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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10201
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/climate

Commission planning to introduce restrictions to Clean Development Mechanisms post-2012

Brussels, 26/08/2010 (Agence Europe) - Given the too easy use of carbon dioxide emissions credits generated under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in return for clean and effective investment by industrialised countries in developing countries, the European Commission is planning to introduce restrictions in the EU on the use of carbon credits acquired through the use of industrial gas projects in the EU's carbon trading system (emissions trading system) beyond 2012. This is in order to...