UK’s first auction of carbon emission permits planned for Wednesday
Sale seen as test of the country’s separation from the EU and the bloc’s cap-and-trade programme
16 May 2021 - 17:05
London — The UK is set to start its own carbon market with the aim of putting a price on polluting that it hopes will help achieve the country’s ambitious climate goals.
The first auction of emission permits on May 19 is the latest test of how the country copes with the separation from the EU, its largest trading partner...
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