| Table of Contents: | | | | GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS : Australia, Canada, China, EU, International, Japan, New Zealand, United States | | | | TOPICS : economy, environment, finance, government, policy, pollution | | | | SIGNIFICANCE : Carbon markets are expected to treble in size by around 2012. The establishment of new national emissions trading schemes in countries including the United States, Australia and New Zealand combined with continuation of the European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) will be the main drivers of this growth. Japan and Canada, though more cautious, are also in a position to move quickly towards a regulated ETS. |
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