Climate change committee chief signals support for carbon "floor price"

James S Murray
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Lord Adair Turner urges government to consider imposing a floor price on EU carbon allowances

Calls for a "floor price" on carbon allowances received influential backing yesterday when Lord Turner, the chairman of the government's Committee on Climate Change, signalled he would support such a move....

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