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EU airlines could face CO2 trading regime

The European Commission is set to propose on Tuesday (27 September) that airlines should be included in the EU's carbon dioxide, (CO2) reduction programme.

The move might see airlines obliged to eventually take part in the bloc's carbon dioxide emissions trading scheme, which started up at the beginning of this year.

Under the scheme, airlines would have to fall in line with quotas on carbon emissions that would be lower than their current discharges.

If a given airline br...

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