Press Release: Inclusion of aviation in the EU ETS: Commission publishes historical emissions data on which allocations will be based

The European Commission took an important step on 7 March 2011 in preparing for the full inclusion of aviation in the EU's emissions trading system (EU ETS). The Commission has decided on the historical aviation emissions which will be used to calculate the number of aviation allowances to be available from 1 January 2012.

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European Commission: MEMO/11/139: Questions & Answers on historic aviation emissions and the inclusion of aviation in the EU's Emission Trading System (EU ETS) http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/11/139&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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