Carbon to dominate global financial markets

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As Barclays launches new carbon product, head of Commodities Futures Trading Commission predicts booming future for carbon market

Carbon credits could become the world's biggest traded commodity within the next decade, according to the head of the US Commodities Futures Trading Commission. Speaking to the Financial Times, Bart...

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