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Aviation must continue to be included in the EU ETS post-2020, says influential European Parliament lawmaker

02/02/2017



International flights between Europe and major aviation countries that do not participate in ICAO’s CORSIA global carbon offset scheme from the start in 2021 should be covered by the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), said the European Parliament’s top lawmaker on aviation carbon policy. Peter Liese (right), former rapporteur on the inclusion of aviation into the EU ETS and environment spokesperson for the Parliament’s biggest political group, indicated this could include flights between Europe and countries such as India and Russia, which have said they do not intend to join CORSIA until the mandatory phase commences in 2027. Liese also fully expects all flights within Europe to continue to be included in the EU ETS post-2020 under more stringent emission reduction targets than currently. Tomorrow, the European Commission is due to present proposals on the future direction of aviation’s inclusion in the scheme as new legislation is required from 2017 if it is not to automatically revert to its full original scope.

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