Reuters: New financial burdens on German industry arising out of greenhouse gas emissions rules due from Brussels later this week could run to 17 billion euros (US$24.92 billion), a German energy users’ lobby said on Monday. The European Commission is expected to introduce a new system on Wednesday to auction permits to emit carbon dioxide (CO2) after 2012 as part of proposals to protect the climate. "Should the Commission implement its plans, we calculate that the costs of the …