Government confirms plans for post-Brexit emissions trading scheme

James Murray
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Energy and Clean Growth Minister reveals plans are underway to link a domestic carbon market to the EU's emissions trading scheme from 2021

The government has confirmed it is working on plans to develop a domestic emission trading scheme (ETS) that could link with the existing EU scheme from January 2021. Speaking to a Lords EU Energy and...

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