Trouble in the air, double on the ground (original) (raw)
China objects to European efforts to curb its airlines’ emissions
COULD a fresh row over airline emissions lead to a global trade war? That is the scariest prospect raised by China's objections this week to the European Union's new plan for controlling greenhouse-gas emissions from aeroplanes. The scheme, which came into effect on January 1st, forces airlines flying into the EU to buy tradable carbon credits as part of its broader emissions-trading system.
This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “Trouble in the air, double on the ground”
From the February 11th 2012 edition
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