Data published yesterday showed that most member states had given their industries more permits to emit carbon dioxide than were needed, leading to a surplus of carbon permits across the EU.

• 昨日公布的数据显示，绝大多数欧盟成员国发放给各行业的二氧化碳排放权均超过需要，导致欧盟范围内二氧化碳排放权出现过剩。