Editorial As work gets back in full flow, we are happy to send you this autumn’s first newsletter! This month, the European Commission outlined its priorities for the future of European industry, which include digitisation and decarbonisation. However, as emissions from Europe’s heavy industry
BRUSSELS 13 September 2017. Today, the European Parliament adopted its position on aviation’s role under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). Lawmakers agreed to continue the exclusion of international flights from the EU ETS until 2021 but took steps to ensure that the sector will
This article was first published on Green Air Online on 11 July 2017 Wed 12 July 2017 – Yesterday, the European Parliament’s environment committee (ENVI) voted on how the aviation sector should be treated under the EU’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), in response to
11 Jul 2017 BRUSSELS 11 July 2017. Today, the European Parliament’s environment committee voted to include international flights in Europe’s carbon market from 2021 onwards. Lawmakers also took small steps towards making the aviation industry pay more for its massive climate impact. The committee
Editorial This month, negotiations on the Paris Agreement implementation continued at the UN climate conference in Bonn, but little progress was made in the closed door talks on future carbon markets. The eventual outcome of these negotiations is set to impact the aviation industry’s new offsetting
The European Parliament’s negotiator on aviation emissions has proposed to bring international flights back under the EU’s carbon market if the global aviation deal to tackle emissions is deemed insufficient. Ambition in the sector remains low, but the draft report calls for higher auctioning
Editorial Only three EU countries are on the right track to reach the Paris climate deal goals, a new report by Carbon Market Watch and Transport & Environment reveals. Sweden tops the EU Climate Leader Board which ranks countries according to their positions on the Effort Sharing Regulation.
Scroll down for French and Spanish A discussion is picking up steam in Europe about ambition in addressing aviation emissions after the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) created a global offsetting scheme last fall. Citing the ICAO measure, airlines have now set about trying
Scroll down for French and Spanish Editorial Dear partners, colleagues, allies, On the occasion of this first 2017 Watch This Edition, we would like to consult you. The years to come will be critical to determine if carbon markets actually contribute to the fight
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