Cutting EU greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% by 2030 - that's what Parliament members aim to achieve as part of the reforms to the EU carbon market to be voted on next week in Strasbourg. Read more @ http://epfacebook.eu/ETS | European Parliament

China's long-awaited national carbon emission trading scheme (ETS) made its debut on Friday with 4.1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide quotas worth 210 million yuan ($32 million) changing hands, Shanghai Securities News reported. It is the largest carbon market globally by volume with more than 2000 power plants, responsible for more than 4 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions, included in the first phase of trading. | CGTNEurope