Bavardage > Not just carbon: Fraud taints France’s white certificate scheme

Not just carbon: Fraud taints France’s white certificate scheme

Published 11:50 on May 11, 2018  /  Last updated at 11:50 on May 11, 2018  / Ben Garside /  Bavardage, EMEA, EU ETS

Once a bastion of EU carbon trading fraud, France has found almost a fifth of its burgeoning 'white' energy efficiency certificate market to be "problematic" since it relaxed auditing rules, delivering another stark warning over the potential pitfalls of market-based environmental policies.
Once a bastion of EU carbon trading fraud, France has found almost a fifth of its burgeoning 'white' energy efficiency certificate market to be "problematic" since it relaxed auditing rules, delivering another stark warning over the potential pitfalls of market-based environmental policies.


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