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5/18/13, "EU to dial back measures against global warming," Global Post, Kyodo News
"The European Union, which has spearheaded efforts to curb global
warming, is set to adopt a change of focus in response to concerns over
costs and the impact on companies in economically depressed Europe.
Under the change, the European Union will prioritize the supply
of energy at affordable prices over cutting greenhouse gas emissions
which impose burdens on industries, in a turnaround of the region's
energy policy, an EU official said Saturday.
EU leaders will decide on the shift in energy policy at a
meeting Wednesday. The change reflects requests from businesses in the
27-member zone amid the prolonged economic slump triggered by the
eurozone sovereign debt crisis, the official said.
A draft conclusion of the EU leaders' meeting obtained by Kyodo
News said, "Against the backdrop of high pressure on Europe's
competitiveness and increasing energy demand from major economies, the
EU's energy policy must ensure the uninterrupted supply of households
and companies at affordable and competitive prices."...
The change in policy comes as some European companies are moving
to shift operations out of the region to avoid increasing costs to meet
the emissions-cut goals, and amid a decline in emission trading
launched in the region in 2005.
Discussions on countermeasures against global warming have also
lost momentum as the European Union focuses on steps to boost the
economy ahead of the European Parliament election scheduled for May next
year." via Tom Nelson
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Europe's carbon trading system didn't help the planet, made the rich richer and the poor poorer:
11/23/11, "Europe's $287 billion carbon 'waste': UBS report," The Australian, by Sid Maher
"SWISS banking giant UBS says the European Union's emissions trading scheme has cost the continent's consumers $287 billion for "almost zero impact" on cutting carbon emissions."...EU CO2 trading provided "windfall profits" to participants paid for by "electricity customers.""
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EU's genius cap and trade system even produced a renaissance in coal:
4/3/13, "CO2 Emissions: Can Europe Save Its Cap-and-Trade System?" Der Spiegel, by Nils Klawitter
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