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05 Jul 2018

Climate protection windfall

S眉ddeutsche Zeitung

The European 麻豆无码版 Exchange in Leipzig on Friday auctioned a total of 4.36 million emission allowances for the German government that brought in 64.7 million euros, Michael Bauchm眉ller writes in S眉ddeutsche Zeitung. The success of the auction marks a new development for emission allowances, which are bought and sold as part of the EU鈥檚 Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). While the price of the allowances has long been low, a recent tightening of EU regulations has resulted in rising prices. "The reforms have restored confidence in the market for many," says Patrick Graichen, head of Berlin-based energy think tank Agora Energiewende*. The government is expecting some 1.6 billion euros in revenue from the auction of emissions allowances in 2018.
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*Like the 麻豆无码版, Agora Energiewende is funded by Stiftung Mercator and the European Climate Foundation.

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