21.03.2013 - EU lawmaker sees no carbon fix compromise before vote
Political groups in the European Parliament will not propose a new compromise solution on a draft carbon market fix before the full assembly vote scheduled for next month, according to lawmaker Eija-Riitta Korhola. Korhola, who leads the work on the measure in the European People’s Party, said representatives of political groups were unable to agree on potential changes to the legislative proposal yesterday during their last meeting before the April 16 vote. The Parliament and EU governments are considering a one-sentence amendment to the emissions law to allow curbing a record oversupply in the carbon market by delaying the sale of some permits. The draft plan has divided policy makers and industry...............................................Full Article: Source
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