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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9769

25 October 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/climate
Directive which includes civil aviation in emissions trading scheme formally adopted

Brussels, 24/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - The European directive which, from 2012, will see civil aviation included in the Community greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme (ETS) has been formally adopted. This text (Directive 2003/87/EC), adopted without debate by the Council on 24 October, will require the sector, which had not been included in the Kyoto Protocol, to contribute to efforts to combat climate change. It will cover all flights to or from EU airports. In 2012, it will impose a 3%...

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