Draft Copenhagen text hints at relaxation of offset rules

James S Murray
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Document suggests processes for approving Clean Development Mechanism projects will be streamlined

In a development that looks set to infuriate environmental groups and excite the carbon market in equal measure, draft proposals from the Copenhagen summit emerged earlier today, which if adopted would...

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