Wall Street Journal Finds Kyoto-Inspired Carbon Trading Hikes Electric Bills for German Consumers Report contrasts with CBS's earlier cheerleading for a similar plan in California. The Kyoto Protocol’s costs are coming as a shock to many German businesses and consumers. They’re finding higher utility costs resulting from their government’s implementation of the climate change treaty, The Wall Street Journal reported on September 11. Reporter Jeffrey Ball noted that in Germany, Kyoto-inspired rules “have upset the business status quo” as they have ended up “creating winners and losers. The winners include utilities that can charge higher rates and profit from trading...