March 10, 2011
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Air & Climate Newsletter March 10, 2011 |
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Australian carbon price to hit just 1,000 firms
The Australian government`s plans to launch an emissions trading scheme with a fixed carbon price will initially affect fewer than 1,000 companies, climate change minister Greg Combet said late yesterday. But once the transition is made to a market-based emissions trading scheme, after a three to five-year fixed price period, more firms are likely to be brought into the system. Combet also moved to reassure householders they would be compensated for higher energy prices after the scheme began, as the Labor-led government seeks to sell the controversial scheme to the public. The ... |
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EU ETS: Commission publishes historical emissions data
The European Commission has, today, taken an important step in preparing for the full inclusion of aviation in the EU`s emissions trading system (EU ETS) from 1 January next year. The European Commission has decided on the historical aviation emissions which will be used to calculate the number of aviation allowances to be available from 2012. Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for Climate Action, said: | ||
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