Cost of pollution will rise under Commission's recommendations
Big increases in unit prices and tighter limits on how many can be auctioned are needed to meet NZ's emissions reduction targets.
Climate Change Commission chair Dr Rod Carr.
The Climate Change Commission is urging the Government to make it more costly for polluters to operate, to help bring down greenhouse gas emissions.
In advice to the Government, it has recommended it strengthen the emissions trading scheme by reducing the number of units available for auction and by
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