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COP26 – The UK Government's preparation to date

Herbert Smith Freehills

Like the EU ETS, the UK ETS is a cap and trade system, which enables the Government to leverage market forces to help to contain pollution. For example, in addition to the measures discussed above, the Government also: brought forward the date to completely phase out unabated coal from the UK's energy mix from 2025 to 2024; and.

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COP26 – The UK Government's preparation to date

Herbert Smith Freehills

Like the EU ETS, the UK ETS is a cap and trade system, which enables the Government to leverage market forces to help to contain pollution. For example, in addition to the measures discussed above, the Government also: brought forward the date to completely phase out unabated coal from the UK's energy mix from 2025 to 2024; and.

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European Commission calls for evidence on anti-counterfeit toolbox initiative

The IPKat

The EU Toolbox is part of the EU Strategy to tackle Organised Crime 2021-2025. The EC reports that despite efforts to battle counterfeit goods, the market is still thriving, with an increase of detained articles at EU borders. In 2019, the imports of counterfeit goods equaled 5.8 % of total EU imports, with a value of EUR 119 billion.