Britain to stay in EU Emissions Trading Scheme until at least 2020

Madeleine Cuff
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Energy minister Claire Perry confirms UK will remain in the EU's carbon market until the end of the decade despite 2019 Brexit date

The UK will remain a member of the EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) until at least 2020, despite being scheduled to formally leave the EU in March 2019. Energy and Climate Change Minister Claire Perry...

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