Estonia, France, Germany and Spain support the Emissions Trading System, the EU’s major climate policy tool, but want clearer, simpler and possibly more flexible rules to protect industrial competitiveness, according to a document seen by Euronews. #EuropeNews

Climate roundtable chief, Andrei Marcu, is calling for a rethink of EU carbon market governance beyond short-term fixes

An EU plan to gradually reduce the number of free CO2 permits given to industries has hit resistance from six governments that have demanded looser rules to help firms cope with…