Polish Lawmakers to Seek Softening of EU Carbon Rules as of 2013

A group of Polish lawmakers wants the European Union to soften its emissions-trading system rules as of next year to protect the region’s economic growth and competitiveness amid a lack of international carbon curbs.

The Solidarna Polska group, composed of 20 opposition members of the Polish lower house of parliament and two senators, is planning to start in April an initiative to call on the EU regulator to propose a revision of the 2008 climate package that bolstered the European carbon cap-and-trade program, according to its deputy, Ludwik Dorn. To succeed, they will need backing from 1 million EU citizens from at least one-quarter of the 27 nations in the bloc.