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EU completes industrial carbon cap for 2008-12

The European commission approved national allocation plans for Bulgaria and Romania under the EU's industrial carbon emission trading scheme (ETS) on Friday. The commission has now endorsed the plans of all 27 EU states, setting the bloc's overall cap on industrial greenhouse gas emissions for the 2008-12 Kyoto protocol compliance period.

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