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Sat 03 Mar 2007EU agrees ambitious targets to cut CO2 emissionsEU SUMMIT/The deal:Under a burden- sharing scheme each state will be allocated its own target, writes Jamie SmythEU leaders signed an ambitious agreement to combat climate change yesterday and called on the rest of the world to follow their lead and reduce CO2 emissions.