Emissions Trading System Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:59:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Green Consumerism Deterred by Europe’s Emissions Trading System https://www.greenoptimistic.com/green-consumerism-europe-emission-trading-20130201/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/green-consumerism-europe-emission-trading-20130201/#respond Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:59:30 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=32461 An economist at the University of East Anglia (UEA) has determined that recommendations made by governmental agencies and environmental NGOs can limit consumers’ efforts to reduce their carbon footprints. Dr. Grischa Perino believes that the recommendations for consumers are inappropriate in the European Union due to its Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) which is designed […]

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