Chinese airlines continue opposition to EU emissions scheme
May 31, 2012 Category Environment, Greenhouse gas emissions
Chinese airlines will continue to oppose the European Union arrangement used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, despite the EU’s warning that it might take punitive measures in response, the China Air Transport Association (CATA) said. Deputy Secretary General Chai Haibo said Chinese airlines are following an order that the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) issued in February, forbidding them from abiding by the ETS without first receiving the government’s permission. Eight Chinese airlines, along with two of their Indian counterparts, have not submitted 2011 carbon emission data to the EU yet, whereas 1,200 carriers in the world have already handed over the reports, Connie Hedegaard, EU Climate Commissioner, said. According to the EU’s schedule, airlines should submit their carbon emission data for last year by the end of March and will be charged taxes on those emissions starting in March 2013, after this year’s carbon emissions have been assessed. Hedegaard said the 10 Chinese and Indian airlines that have yet to submit the data emit less than 3% of the industry’s greenhouse gases. The European Union will impose punishments on them if they do not report the data by mid-June, said Hedegaard. The airlines could be fined or even banned from flying to Europe. In case a global solution is reached at the International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly next year, the EU has indicated it is ready to review and amend the plan.
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