EU delays expansion of Emissions Trading Scheme by one year
263 views · Published 14 December 2012 · 0:40 · Indexed 12 November 2026
Channel: News Direct · 2012 · News & Politics
The EU has announced a one-year suspension of plans to expand its Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to flights in and out of EU airports following threats of retaliation from other nations. Currently only flights within the 27-country bloc union are required to pay the levy on each tonne of CO2 emitted. This animation explains the ETS.
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