Reports say the US and Brazil may join India and China and resist any International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) global scheme to reduce airlines' carbon emissions from 2020 that involves compliance with the EU's emissions trading system (EU ETS tax).
The European Commission wants an ICAO statement that allows the EU's regional scheme to continue operating until the end of this decade.
Brazil has described the inclusion of foreign airlines in the EU emissions trading scheme as "an affront to the principles of international law".
"Brazil understands that every country or region has the right to develop market measures for the aviation sector within its jurisdiction, but the
extension of these measures to foreign aviation operators violates the basic principle of international law regarding state sovereignty," said Moreira Franco, Brazil's minister of State and head of the secretariat for civil aviation.
25/09/13 MICEBTN
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The European Commission wants an ICAO statement that allows the EU's regional scheme to continue operating until the end of this decade.
Brazil has described the inclusion of foreign airlines in the EU emissions trading scheme as "an affront to the principles of international law".
"Brazil understands that every country or region has the right to develop market measures for the aviation sector within its jurisdiction, but the
extension of these measures to foreign aviation operators violates the basic principle of international law regarding state sovereignty," said Moreira Franco, Brazil's minister of State and head of the secretariat for civil aviation.
25/09/13 MICEBTN
