France seeks tighter regulation of CO2 market
April 20, 2010
Written by Editor, in Carbon, France, Green News, Green Regulations
According to Reuters, “A French government report on Monday urged tighter regulation of the fast-growing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions trading market, which has suffered from exploitation of legal loopholes and illegal sales practices. France’s finance ministry commissioned Michel Prada, former head of the country’s AMF stock market watchdog, to publish a report on the CO2 [...]
France to propose new carbon tax: minister
January 2, 2010
Written by Editor, in Cap and Trade, Carbon, France, Green News, Green News Feature, Green Regulations
According to Reuters, “The French Constitutional Council annulled the tax, hailed by President Nicolas Sarkozy as a ground-breaking tool to fight climate change, on Tuesday on the grounds that it offered too many exemptions. After the Constitutional Council complained that some 93 percent of industrial emissions were exempt from the tax, Lagarde told French radio [...]
France proposes climate plan for poorest countries
November 3, 2009
Written by Editor, in Climate Change, France, Green News, Green Regulations
According to Thomson Reuters, “France is proposing a plan to help the world’s poorest countries finance renewable energy projects that it hopes will form part of upcoming climate talks, Ecology Minister Jean-Louis Borloo said in an interview on Sunday. The “justice-climate” plan could be financed by revenue from financial transactions, he told the Journal du [...]
