Aviation and Emissions Trading
In an effort to tackle aviation’s small but fast-growing contribution to climate change, the Commission issued a legislative proposal in December 2006, which suggests imposing a cap on CO2 emissions for all planes arriving or departing from EU airports, while allowing airlines to buy and sell 'pollution credits' on the EU 'carbon market' (Emissions Trading Scheme).
In an effort to tackle aviation’s small but fast-growing contribution to climate change, the Commission issued a legislative proposal in December 2006, which suggests imposing a cap on CO2 emissions for all planes arriving or departing from EU airports, while allowing airlines to buy and sell ‘pollution credits’ on the EU ‘carbon market’ (Emissions Trading Scheme).
