Press Release: European Commission sets the rules for allocation of free emissions allowances to airlines

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Series Details IP/11/1077 (26.9.11)
Publication Date 26/09/2011
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The European Commission has taken an important step for the aviation industry to join other economic sectors in the fight against climate change. Aviation will become part of the EU's emissions trading system (EU ETS) from 2012. The European Commission has published the benchmark values which will be used to allocate greenhouse gas emission allowances free of charge to more than 900 aircraft operators.
Source Link http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/1077&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
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European Commission: Memo/11/631: Questions & Answers on the benchmark for free allocation to airlines and on the inclusion of aviation in the EU's Emission Trading System (EU ETS) http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/11/631&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
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