European Union countries are discussing how much they are prepared to do to combat climate change, with the possibility of implementing the world's most ambitious plan to reduce global warming. A draft statement, obtained by Reuters, suggests cutting EU greenhouse gas emissions by a minimum of 20 percent by 2020 compared to 1990 levels, with the potential for a 30 percent reduction if other developed nations also make significant cuts and more economically advanced developing countries contribute. This proposal is likely to guide the EU's stance in negotiations for a global agreement on emissions reductions post-2012. However, Hungary and Poland, EU members since 2004, are against enforcing the 20 or 30 percent targets. Finland, Sweden, and Denmark have differing opinions on the EU target for emissions reductions, with Finland opposing a unilateral target, while Sweden and Denmark believe the bloc should aim for a 30 percent reduction from the beginning. Some countries also want to consider using a different base year for calculating emissions cuts instead of 1990. Germany, currently holding the EU's rotating presidency, will work to address disagreements among ministers to secure unanimous support for the climate change strategy before the bloc's leaders summit in March. The draft proposal suggests that EU states would commit to a 30 percent target if other developed countries also commit to similar reductions, and economically advanced developing countries contribute according to their capabilities. The statement mentions the need for a 'differentiated approach' in distributing the requirements for meeting the EU's target among the 27 states. The Commission was urged to examine how the targets would be distributed among member states, with a focus on fairness and considering national circumstances and the base years of the Kyoto Protocol's first commitment period. The 15 original EU member states have a joint target to decrease greenhouse gas emissions by eight percent by 2012 compared to 1990 levels, which is divided among them based on a burden-sharing agreement.