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EUA allowance auction goes live today

Four million European Union Emission allowances (EUAs) will be up for sale today marking a turning point in EU Emissions Trading Scheme history.

In the past, the UK government has allocated EUAs to industry for free, but this method has been criticised for creating an oversupply of credits in the carbon market, leading to windfall profits for some sectors.

"The auction of EU ETS allowances marks the start of changes to the EU's carbon trading scheme to make it more demanding," says Michael Wood, partner at law firm Eversheds.

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