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European Union optimistic about global pact on aviation carbon emissions
TransportSenior officials from business and commercial aviation voiced cautious optimism that a long-sought worldwide framework to reduce aviation’s carbon emissions could be in place by 2020. And a key negotiator for the European Union’s Executive Commission, focus of anger from many other countries over its emissions trading scheme (ETS), said she hoped a road map [...]
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U.S. Congress passes law to ban domestic airlines from complying with EU emissions rules
TransportThe House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to bar airlines from complying with a European Union law that would force them to pay for their carbon emissions one day after the EU offered to stop the clock on enforcing the measure. The bill, which was the first piece of legislation to be debated on the [...]
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European Union stops emissions fees for foreign airlines flying in and out of Europe
TransportThe European Union will put on hold its rule that all airlines must pay for their emissions on flights to and from Europe, but will resume enforcement if a U.N. airline body fails to deliver a global deal, Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said. EU airlines will still have to pay for their carbon emissions under [...]
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Saudi Arabia’s national airline refuses to comply with EU emissions scheme
TransportSaudi Arabia ordered its national airline not to comply with European Union emissions-trading rules in protest against the bloc’s decision to include non-EU carriers in its carbon market, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The kingdom, OPEC’s biggest oil producer, has notified the 27-member bloc of the decision and discussions are ongoing to [...]
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U.S. Senate unanimously passes bill to allow U.S. airlines to ignore EU emissions scheme
TransportThe Senate unanimously passed a bill on Saturday that would shield U.S. airlines from paying for their carbon emissions on European flights, pressuring the European Union to back down from applying its emissions law to foreign carriers. The European Commission has been enforcing its law since January to make all airlines take part in its [...]
