Brussels, 15/05/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday, the European Commission concluded the assessment of Italy's national plan for allocating carbon dioxide (CO2) emission allowances for the 2008-2012 trading period of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). It accepted Italy's national plan on condition that certain changes are made, including a reduction in the total number of emission allowances proposed. The cleared annual allocation is 195.8 million tonnes of CO2 allowances, 6.3% less...