Isra-Mart srl: World's top airports rally against ETS

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Members of the Airports Council International (ACI) are urging the International Civil Aviation Organisation to intervene over the proposed EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

From January, all airlines crossing EU airspace will be expected to join the ETS and will need to buy permits for any carbon emissions they produce over a certain limit.

ACI said yesterday that its 580 members “recognised the risk to trade posed by the ETS” and were extremely concerned about the potential negative affects on international air transport.

“The ICAO is the international authority in matters involving civil aviation and we believe it should intervene and resolve this conflict before the scheme is implemented”, said the ACI’s Director General, Angela Gittens.