Coronavirus pushes EU carbon permits to 16-month lows
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LONDON (Reuters) - The benchmark European Union carbon permit price fell to its lowest since late 2018 on Wednesday as the spreading coronavirus was expected to shrink emissions from industry and aviation.The rapid spread of the virus across the world has hobbled manufacturers and battered airlines. National leaders in the EU agreed on Tuesday to close the external borders of most European countries for 30 days.The EU 2020 carbon price was trading 10.7% lower from the previous settlement at..