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The EU ETS in a post-Brexit world

Nicholas Troja, EEF

11 August 2016 • 3 min read

What does the future have in store for Europe's carbon trading scheme, asks EEF's Nicholas Troja

It's touted as Europe's flagship climate policy: the world's first and largest emissions trading system, which has been in operation for over 10 years. Following the result of the EU referendum though,...

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