EU Parliament backs CO2 cap on air traffic

5/06/2006 | Bron: Euractiv.com

The European Commission suggested including aviation in the EU's emissions trading scheme (ETS), in a Communication published on 27 September 2005. Under the proposal, a cap on CO2 would be set for all flights departing from the EU.

Air traffic is estimated to contribute to about 3.5% of the total share of human activities held responsible for climate change. This share is expected to grow to 5% by 2050 and threatens to undermine global warming mitigation efforts made in other industrial sectors.

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