E.U. agrees to reduce natural gas consumption.

European Union energy ministers on Tuesday hammered out a deal to curb their natural gas consumption to avert an energy meltdown.

The agreement reached by the 27 E.U. ministers provided exemptions to a handful of nations that face particular energy problems. But it still calls on all nations to cut their natural gas consumption by 15 percent between now and spring, as outlined in the initial proposal by the European Commission. Read more

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