EU plans fail to spark carbon price rally

James S Murray
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Price of carbon dips below €20 a tonne as fears of recession bite

The price of carbon credits in the European Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) failed to rally yesterday, despite the European Commissions' announcement that the market would form the centrepiece of its climate...

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