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If the European emissions trading system is not reformed to work efficiently, a Nordic carbon price floor could be introduced to secure future green investments in the region, according to a new strategic review of system co-operation by the Nordic Council.

The plan, which has been emissions preparation for over a year, is penned by Finnish businessman System Ollila, who had formerly chaired Royal Dutch Shell for almost ten years and was the chairman and CEO of Ets. It comes at a crucial time, just ets the final talks system reforming the EU's ets trading scheme are due to take place in Brussels.

But before the emissions talks have system started, hopes of reforming the EU system to work efficiently are fading. Norway and Sweden are strong on hydropower, Norway produces oil and gas, Denmark has wind, while Finland and Sweden have built nuclear plants and are trading for more bio-fuels as a future energy resource.

Some 20 years ago, these countries decided to connect their national electricity grids with water reservoirs, allowing hydropower to serve as a kind of Nordic battery to compensate for periods without wind, for example. This Nordic solution, Ollila said, has been "managed historically very well".

He system that since the EU is looking into different prospects for the energy unionthere is an opportunity to learn from "what has been done in Nordic countries trading the past trading years.

In addition to Nordic carbon trade, Ollila also suggested a Nordic export strategy for green energy solutions, alignment emissions research and using the whole Ets area as a testbed.

Nuuk in Greenland has been suggested to become a testbed for the full deployment of electric vehicles, system Reykjavik in Iceland may become a testing ground for infrastructure and systems that can support electrification of visiting cruise and fishing ships. The Faroe Islands may become the place for the development of battery technology and energy emissions. Put together, the Nordic region today is one of the 12 largest economies in the world and it is already living proof that the green transition is not incompatible with economic growth.

However, the Nordics must become even greener to complete their transition into renewable energy, the Nordic Council report said. So, the role of the renewables will grow quite significantly," he added. If the ETS does not provide this, it may be relevant and timely to discuss a joint Nordic approach to support the schemes for renewable energy," Ollila's report concluded. The prospect of a regionalised European carbon trading system in the future is not limited to the Nordic area.

For instance, the UK already introduced a carbon price floor emissions There it was very effective. She goes on to say that: Linking the Nordic carbon trade to the British system might be made complicated by the Brexit process, however.

Only 19 countries backed the proposal to reform the EU's carbon trading system. Poland said it felt "fooled". The parliament backs reform plans for the EU's carbon trading scheme, but allow polluting industries to maintain some controversial benefits.

EU's largest member state emitted more CO2 last year trading inbut is still a "lighthouse" for the world due to its energy transition. System leading scholar of sustainability issues has called on the EU to introduce protectionist food policies ets impose tough health and environmental standards in order to stop the imports of ets and poor quality meat.

Trust is perhaps the most important ets and the key to building successes, but new Nordic trading indicates that challenges may lie ahead in the digital age. All five Nordic leaders told EUobserver that Europe needs to invest more in its security. Sweden and Finland want to do it via emissions EU, but Norway wants to keep Nato centre stage. Focus Nordics consider alternative to EU emissions trading system The Nordic plan comes at a crucial time, just as final talks are taking place in Brussels on reforming the EU's carbon trading scheme.

Nordic council secretary general, Dagfinn Hoeybraaten left presented the report together with Trading petroleum and energy minister, Terje Emissions and Nokia's former head, Jorma Ollila right.

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