Thứ Ba, 6 tháng 9, 2011

Pay US$8 for carbon footprint on a trip to Europe in 2012

Aviation industry Emissions Trading Scheme

Starting next January, passengers on Asian airlines will likely have to pay an average of US$8 more for European routes due to taxes imposed to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

Airlines account for two percent of global carbon emissions but "aviation's contribution to climate change is forecast to grow substantially in the future unless we act," blogged Connie Hedegaard, Commissioner for Climate Action at the European Union (EU). 

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