Thursday, June 7, 2012

US calls on EU to abandon 'lousy' carbon tax on airlines

Agence France-Presse: US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Wednesday called on the European Union to abandon its controversial carbon tax on airlines, saying the policy aimed at combating global warming was "lousy." "We think this is a lousy policy, a lousy law that they passed," LaHood told a Senate committee on commerce and transportation. "We strongly urge the EU to cease application" of the law "in order to help accelerate our effort to forge a global solution," he said. The carbon tax imposed on airlines...

URL: http://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/us-calls-eu-abandon-lousy-124958983.html

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