17.06.2016 - Climate and energy group calls for EU emissions trading reform to match historic Paris climate deal
At their meeting next week (21 June) the European Parliament’s environment, public health and food safety committee will discuss reform of the emissions trading scheme. The most troubling aspect of the current ETS debate is that MEPs have been silent on the most important part of the reform to bring the ETS in line with the COP 21 Paris agreement and to turn it into a functioning climate policy. The Paris agreement was a milestone. All countries agreed that we need to take steps to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C. They furthermore recognised that their current climate commitments are inconsistent with this goal and therefore must be revised and improved...............................................Full Article: Source
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