The European Union maintained its position on Friday that UN talks in Bali should establish strict 2020 guidelines for wealthy nations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, despite opposition from the US. European Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas stated that they are still pushing for a mention of an indicative emissions reduction range for developed countries for 2020. However, the EU did not reiterate their previous demand for cuts of 25 to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2020. A compromise draft text, intended to kick off two years of negotiations for a global agreement to combat climate change, eliminated the goal of stringent 2020 greenhouse emissions cuts for wealthy countries but maintained a 2050 target of at least halving global emissions.