Brussels, 17/12/2010 (Agence Europe) - The benchmarking rules which will govern the allocation of free CO2 emission allowances to certain sectors under the ETS directive for 2012-2020 were given the go-ahead by member states on Thursday 16 December. Member states' representatives on the Council's climate committee approved the draft decision establishing harmonised rules for efficiency references linking the allocation of free quotas to a benchmark of best performances (in terms of CO2) in...