EU green chief backs inclusion of aviation in emission norms-05 October 2011,The Times of India

October 5, 2011 by Climate portal editor Leave a Comment

NEW DELHI: Visiting EU environment commissioner Janez Potocnik has defended the inclusion of aviation in European Union’s Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) from January on the ground that the per passenger cost does not work out to be too much and in the changing global scenario of green development this is the way forward.

EU green chief backs inclusion of aviation in emission norm

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