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South Korea confirms carbon emissions trading scheme
A pilot carbon emissions trading scheme is to be launched in South Korea at the start of 2010, the country`s government has confirmed.The ministry for the environment in the region has confirmed that a trial initiative will run from January, after it received applications for the scheme from over 600 private and public sector bodies.According to Reuters, trading will be based in local areas initially, before being moved to the Korea Exchange from 2011.In a statement quoted by the news provider, the ministry said: `The scheme is designed to meet the country`s mid-term emission reduction target and connect with international carbon market.`Details of the project have come after Jong-Whan Noh, president of South Korea Carbon Finance, told the Carbon Market Developments Across Asia event that the country was keen to get started on the issue.The Bangkok Post reports that the conference was held as part of the United Nations summit on climate change in Copenhagen.
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