Pollution permits
Pollution permits
- 2000
- Financial Times 29 February 2000, 3(1) .
PM has backed plans for a market trading pollution permits by April 2001. A pollution permit market involves companies being given a target level of carbon dioxide that they are allowed to emit . If they cut emissions below target they can sell permits and companies failing to meet their targets will have to buy permits.
POLLUTION PERMITS
CARBON DIOXIDE
EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME
TARGETS
PM has backed plans for a market trading pollution permits by April 2001. A pollution permit market involves companies being given a target level of carbon dioxide that they are allowed to emit . If they cut emissions below target they can sell permits and companies failing to meet their targets will have to buy permits.
POLLUTION PERMITS
CARBON DIOXIDE
EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME
TARGETS