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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10521

22 December 2011
SECTORAL POLICY / (ae) ets/aviation
Court ruling lets EU off hook

Brussels, 21/12/2011 (Agence Europe) - The decision has been taken - there is no legal reason for the EU to change its climate legislation forcing non-EU airlines to buy EU carbon trading quotas (ETS quotas) from 1 January 2012 for flights to the EU or landing or taking off from the EU. US airlines appealed against the EU directive in question, which includes civil aviation in the EU's emissions trading scheme. The appeal was answered by a European Court of Justice ruling on 21 December in...