Emissions trading: Criminal opponents decide catalog
Representatives from a half dozen
States have drawn up a catalog, with whom they want to take action against the EU emissions trading for airlines.
The Kremlin rejected the EU emissions trading for airlines
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Paints the European Commission on emissions trading for airlines or not it is of at least could, Asia-EU airlines for flights are expensive. Because of the Deputy Transport Minister of Russia, Valery Okulov threatens to deprive them flying rights over Siberia. Siberia is the main crossing between Europe and Asia. This is one of the measures to which several States have representatives in Moscow agreed to take action against emissions trading. Among the heavyweights are in addition to Russia and the United States, India and China.
On the list of countermeasures is also Olulov According to the States to their airlines may prohibit participation in emissions trading. Moscow has already been decided in Washington, is a law against the decision. In addition, EU airlines will be occupied by a penalty.
Okulov criticized once again that the EU Commission with a tax, which applies to both the airspace of other countries whose sovereign rights violated. Moreover, it is unclear what happened to the revenue, whether they would invest in environmental protection to a greener air transport, or simply the coffers of the EU countries completed.
German aviation, but also in industry and tourism is one alarmed. “The announced counter-measures are a clear warning shot that we urgently need a global solution,” declared the Federation of German Industries (BDI), the Federation of German air traffic management (BDL), the Federation of German air and space industry (BDLI), the German Transport Forum and the Association of the German Tourism Industry (BTW) in Berlin. “The events in Moscow to show once again that it alone does not bring progress to the environment. Instead, the current trend is to the detriment of European air carriers. This is neither politics nor in the interest of the economy, “the statement said.
The associations therefore appeal strongly to the ICAO, in cooperation with the EU to find a global solution that is in the interest of the environment and the competition is not distorted further.
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