25/09/2024 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 25 September, the European Commission launched a public consultation on a proposal to create an ‘EU Flight Emissions Label’. The draft regulation aims to provide passengers with reliable and harmonised environmental information, according to the Commission. When booking online, passengers will be able to consult standardised data on the carbon footprint of flights within the European Union. The consultation is open until 22 October on the Commission’s website for comments on the initiative. Once finalised, the system should be available for voluntary use by airlines from 2025, the Commission said on Wednesday. According to the Commissioner for Climate Action and Transport, Wopke Hoekstra, the future label could incentivise airlines to improve their environmental performance. See the consultation: https://aeur.eu/f/dkg (BD)