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Carbon trading from Kyoto to Copenhagen
May 2009
Oscar Reyes

Climate change is a structural problem that came about, largely, through the continued exploitation of fossil fuels as a cheap fuel source since the industrial revolution

Permission to pollute
January 2008
Oscar Reyes
Far from tackling climate change, the EU's timid plans are rewarding those on the wrong track.

Promising a 20% cut in carbon emissions by 2020, the EU now claims to be the world leader in tackling climate change.

EU energy package: a licence to carry on polluting
January 2008
Carbon Trade Watch
New EU rules announced as part of the European Commission’s energy package, released today, will do little to cut carbon emissions without more fundamental changes to the EU emissions trading scheme (ETS).

The Commission has been subjected to a fierce bout of industry lobbying as it...

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