FlightGlobal
• Graham Dunn
EU proposes ETS overhaul to charge international flights for emissions; bizav and airline groups warn of higher passenger costs
The European Commission has proposed overhauling the EU Emissions Trading System by extending carbon-permit requirements to international flights. Industry groups are split: Airlines for Europe argues the reform will raise passenger costs without guaranteed reinvestment of ETS revenues in aviation decarbonisation, while EBAA warns the plan could discriminate against business aviation.
