In order to speed up decarbonisation of the energy sector, it is necessary to have a carbon floor price in the electricity sector, as a first stage, say all those taking part at the conference on a “carbon floor price in Europe”, in Brussels on Monday 5 March. The event, organised at the initiative of France, brought together a total of around 60 ministers and representatives of think-tanks, Eurelectric, and the Greens/EFA group at the European Parliament.
The aim of the conference,...