Asian airlines call for ETS rethink
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The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has added its voice to the chorus of disapproval directed at the EU’s proposed Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). In a statement, the body, which represents the majority of major airlines in the Asia Pacific region, said the scheme was being brought in “without the consent of foreign governments” and accused the EU of threatening airlines with “draconian penalties” for any non-compliance. The director-general of the AAPA, Andrew Herdman, said; “Foreign governments have long held the view that the inclusion of foreign airlines in the ETS, without the consent of foreign governments, breaches international treaty obligations and bilateral agreements governing international aviation. More than 140 non-EU governments stated their unequivocal opposition to the unilateral imposition of the ETS.”Herdman added that the EU needs to “fundamentally rethink its position”.
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