EU reiterates charging airlines for emissions even as India opposes

Nairobi: The European Union reiterated that it was not going to put on hold its controversial decision to charge airlines taking off and landing in Europe for emissions.
India had asked the EU to consider postponing the implementation of the controversial decision in order to work out a solution acceptable to all was worked out. Instead, the EU has asked that countries opposing the inclusion of aviation in the trading scheme bring a positive agenda or an laternative plan to the table, instead of being negative.
India is among the 20-odd countries opposing the inclusion of aviation in the EU's emission trading scheme. Other countries which oppose the move include the United States, China, Australia. Civil aviation ministers from these countries are meeting in Moscow later this week to evolve a response to what is seen as an an intrasient position.
Earlier, environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan had written to EU climate change commissioner Connie hedegaard asking that the union put on hold its decision. But clearly the EU is no mood to do so
21/02/12 Urmi A Goswami/Economic Times

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Categories: Foreign Feb 2012, Indian Aviation- In General Feb 2012