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Emissions trading

mercredi 11 avril 2018 à 02:00

The northeast US regional CO2 emissions trading scheme doesn't cut emissions much, because its cap is usually above the actual emissions.

It does encourage a shift to fracked gas, because the massive methane leaks from the wells don't count.

The European scheme proved to be a failure in the 90s and has not been fixed yet.