The new Commission proposal cuts the emissions coverage and environmental impact of the aviation Emissions Trading System by two thirds. Only the portion of flights leaving the European Economic Area (EEA) which are within EEA ‘airspace’ would be covered under this proposal. The proposal also exempts from emissions coverage all carriers operating on routes from the EEA to over 80 developing countries with less than 1% of aviation emissions.
T&E’s recommendations on the Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP)
Legal analysis finds that countries that do not include non-CO2 emissions from aviation are breaching their climate obligations. Green groups T&E and ...
Uphold the European Green Deal
The Commission must champion the Green Deal as a strategy for hope, resilience and fairness. Now is the moment to lead with courage – and to invest in...