£215m scheme offers UK firms chance to be leaders

£215m scheme offers UK firms chance to be leaders - 2001 - DEFRA News Release 100/01 14 August 2001 (2) .

British firms have the potential to become world leaders in the new market for trading greenhouse gas emissions under government's £215m programme, the 'UK Emissions Trading Scheme'. The scheme could reduce up to 2m tonnes of carbon a year from the atmosphere and create new job and investment opportunities for industry.


GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME
BRITISH COMPANIES
CARBON TRADING
TAX RELIEF
CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAMME