Airline carbon plan gets EU nod - BBC

[Eugene]

Source: BBC News

Last Updated: Friday, 8 June 2007, 21:11 GMT 22:11 UK

Airline carbon plan gets EU nod

European Union transport ministers have approved a plan
to make airlines part of a carbon trading scheme aimed
at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Airlines will either have to reduce the amount of CO2 they
produce or buy credits from other industries.

The plan, which is expected to come into effect from 2011,
still needs to be approved by the European Parliament.

Airlines claim they are being unfairly targeted and have
said that the scheme would cost them billions of euros.

According to the airlines, the carbon-capping plan would
cost them about 4 billion euros (£2.7bn; $5.4bn) a year.

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Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6736321.stm

[Rydz777]

1. I do not doubt that this is a good idea, but these measures

being taken somehow strike me as piddling, akin to rearranging the proverbial deck chairs while the Titanic sinks.

[Nihil]

2. Bollocks to carbon trading for airlines - just TAX THE FUEL!

Why make things more complex than they need to be?

Taxing jet fuel is straightforward, easily implemented, easily managed
and, being directly proportional to the amount of fuel consumed, is fair.

Why open up the "how many trees per mile" debate (plus the subsequent
loophole searching and corporate corruption/exploitation) when a transparent
tax is all that is required?

"If you buy aviation fuel, your price will go up in three months time due
to the implementation of a x% tax."

End of argument.

[razzleberry]

3. this is a scam

go here for latest price of CO2 allowance in Europe
http://www.climatecorp.com/pool.htm
currertly 0.27 Euro per ton

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tax on jet fuel for international flight is zero