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5-6 October 2013 | 92 comments (92 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
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UN aviation body reaches consensus on emissions deal | EurActiv
The UN's civil aviation body reached consensus on 3 October for a roadmap to decide to create a market-based scheme curbing aviation emissions by 2020, but rejected an EU proposal allowing it to apply its Emissions Trading System (ETS) to foreign airlines in the interim.


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One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Sat Oct 5th, 2013 at 05:50:25 AM EST
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That's not a concensus, it's a defeat. A black day for the planet, to be followed by decades of prevarication.

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by eurogreen on Sun Oct 6th, 2013 at 03:08:25 PM EST
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When 'agree to disagree' is 'a consensus'.

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by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Oct 6th, 2013 at 03:47:40 PM EST
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But there is no "agree to disagree". The EU wanted to impose a tax without waiting for 2020; and is not allowed to do so. Who said the UN is powerless?

It is rightly acknowledged that people of faith have no monopoly of virtue - Queen Elizabeth II
by eurogreen on Sun Oct 6th, 2013 at 04:13:02 PM EST
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Well, to quote Satu Hassi:

UN aviation body reaches consensus on emissions deal | EurActiv

The EU must now stand firm and stick by its original plans on aviation emissions. We should not dismantle effective climate policy instruments in exchange for a vague promise on a global scheme in the distant future without guarantees of environmental integrity or ambition.


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by A swedish kind of death on Sun Oct 6th, 2013 at 04:25:09 PM EST
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Which is what he should be saying. But he is only a Green MEP. And remember, the EU parliament already instituted the tax, and was shot down in flames by China et al, who promised a major trade war. What has changed since then?

It is rightly acknowledged that people of faith have no monopoly of virtue - Queen Elizabeth II
by eurogreen on Sun Oct 6th, 2013 at 05:09:22 PM EST
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Well, nothing I guess.

But there you have the real power, which rests in China et al, not the UN. Or would China et al withdrawn their treath with major trade war if EU had managed to get its way on this panel?

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by A swedish kind of death on Sun Oct 6th, 2013 at 05:28:52 PM EST
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