Carbon price breaks €17 mark as Germany shuts nuclear plants

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Merkel confirms seven nuclear power plants will shut for at least three months

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has this morning confirmed seven nuclear power plants built before 1980 will close for at least three months in response to safety fears sparked by the ongoing crisis in...

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