EU DECIDES TRANSPORT WILL NOT TRADE CO2 EMISSIONS
January 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union's (EU) transport sector will be legally charged with helping Europe reduce its greenhouse gas emissions from 2013, should a new proposal from the European Commission become law. Under a tabled 'effort sharing' directive, economic sectors not included within the European Union's (EU) current and future emissions trading regime, should also help fight global warming. After detailed consultation, the Commission judged transport (manufacturing, services and consumers) among those businesses judged too complex in allocating their ...
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