UK backs European Commission to include aviation emissions in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-27 September 2005-UK Government: UK backs European Commission to include aviation emissions in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:27092005 Joint announcement by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; and Department for Transport The government has welcomed the European Commission's announcement that it supports the inclusion of aviation emissions in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme.

The European Commission today (September 27) adopted a Communication, "Reducing the climate change impact of aviation", which recommends emissions trading as the best way forward, from an economic and environmental point of view. Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett and Transport Secretary Alistair...