Carbon Market Shrinks for First Time in Hottest Year on Record

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June 1 (Bloomberg) -- The global carbon market shrank for the first time in 2010, snapping five years of growth as a lack of clarity about the future climate framework hurt investment in the hottest year on record, a World Bank report showed.