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Will Europe Scrap its Renewables Target? That Would Be Good News for the Economy and for the Environment / Robert N. Stavins, An economic view of the environment, 18/01/2014http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/2014/01/18/will-europe-scrap-its-renewables-target-that-would-be-good-news-for-the-economy-and-for-the-environmentThe European Union is considering scrapping the use of binding renewable energy targets as part of its global climate change policy mix that will extend action from 2020 to 2030.  The Financial Times reported that this move – presumably due to concerns over high European energy costs during the ongoing economic turndown – will “please big utility companies but infuriate environmental groups.”  The International New York Times framed the story in similar ways...