{"id":12596,"date":"2008-03-14T16:16:45","date_gmt":"2008-03-14T23:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2008\/03\/14\/its-not-easy-flying-green.html"},"modified":"2008-03-14T16:16:45","modified_gmt":"2008-03-14T23:16:45","slug":"its_not_easy_flying_green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2008\/03\/14\/its_not_easy_flying_green.html","title":{"rendered":"It’s not easy flying green"},"content":{"rendered":"

US airlines are facing possible retribution in Europe if they don’t fly “greener.”<\/a> <\/p>\n

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US airlines must pay for their carbon dioxide emissions or face a curb on flights to the European Union, the EU transport commissioner has warned.<\/p>\n

The “go green” ultimatum was issued by Jacques Barrot as the transatlantic airline market undergoes its biggest shakeup in 30 years when limits on flights between the EU and US are lifted this month. Barrot said negotiations on a second phase for the treaty, will include a demand that US carriers join the EU emissions trading scheme or an equivalent system in the US.<\/p>\n

[…] “It’s always possible to imagine reducing the number of flights or suspending certain rights,” he said. The commissioner added that a member of the US Congress environment committee believed a deal on emissions will be possible once the Bush administration ends.<\/p>\n

[…] EU airlines must join the emissions trading scheme in 2012, which could add up to \u00a313 to the price of a return flight as carriers buy “carbon credits” to atone for the emissions made during a flight. All airlines flying in and out of the EU must subscribe to the scheme, including foreign carriers, but the move is opposed by the US. The International Air Transport Association, which represents more than 200 international airlines, has warned that 170 countries oppose the move and it will result in states taking legal action against Europe rather than co-operating with it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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For myself, I applaud the European action. I’m not particularly fond of higher prices — but as a counter to the carbon emissions that jet aircraft put out, I think it’s perfectly reasonable as a recognition of the true <\/em>cost of flying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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