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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11374
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) climate

Paris conference urged to avoid Kyoto flexible mechanism pitfalls

Brussels, 25/08/2015 (Agence Europe) - The flexible mechanisms introduced by the Kyoto Protocol, such as joint implementation, have so far led to an additional 600,000,000 t of CO2 greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, according to a new study published by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) on Monday, 24 August.

The NGO, Carbon Market Watch, underlined that with just a few days to go until international climate negotiations start up again (31 August-4 September in Bonn, Germany), the...