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UK to hand out most airline ETS allowances
11 Jan 2012Airlines regulated by UK authorities will receive around a third of all the free allowances given to the aviation sector under the EU's emissions trading scheme (ETS) this year. Lufthansa, Air France and British Airways look set to be the biggest recipients.
China tells airlines not to comply with ETS
6 Feb 2012China turned up the heat in its battle against the EU's emissions trading scheme (ETS) on Monday, saying its airlines would be banned from the scheme. The new threat was shrugged off by a European Commission spokesman.
NewsRefrigerant pollutant needs monitoring – study
26 Jan 2012Atmospheric levels of the pollutant trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) could increase ten-fold in some parts of Europe as new rules on car air conditioning systems enter force, according to researchers. They recommend TFA levels are monitored.
NewsCommission chief wades into ILUC debate
26 Jan 2012José Manuel Barroso's office and other top European Commission officials have been pulled in to arbitrate an ongoing rift between the EU executive's energy and climate departments over the indirect land use change (ILUC) of biofuel, ENDS has learnt.
NewsPortugal's transport plan 'breaches SEA law'
25 Jan 2012The Portuguese government failed to conduct a strategic environmental assessment (SEA) or hold a consultation before publishing its 2011-15 transport plan last November, NGO Quercus has claimed. It calls for a European Commission investigation.
NewsEuro VI emission rules expanded beyond EU
23 Jan 2012New EU limits on air pollutants from lorries and buses should apply to 31 new countries by 2014 the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) agreed last week. The Euro VI standards will apply in the EU from January 2013.
NewsCommission consults on shipping emissions
19 Jan 2012The European Commission has begun consulting on measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping. The options on the table are emissions trading, a tax or compensation fund, and binding ship-based targets.
AnalysisCan the EU sail through the aviation storm?
3 Aug 2011Europe faces growing opposition to its inclusion of foreign airlines in the EU emissions trading scheme (ETS). Roz Bulleid considers whether an exemption for countries with "equivalent measures" could provide a solution.
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