Thursday, August 2, 2012

US, allies renew opposition to EU airline tax

Agence France-Presse: The United States and 16 other nations Wednesday renewed their "strong opposition" to a controversial EU carbon tax on airlines, vowing to work for a multilateral global solution. The meeting hosted in Washington with 16 other countries was called to explore ideas for a global solution to address greenhouse gases stemming from the aviation industry, among emissions blamed for climate change. A carbon tax, or emissions trading scheme (ETS), was imposed on airlines by the European Union on January...

URL: http://news.yahoo.com/us-allies-renew-opposition-eu-232203671.html

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