Posted on February 12th, 2019
The House Transportation Committee voted last week unanimously and without any objection to send the “European Union Emissions Trading Scheme [EU-ETS] Prohibition Act of 2011” to the full House of Representatives for a vote. H.R.2594 directs the DOT Secretary to prohibit U.S. aircraft operators from participating in EU-ETS and instructs U.S. officials to negotiate or…
Posted on July 22nd, 2011
Legislation was introduced in the House of Representatives yesterday that would ban U.S. air carriers from participating in the European Union’s emissions trading scheme. The EU plans to impose a costly “carbon tax” on any civil aviation operators landing or departing from EU airports beginning on January 1. All civil aircraft would be forced to…
