Friday, October 26, 2012

EU environment ministers clash over carbon plans

Reuters: EU environment ministers clashed over a huge surplus of UN pollution permits, a technical spat with the potential to derail international efforts to tackle climate change. Settling the issue is crucial to UN environment talks in Doha, beginning next month, which will seek to hammer out the detail of a second phase of climate action after the first Kyoto commitment period expires at the end of this year. "There is no agreement in sight," an EU official said on Thursday, speaking on condition...

URL: http://www.watoday.com.au/environment/climate-change/eu-environment-ministers-clash-over-carbon-plans-20121026-288y8.html

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