Business leaders from the Energy industry have called for global carbon markets to help tackle climate change.
Speaking ahead of the G8 summit of industrialised nations, they said they wanted a market in which carbon prices were transparent and consistent.
The idea of carbon trading is that firms can either cut emissions or buy the right to keep polluting.
It is hoped that such a global market would encourage the development of cleaner technologies.
"I believe that unlocking the ability of a competitive market to innovate and change behaviours will achieve the lost cost solution to climate change," said Tony Hayward, the newly appointed chief executive of BP.
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