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Pressure back on ICAO to cut airline emissions
8 Feb 2012The EU could change the rules including aviation in its emissions trading scheme (ETS) within the next year if the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) makes enough progress towards a global emissions deal, a top EU official said on Tuesday.
Anti-ETS countries agree counter-measures
22 Feb 2012Countries opposed to the EU's inclusion of international flights in its emissions trading scheme (ETS) have reportedly agreed possible retaliatory measures following a two-day meeting in Moscow.
NewsChina tells airlines not to comply with ETS
6 Feb 2012China turned up the heat in its battle against the EU's emissions trading scheme (ETS) on Monday, saying its airlines would be banned from the scheme. The new threat was shrugged off by a European Commission spokesman.
NewsRefrigerant pollutant needs monitoring – study
26 Jan 2012Atmospheric levels of the pollutant trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) could increase ten-fold in some parts of Europe as new rules on car air conditioning systems enter force, according to researchers. They recommend TFA levels are monitored.
NewsCommission chief wades into ILUC debate
26 Jan 2012José Manuel Barroso's office and other top European Commission officials have been pulled in to arbitrate an ongoing rift between the EU executive's energy and climate departments over the indirect land use change (ILUC) of biofuel, ENDS has learnt.
NewsPortugal's transport plan 'breaches SEA law'
25 Jan 2012The Portuguese government failed to conduct a strategic environmental assessment (SEA) or hold a consultation before publishing its 2011-15 transport plan last November, NGO Quercus has claimed. It calls for a European Commission investigation.
AnalysisCan the EU sail through the aviation storm?
3 Aug 2011Europe faces growing opposition to its inclusion of foreign airlines in the EU emissions trading scheme (ETS). Roz Bulleid considers whether an exemption for countries with "equivalent measures" could provide a solution.
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