Regulations and Government
U.S. House to EU: A pox on your emissions law
by Paul Lowe Congress threw the gauntlet at the European Union last month when a bipartisan group of House Transportation Committee leaders f

Congress threw the gauntlet at the European Union last month when a bipartisan group of House Transportation Committee leaders filed legislation to ban U.S. air carriers from participating in the EU’s emissions trading scheme (ETS).

The EU plans to impose a costly fee on any civil aviation operators landing or departing from EU airports beginning on January 1. Under the EU-ETS, all civil aircraft (including business aircraft) would be forced to participate, despite the objections of the U.S. government and now Congress.