Bloomberg: The Dutch presidency of the European Union is seeking political support from member states to enshrine in a carbon market reform a flexibility provision that would enable strengthening the worlds biggest cap-and-trade program.
The plan would pave the way for tightening emission-permit supply and would enable a faster shift to clean technologies, according to Dutch Environment Minister Sharon Dijksma. Prices in the EU Emissions Trading System, where 2013-2020 pollution caps on companies were set...