Date published: 2005/09/27
The BBC says:
The European Commission has recommended that airlines should be included in its carbon dioxide trading scheme.
The scheme currently puts limits on the emissions of 12,000 big industrial carbon emitters across the EU, with the aim of curbing global warming.
If they break through the limit, they have to buy credits from companies whose emissions are below target.
It is estimated that the proposal could add up to nine euros (£6) to the price of a return flight.
Aircraft are responsible for 3% of EU carbon emissions but the figure is rising fast.
Forecasts suggest that they could make up 25% of the UK's total contribution to global warming by 2030.
The impact of aviation is also thought to be especially strong because the gases and water vapour caused by aircraft are deposited directly into the upper atmosphere.
For once a sane proposal from the European Commission. Of course the idea that aviation will "make up 25% of the UK's total contribution to global warming by 2030" just shows how pathetic the people who make these predictions are.
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