* Westpac eyes NZ foresters in carbon trade scheme * Says prepared to take price, regulatory risk * Doesn't expect brisk trade initially in NZ scheme By David Fogarty and Adrian Bathgate SINGAPORE/WELLINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - Australia's Westpac bank has begun buying carbon offsets from New Zealand forest owners with the aim of selling them to big polluting firms as part of the country's emissions trading scheme, the bank said on Tuesday. The bank has approached about 600 foresters to pool...
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