Credit to Author: Maarten Vinkhuyzen| Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2022 16:15:44 +0000
In the EU, the discussion started to bring all flights departing from EU airfields under the ETS (Emission Trading System), the EU-wide carbon tax on CO2 produced by industries. Currently, only the airline industry’s flights departing to a destination within the EU are under the ETS system. By bringing all departing flights under the system, […]
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2022 03:53:47 +0000
Ryanair and Lufthansa biggest exploiters of “license to pollute for free” in EU carbon market
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2022 21:30:22 +0000
For a fair and just environmental transition, the EU should pass on part of the carbon price for cars and homes to fuel suppliers rather than European households. The EU can legally require fuel suppliers to absorb part of the EU’s forthcoming carbon levy for buildings and road transport instead of passing the burden entirely […]
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2022 20:30:35 +0000
Four airlines — easyJet, Ryanair, Jet2, and Wizz Air — together with clean mobility group T&E are calling for equal rules to apply to all flights departing from European airports, regardless of their destination, in order for European measures to effectively decarbonise the aviation industry by 2050. As part of its Fit for 55 package, […]