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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9570

21 December 2007
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment council
Unanimous political agreement to include aviation in emissions trading system from 2012 for all flights

Brussels, 20/12/2007 (Agence Europe) - A few days away from the climate conference in Bali, the Environment Council reached a unanimous political decision on 20 December in Brussels on the draft directive to include civil aviation in the Community green house gas emissions trading scheme 'ETS). Another success for the outgoing Portuguese presidency, which is delighted that member states listed to its call to translate the decisive role played by the EU at Bali into deeds.

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