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China to target aviation next year in national carbon trading scheme

Jessica Shankleman
Jessica Shankleman
clock 06 February 2015 •

Reuters reports scheme will cover six industrial sectors, as South Africa prepares for carbon tax

China is reportedly planning to target energy and aviation emissions among six industrial sectors when it launches its carbon trading scheme early next year. The world's largest greenhouse gas emitter...

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