MEPs back CO2 permit exemption for long-haul flights

EU News 148/2014

3 April 2014

EU legislation on aviation emission allowances would cover only intra-EU flights until the start of 2017, but would apply to all flights to or from the EU thereafter, under rules approved by Parliament on Thursday. The legislation would also require EU member states to report on how they spend revenue from auctioning emission allowances.

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Clarity on how ETS auction revenues are spent

In negotiations, MEPs also secured provisions requiring member states to report on how they spend revenues from ETS allowance auctions. Those revenues should be used to tackle climate change and fund research, inter alia for low-emissions transport, in particular in aeronautics. Such transparency is key to underpin the EU’s international commitments, MEPs say.

Source and additional information:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20140331IPR41187/html/MEPs-back-CO2-permit-exemption-for-long-haul-flights

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