Australian Carbon Compensation Payments To Globally Competitive Companies Top $1B

摘要

The value of free car bon units issued by Australia's Clean Energy Regulator to emissions-intensive companies has topped A$l billion ($1.04 billion), with more allocations still to be made. The government's Clean Energy Regulator began is suing free carbon units in late September to emissions intensive companies that compete internationally, with Alcoa of Australia Ltd. receiving the first allocation for its alumina refining operations (35 INER 967, 10/10/12).