Paris climate deal must lay ground for global carbon trading, MPs say

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Energy and Climate Change Committee says global agreement must allow carbon trading between countries to help meet emissions targets

A global climate deal must allow countries to meet their emission reduction commitments by funding green programmes in other nations, MPs will say today. A global carbon market of linked emissions trading...

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