Dublin, 22/04/2013 (Agence Europe) - The commercial war on the ETS, between the EU and third countries, has been called off. On Monday 22 April, the Council of the EU definitively adopted the decision which will give intercontinental flights (whether operated by EU or third country airlines) taking off from and landing at EU airports a one-year derogation to the EU directive on the emissions quota trading system (Directive 2003/87/EC, known as the ETS directive).
By virtue of the ETS...