China & US Battle Against EU Carbon Caps

[sandnsea]

This is discouraging.

“As this is not possible - due to Chicago Convention and hence another example of the resistance of airlines to take any responsibility with regard to climate change -, nations should follow the example of the UK and introduce a duty based on distance flown.”

Until now, large polluters based in Europe such as power companies and cement factories have been covered by the emissions trading scheme the EU launched in 2005.

The scheme forces companies to pay for permits for each tonne of carbon dioxide they emit above a certain level or cap.

It was agreed several years ago, after much debate, that world airlines flying into Europe would be brought into the scheme from January 2012.

A lawsuit brought by US airlines that challenges the legality of the scheme is to be heard in the European Court of Justice on July 5."

http://www.travelmole.com/stories/114828..._rY!bb_rY!

[nofurylike]

breaks my heart.
it was already late, applying cap and trade strategies, and airlines are carbon intensive.

so many heads in the sand, so little time to wake up