The European Union reiterated its stance on Friday that the 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 reference to an indicative emissions reduction range for developed countries by 2020. However, the EU did not mention their previous demand for 25 to 40 percent cuts below 1990 levels by 2020. A compromise draft text, intended to kickstart negotiations for a global agreement to combat climate change, no longer includes the ambitious goal of significant 2020 greenhouse emissions cuts for wealthy countries, but it does maintain a 2050 objective of reducing global emissions by at least half.