EU imposes emission quotas on aviation

The European Union (EU) has said it still decided to impose emissions quotas on airlines entering the EU airspace, despite protests by Russia, the US, China and India.

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The statement was made by the EU ahead of the meeting in Moscow, Russia on February 21 of representatives of the countries disagreeing with the EU's decision.

Earlier, aiming to take the lead in combating climate change, EU countries have adopted a decision to impose a tax on greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO ₂ ) emissions.

From January 2012, airlines going and arriving or flying through the EU will have to buy a license from the organization's Emission Exchange Mechanism (ETS) for 15% of the CO ₂ that each Outgoing transatlantic flight.

Emissions from the aviation industry account for 3% of total greenhouse gas emissions.

According to calculations, the cost per license is about 6 euros / passenger. Approximately 4,000 airlines around the world will be subject to the above decision.

Despite the objections of most members of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the EU still adopted plans to apply air emissions quotas to all flights in the region.

The EU requires aircraft to and from or in EU airspace to have specific processes, systems and people with clear job descriptions; have reasonable scientific methods; There is a list of accompanying materials to ensure the most accurate determination of emissions. The plan to reduce emissions quotas forces airlines to cut emissions by 3% in 2012 and 5% from 2013.

Airlines may exceed the quota set, but they will have to pay or can also buy quotas from other non-polluting industries.

The EU said that emissions from the aviation industry accounted for 3% of the EU's total greenhouse gas emissions, much higher than many other industries, such as steel.

Since 1990, emissions from the aviation industry have doubled, if not strictly controlled, it could continue to double by 2020.