ENERGY Emissions trading scheme

Polish minister fears ETS will lead to massive hike in energy prices

By Jennifer Rankin - 04.09.2008 / 00:00 CET

Poland's Europe minister wants rethink of ETS; political will may be “insufficient".

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Time to devote more energy to growth

Efficiency must be at the heart of a European growth pact.

THE EUROPE MINISTER Mikolaj Dowgielewicz. EC

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Potential rise in energy prices for consumers in Poland caused by the EU's ETS, according to the Polish government

Efficiency must be at the heart of a European growth pact.

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Member states' intransigence could sink the energy-efficiency directive.

Divisions persist over defining energy savings.

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