As David Cameron prepares to join EU leaders to set new targets for emissions, energy savings and renewables, we look at the data and what it means for the UK
David Cameron joins other EU leaders on Thursday to decide a new set of energy and climate targets for Europe for the first time in half a decade.
On the table are three new targets for 2030. The big one is a binding goal of getting Europes emissions down 40% on 1990 levels, a cut that international observers and environmentalists say is unambitious. Heres the chart that explains why the pink line is what the blocs 28 countries are already on track for, and the green is where emissions should end up with the target: