Did your company inadvertently help wreck the EU emissions trading scheme?

James S Murray
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BusinessEurope's claim that 'European business opposes the ETS backloading' has left many executives furious at the lobby group's attempt to underplay divisions over how to save the carbon market

Earlier this month the EU's flagship emissions trading scheme was thrown into crisis as MEPs voted narrowly to block reforms designed to push up the price of carbon allowances. The parliament voted by...

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