Although
the
proposals
on
the
table
are
not
strong
enough
to
be
of
much
assistance
to
renewables
developers
in
the
immediate
term,
the
EC’s
willingness
to
dramatically
intervene
in
order
to
prop-up
carbon
prices
could
be
of
immense
benefit
over
the
coming
decade.
The
Commission
will
push
for
an
amendment
to
the
ETS
legislation
that
would
allow
it
to
delay
the
introduction
of
some
new
carbon
permits
from
2013-2015
until
2018
–
a
maneuver
known
as
“back
loading”.
Such
an
amendment
must
be
approved
by
the
European
Council
and
the
European…
