The UK’s Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has just issued a report predicting that electricity prices will rise due partly to the EC carbon Emissions Trading Scheme, according to an article in today’s Financial Times:
“By 2010 consumers are expected to pay 12 per cent more in real terms for their electricity than in 2004 [...]

Today’s Financial Times carries a guest article by Chandran Nair, founder and CEO of the Asian think-tank Global Institute for Tomorrow, about China’s strong commitment to green policies. This article reinforces the view of China we expressed earlier this week when discussing the prospects for the Kyoto process.
Among Nair’s suggestions are:
“Second, China’s [...]