Author (Person) | Willis, Andrew |
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Series Title | EUObserver |
Series Details | 8.4.11 |
Publication Date | 08/04/2011 |
Content Type | News |
The European Union has signalled its desire to link the bloc's emissions trading scheme (ETS) with a similar system in California, due to open in 2012. The Californian scheme is set to be the second largest of its kind, after the EU's, and comes after attempts to create a national US trading scheme were rejected by the country's senate. In December 2010, EU member states mandated the commission to starts negotiations on linking the EU's ETS with a similar system in Switzerland, but the California hook-up would be considerably bigger. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source http://euobserver.com/9/32143 |
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Subject Categories | Environment |
Countries / Regions | Europe |