Danes at centre of European tax fraud
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A tax scandal rocking the global carbon markets is emanating from Copenhagen, the city that six months ago hosted the world's largest climate summit.
As far back as 2007, the Danes began working behind the scenes to host a growing cadre of carbon brokerage firms, which have become central to trading the world's fastest growing commodity.
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