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UK firms that close carbon-intensive industrial facilities can continue to sell unused carbon allowance credits thanks to 'loophole' in cap-and-trade system, Greenpeace investigative journalism unit claims
A "loophole" in the government's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is enabling firms to make millions of pounds from selling unused carbon allowances after closing down their industrial facilities, Greenpeace's...
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