European Council President Charles Michel said member states had different starting points European Union leaders meeting in Brussels have agreed to make the currently 28-member bloc carbon neutral by 2050. However Poland, which is heavily reliant on coal, remains opposed and has been exempted for the time being. European Council President Charles Michel admitted that it was more difficult for some countries and regions to adapt. He said the EU would continue to work to convince Poland to support the deal. Several eastern European countries wanted financial and other guarantees before they agreed to the EU cutting to zero its net amount of greenhouse gas emissions. The Czech Republic and Hungary were brought on board after assurances that nuclear energy could be included in the final mix. Anger as protesters barred from UN climate talks EU aims to be ‘climate neutral’ by 2050 On Thursday, the EU’s new executive […]