Breaking: Key committee approves EU carbon market backloading plan

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Decision paves way for full Parliament to vote on proposal to withhold 900 million credits from auction

A committee of MEPs has approved a plan to bolster the EU's emissions trading scheme (ETS) by withholding 900 million carbon credits from auction until a later date. The vote was passed 38 to 25 with...

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