21.12.2011 - EU set to charge international airlines for carbon emissions
The EU looks likely to impose a system of carbon trading on all passenger flights taking off or landing in member states. Europe's most senior court is expected to rule on Wednesday that airlines based outside the continent should have to pay for their carbon emissions on flights to or from EU member states, in a crucial test of climate change regulation. At stake are millions of tonnes in carbon dioxide emissions from aeroplanes, as airlines at present have little or no incentive to cut their greenhouse gases...............................................Full Article: Source
Print