Spain acquires €25m carbon credits from Poland

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Poland has been pushing to have its carbon cap raised while environmentalists claim that carbon markets are deeply flawed

Shortly after successfully lobbying against having its carbon cap tightened, Poland has agreed to sell around €25m worth of carbon credits to Spain in a move allowed under the Kyoto Protocol. Managed...

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