By Nina Chestney, Kate Abnett and Susanna Twidale LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The price of permits in the European Union’s carbon market closed at a record high above 96 euros on Friday, with analysts expecting the symbolic 100 euro level could soon be breached. Known as the EU emissions trading system (ETS), Europe’s carbon market compels factories, power plants and airlines to pay for each tonne of CO2 they emit – the higher the permit price, the greater the cost of producing planet-warming emissions, although some receive free permits to help them stay cost competitive in global markets. The…