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Carbon trading rules meet socialist sticking point

Megan Darby, Climate Home News
clock 06 September 2018 •
Carbon trading rules meet socialist sticking point

Progress on market rules for climate credits faces 'a giant sticking point' as Venezuela and others push for similar progress on 'non-market' tools in Bangkok

Carbon trading is one of the most mature sections of the rulebook for the Paris climate agreement under negotiation in Bangkok this week. There are already various markets for buying and selling emission...

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