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The rules guiding the third round of the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme are about to be formally approved. Anna Petherick looks at how well they have set up the system until 2020.

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Figure 1: Emissions and the allocation of allowances to emit one tonne of CO2 (EUAs) during the three phases of the EU ETS.

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  1. Anna Petherick is a freelance journalist currently based in Andalucia, Spain,

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