House passes bill defying Europe's aircraft emissions rules
The Hill, USA, 24 Oct 2011 – The House has defied the European Union, quickly approving legislation that would ban European countries from imposing emission trading requirements on US airlines. The EU's Emissions Trading System (ETS) has said that, starting next year, it will charge US aircraft for carbon emissions whenever they land or take off in Europe. The lower chamber approved H.R. 2594 by unanimous consent after a brief debate in which most Republicans and Democrats said they reject the ETS as an extra-territorial plan to fine American aircraft that was imposed without any input from the US. With House passage, the bill moves to the Senate, which could not take it up until next week at the earliest, when it returns from a week-long break. Read more ...
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