European Parliament’s environment committee agrees to tighten screw on aviation under reformed EU ETS

Members of the European Parliament’s environment committee (ENVI) have agreed a proposal to tighten the rules on aviation emissions under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and bring the sector’s emissions cap more into line with other industries. The MEPs believe aviation must do more to reduce emissions and expect the sector to be on an equal footing by 2030. The EU is currently looking to reform the EU ETS, which has received criticism for a lack of teeth that has resulted in the price of allowances currently hovering at barely €5 ($5). However, the proposals would only take effect from the next post-2020 period by which time airlines will expect the new ICAO global CORSIA scheme to replace it. This week, a study commissioned by Brussels-based NGO Transport & Environment found that by keeping the EU ETS for flights within Europe, the ENVI proposals would cut nearly four times more emissions than under CORSIA. [...]

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