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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9332
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/climate change

Moves for air transport to be brought into EU Emissions Trading Scheme in 2011-12

Brussels, 20/12/2006 (Agence Europe) - Two days after the appeal launched by the Environment Council for pursuing a “sustained rhythm” of measures to fight against climate change (EUROPE 9331), the European Commission presented its draft directive to greenhouse gas emissions from civil aviation into the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). EU emissions from international air transport are increasing faster than from any other sector and are threatening to undermine the EU's progress in...

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