India, Russia, the US and China discuss EU emission tax

Russia, the United States, China, India and other countries will meet in Moscow on February 21-22 to discuss whether to oppose the European Union (EU) decision to impose taxes. about CO ₂ emissions with flights.

India's PTI said the country will bring a "strong message" meeting.

A source said: "What will happen if Russia, the US, China and India apply a similar law targeting European airlines as well as deciding to reduce the number of airline flights. This is not for the same reasons ".

According to the EU, the above regulation on exhaust emissions forces all international flights operating in the territory of 30 European countries to participate in the EU Emissions Exchange Mechanism (called ETS).

With the decision of the EU Supreme Court, since January 1, 2012, every airline will be forced to buy a certificate of emissions that they release during the length of the flight to and from any destination. come in Europe, not just in European airspace.

Accordingly, airlines will have to pay fees for 15% of emissions generated during the journey.

The EU said that CO ₂ emission tax will help 27 countries in the block achieve the goal of reducing CO2 emissions by 20% by 2020.