Brussels Briefing on Environment – May 2013
Brussels Briefing on Environment: ILUC, Environment and climate legislation, ETS, CO2 emissions & EU waste framework Directive
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Leading Environment Journalist, Sonja Van Renssen, is joined by Jesse Scott, Head of Environment and Sustainability at Eurelectric, to discuss the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), the Commission’s proposal to increase the carbon price and 2030.
“We would very much like to have the ETS at the centre, and supplementary policies only where they are necessary because a carbon price is not delivering in the short-term.”
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