European Union governments unveiled a deal on more free pollution permits for manufacturing industries on Thursday – moving the bloc closer to a twin-track accord on fighting climate change and the economic recession.
A draft communiqué, made available at the EU summit, said industrial sectors would have to buy no more than 70 per cent of their carbon emissions allowances at auction in 2020 – down from the 100 per cent first proposed by the European Commission.
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