SINCE TRADING IN carbon dioxide emissions began to take off with the implementation of the European Union Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme in January 2005, the price of an allowance to emit one tonne of CO2 has risen from €8 to about €27, hitting a peak of €29 in July 2005.
The emissions market, which sets a limit on the total amount of CO2 that industry can emit and which allows participants to trade emission permits, is already having a big impact on energy prices and consumption patterns, which could benefit renewable energy.
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