges-european-union-climate-energy-framework-meltzerThe European Union is in the process of developing its climate change targets for the post-2020 period. The EU is the third largest greenhouse gas emitter and has been a leading advocate of ambitious global climate change policies. However, new challenges are on the horizon that may further complicate Europe’s goal to set ambitious long-term targets for carbon reduction and renewable energy...