Germany, the UK and France calling for CO2 emissions be cut by 30% in the EU

After months of hiatus and disappointments in the fight against climate change, Germany, Britain and France argue that the EU reduce its emissions by 30% contaminants in the decade, instead of 20% agreed.

Environment ministers from these three countries have been surprised today with the announcement of its agreement in an article three in the Financial Times.

Themselves, in particular French, hitherto opposed to raising the goal of cutting CO2 by 2020 compared to 1990 levels until there was an ambitious global commitment. Now considered to be easier to get to 30% by the recession and economic reasons to argue the effort.

"Sticking with the 20% cut, Europe is likely to lose the race to compete in the world of the green economy with China, Japan or the United States, who are trying to create a more conducive environment for investment green, defended the ministers.

European companies have about a 22% stake in the market for green products or technologies, but "the world is getting batteries," they warn.

Due to the recession, the emissions market has also decreased and the Ministers believe that the cost in 2020 to achieve the target of 20% decreased by one third. Spend only 30% would cost the EU 11 000 million.

"Avoiding the argument of 30% would put us in the slow lane in the world," say the ministers, who will defend their position at the next Council of Environment of the EU in October