EU readies plans to limit CO2 offsets

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Series Details 25.11.10
Publication Date 25/11/2010
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EurActiv reports that the European Commission is putting the finishing touches to a proposal to restrict the use of offset credits from industrial gas projects in the EU's emissions trading scheme (EU ETS) after 2012.
Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.euractiv.com/climate-environment/eu-readies-plan-limit-co2-credits-industrial-gas-projects-news-499985
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ESO: Background information: EU wary of framing global carbon market http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-wary-of-framing-global-carbon-market/
European Commission: DG Climate Action: Emissions Trading System: Linking ETSs and use of international credits http://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/ets/linking/index_en.htm
EUObserver, 25.11.10: Brussels proposes ban on certain emission credits http://euobserver.com/9/31356
EurActiv, 26.11.10: Commission proposes ban on industrial gas offsets http://www.euractiv.com/en/climate-environment/commission-proposes-ban-industrial-gas-offsets-news-500031
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