For det andet: EU forsøger at være leder på dette område, f.eks. i forbindelse med reduceringen af CO2-emissioner, men Kommissionen har fordelt emissionsgrænserne uden hensyntagen til forsinkelser i de forskellige medlemslandes udviklingsniveau.
Secondly, the European Union is endeavouring to take the lead, for example as regards limiting carbon dioxide emissions, but the Commission allocated the limits without taking account of how much individual Member States had to make up in terms of development.