South Korea carbon trading unlikely to deliver climate target, say analysts

Jessica Shankleman
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Point Carbon report predicts new market will have an oversupply of allowances when it launches next year

South Korea's new carbon market is unlikely to deliver the country's carbon reduction goals because heavy emitters will be oversupplied with carbon credits from the outset, a new analysis has found...

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