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Source: Reuters
European leaders handed concessions to heavy industry and former communist nations on Thursday to smooth the path to a December agreement on fighting climate change amid economic turmoil.
At a two-day summit overshadowed by tumbling stock markets and the threat of a punishing recession, leaders stuck to a tough December deadline and ambitious targets of cutting carbon dioxide emissions by a fifth by 2020.
But a group of east European countries led by Poland claimed victory in their drive to reduce their share of the burden of tackling climate change, which threatens to bring more chaotic weather and rising sea levels.
"We have regained real influence on the shape of the package," said Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
The summit conclusions called for "intensified work in coming weeks to allow the European council to decide in December 2008 appropriate solutions to the issues in this work in progress for all sectors of the European economy and for all member states, respecting each member state's specific situation."
There was confusion over how far leaders had gone to appease a backlash against the legislation led by Poland and backed by Hungary, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania and Slovakia.
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