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EU Envoy to India Suggests Alternative Approach on ETS



Countries opposing a European Union law that charges airlines for carbon emissions should consider seeking waivers by adopting equivalent emission reduction measures, the EU's new envoy to India said yesterday. "There is space in the legislation that has not yet been explored regarding exemptions for equivalent measures," said Joao Cravinho, the ambassador to New Delhi for the EU. "There is room for negotiation, not for annulling the law. But there is within the law itself the possibility of exploring the avenues of exemption." The EU law allows for equivalent measures to be taken into account, which analysts said would cover other ways of reducing emissions in the airline sector. The rules do not specify what could constitute equivalent measures, Cravinho said. "Flights coming from countries that have equivalent measures can be exempted. So we need to look at what equivalent measures can be," he said. (Airwise)

(published on 01/24/12)

 

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