EurActiv: Poland, backed by a number of Eastern European member states, has proposed setting upper and lower limits for CO2 permits within the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). Background: On 9 March 2007, the European Council agreed upon an action plan to put in place a European energy policy by the year 2009. On greenhouse gas reduction, the following decisions were taken: A binding target to reduce EU emissions by 20% by 2020, and; a binding 30% target should other …