Europe’s leaders will launch a new ‘green’ agenda today after Tony Blair said a ‘huge’ climate change deal was on the cards. The Prime Minister told Sky News he was convinced the US, China and India would be prepared to discuss a ‘realistic plan’. He said: ‘I think it’s potentially, this summit, a turning point for Europe for its policy, for it’s leadership in the world.’ However, despite the optimism, governments remain deeply divided over how far to go in taking a lead in the developed world. Summit host Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, emerged from talks over dinner with fellow leaders last night, declaring: ‘Europe is playing a pioneering role – and it is necessary for Europe to play this role.’ But she admitted there were still arguments over whether tough new targets for switching to renewable energy sources should be made compulsory – with hefty fines for failure to comply. Advertisement Before leaving Brussels this afternoon, the summiteers will formally approve an ambitious goal of cutting overall levels of greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020 compared with 1990 levels. But agreeing a separate legally-binding target of obtaining at least […]