‘Low carbon leakage’ begins as EU prepares to junk efficiency goal

EurActiv reported on the 16 January 2014 that fears of a relocation of Europe's clean energy industry abroad - low carbon leakage - were fanned with news of a factory closure by a German insulation company that has a billion-dollar annual turnover.

ESO: Background information: Green Fade-Out: Europe to Ditch Climate Protection Goals http://www.europeansources.info/record/green-fade-out-europe-to-ditch-climate-protection-goals/

ESO: Background information: Europe strengthens its carbon market for a competitive low-carbon economy http://www.europeansources.info/record/memo-europe-strengthens-its-carbon-market-for-a-competitive-low-carbon-economy/

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