Carbon emissions cap disputed.(UK environment)

The European Commission (EC) is refusing to accept a UK request to increase its permitted industrial carbon emissions above the target levels agreed in 2004,

Until the dispute is resolved, UK manufacturers will not be told what their carbon emission allocations are--effectively excluding them from the newly launched emissions trading scheme (ETS),

In April 2004, the UK government's environmental department Defra published its first attempt at a national allocation plan (NAP) for carbon emissions during 2005-2007. However, discussions with the power industry