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Australia and EU will create the world’s biggest emissions trading system
Australian government and the European Commission have reached an agreement over linking the two region’s carbon markets. Beginning on 1 July 2015, it will create the world’s biggest emissions trading market, Australia's environmental scheme will be linked to the EU's Emissions Trading System (ETS) under an interim link which will coordinate carbon prices in the two markets and will consent global permit trading.
read more... 29/08/2012
European Commission to bolster the carbon market
The European Commission on 25 July revealed a twin-track approach to bolster the carbon Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
read more... 27/07/2012
Are European oil refiners disadvantaged by EU carbon emissions scheme?
European oil refiners fear they could be doubly disadvantaged by EU plans to make them pay for some of their carbon emissions from January 2013 due to rising competition from cheap foreign imports and non-European-owned refiners inside the EU.
read more... 18/07/2012
Japan gives green light for feed-in-tariff scheme
Japan’s Ministry of Industry approved the introduction of feed-in-tariffs for renewable energy on 18 June, as the country shifts towards green energy in the wake of last year’s Fukushima nuclear disaster.
read more... 26/06/2012
France considers a carbon tariff on EU imports
The newly elected administration in France is looking to revive the idea of putting a carbon tax on all goods imported from outside Europe, meaning that all manufacturers outside the EU should buy carbon permits from the EU's emissions trading scheme (EU-ETS).
read more... 23/05/2012