Haftstrafen für Betrug mit CO2-Zertifikaten # 21.12.2011 19 Uhr # Journal Englisch

Money corrupts. Case in point: the EU's carbon trading scheme. Here, companies that emit high levels of CO2 have to purchase special carbon permits. But as it turns out the system can also be abused for tax-evasion. Today, a Frankfurt court convicted six men in what is the biggest crackdown on emissions- related tax crimes since Europe launched its cap-and-trade system in 2005.