Brussels, 20/02/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 20 February, Connie Hedegaard, the EU commissioner for climate action, made it quite clear that the EU would not be intimidated by pressure and would not suspend its climate legislation, including that on the emissions trading system (ETS) in civil aviation.
Hedegaard has addressed a message to the countries - China, the US and India in the lead -that are opposed to their airlines operating in the EU paying for 15% of the emissions quotas...