India against European Union's move to slap carbon emission fee on airlines

New Delhi: India has strongly opposed the European Union's move to slap carbon emission charges on airlines using its airspace, joining a growing global chorus against the move led by China and the United States.
At an interministerial meeting between officials of the external affairs, environment and aviation ministries along with representatives from the domestic airline industry, India said the move will lead to retaliatory action by the rest of the world. "The EU has legislated without consulting the rest of the world and they might have to face retaliatory measures from other countries of the world.
Therefore, they might have to reconsider whether their call is worth taking," said a senior aviation ministry official, who was part of the high-level meeting. But a final decision on India's stance will only be taken some time in February, officials said.
The European Union recently announced that all international airlines using its airspace will have to pay for their carbon dioxide emissions. They will have to pay 15% of the pollution rights accorded in 2012, which will rise to 18% between 2013 and 2020.
27/12/11 Anindya Upadhyay/Economic Times

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Categories: Foreign Dec 2011, Indian Aviation- In General Dec 2011