More flak for emissions scheme

The Global Air Cargo Advisory Group (GACAG) has added its voice to urgent calls for the withdrawal of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) for aviation. Implementation, which is scheduled to take effect this month, will spark a divisive and ultimately costly dispute with the international community and the global aviation industry, including the air cargo sector and its customers, says GACAG The EU’s intention to apply its Emissions Trading Scheme has drawn a strong rebuke from many countries, including the United States, India and China, who have challenged the it on legal and policy grounds. They have urged the EU and its member states to suspend application of the EU ETS and to return to multilateral efforts to develop international C02 emission standards within Icao and other appropriate international fora.