...the European Commission threatened legal action because the UK wanted to raise the amount of carbon that industry is allowed to pump out under the European emissions trading scheme...The government was accused of caving into business led by the Confederation of British Industry...But is the emissions trading row an accurate representation of business's attitude to the environment...? Perhaps. There are significant differences in the attitudes of companies in different sectors and operating in different markets...And there are significant differences between companies in the same sectors. [refers to BP, Shell, ExxonMobil, Ford, General Motors, E.ON]