Today on EUPolitix.com, Jos Dings, director of T&E, argues for a package of measures to combat the full climate impact of Europe's rapidly-growing aviation sector. Read the article
June 1, 2005 | Aviation | Press Releases | Climate Change & Energy
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Download the June 2005 joint-NGO position paper, Measures to Curb the Climate Change Impacts of Aviation.
June 1, 2005 | Aviation | Press Releases | Climate Change & Energy
Joint NGO position paper on measures to curb the climate change impacts of aviation.
May 31, 2005 | Aviation | Climate Change & Energy | Pricing & Taxation
EU finance ministers agreed on Saturday to a voluntary levy on airline tickets to fund development aid. The aviation industry opposed the proposals and strongly criticised the agreement in media coverage over the weekend.
May 17, 2005 | Aviation | Press Releases | Pricing & Taxation
The Commission has worked out the likely revenue from a potential future tax on aviation fuel.
May 15, 2005 | Aviation | T&E Bulletin | Pricing & Taxation
The realisation among Europe’s airlines that some form of environmental pricing is inevitable appears to be growing.
April 15, 2005 | Aviation | T&E Bulletin | Climate Change & Energy | Pricing & Taxation
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April 8, 2005 | Aviation | Press Releases | Pricing & Taxation
The European Commission has launched an eight-week consultation on how to tackle the rising climate change impacts of aviation. The results will feed into a strategy paper due this summer, focusing on possible use of economic instruments.
March 11, 2005 | Aviation | Press Releases | Climate Change & Energy
European finance ministers met today at the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) in Brussels. French and German proposals for introducing a European aviation fuel tax were discussed but no agreement was reached.
February 17, 2005 | Aviation | Press Releases | Pricing & Taxation
European finance ministers are due to meet tomorrow (Thursday 17/2) at the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) in Brussels. Proposals for introducing a European aviation fuel tax will be discussed. Today, the European Federation for Transport and Environment (T&E) presents ten key reasons why such a measure would benefit European citizens.
February 16, 2005 | Aviation | Press Releases | Pricing & Taxation