Guardian: The government will oppose attempts to set a new renewable energy target within the EU, in a move that could put at risk tens of billions of pounds of green investment and tens of thousands of new jobs.
But in a sop to environment campaigners, ministers will agree to tough greenhouse gas emissions targets by 2030.
The question of a renewable energy target for 2030 to take over from the current goal, of generating 20% of energy in the EU from renewable sources by 2020 has been a vexed issue...