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Dutch finance minister Sigrid Kaag:'European policies to counter high energy prices should not come at the expense of the [green] transition' (Photo: Wikimedia)

Netherlands warns against EU carbon credit sell-off

EU energy ministers are set to meet on Friday (9 September) to discuss skyrocketing energy and gas prices and ways to quickly replace Russian gas flows, which have been drastically reduced since last year.

As part of a broader strategy, the European Commission has said countries could sell more carbon allowances to industry — which would allow factories and power plants to pollute more.

This could raise €20bn, which could...

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Dutch finance minister Sigrid Kaag:'European policies to counter high energy prices should not come at the expense of the [green] transition' (Photo: Wikimedia)

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