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Article: China : EU parliamentary nod for free emissions permits.
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- November 6, 2009
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Byline: Mamta03
The European Parliament's environment committee on Wednesday approved a list of 164 industrial sectors that will win free carbon emissions permits for the next five years if no global deal on climate change is negotiated next month.Members of the powerful committee voted 39 for and 19 against, with one abstention, the parliament said.
A European Union action plan adopted in December 2008 to fight global warming places serious constraints on industry, which must reduce harmful carbon dioxide emissions by 21 percent from 2005 levels by 2020.
This constraint and the need to buy polluting rights from 2013 will enter into force ...