Carbon emissions trading offers opportunities to those able to spot them

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Collective investment funds, including those in the UK All Companies sector, are now looking to a growing and profitable new type of investment - carbon emissions trading

The need for companies around the globe to monitor their carbon footprint is creating a new opportunity for investors. Countries across the EU have already embarked upon a scheme to deliver emissions reductions in the most cost effective way, by creating an emissions trading scheme. This is seen by many as the start of a global carbon trading market - a nascent market that has the potential to develop into a significant opportunity for a lot of companies. We are already starting to see smaller companies involved in the generation and trading of carbon credits listed on the London Stock Exch...

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