Sustainability and Environment
Obama Signs Legislation Opposing EU Emissions Scheme
President Barack Obama signed legislation prohibiting U.S. operators from participating in Europe’s emissions trading scheme. (Photo: Department of Defense)
President Barack Obama signed legislation prohibiting U.S. operators from participating in Europe’s emissions trading scheme. (Photo: Department of Defense)

President Barack Obama closed the legislative loop on U.S. refusal to comply with the European Union’s emissions trading scheme (ETS) on November 27, when he signed S.1956, legislation that orders the Secretary of Transportation to prohibit U.S. aircraft operators from participating in the carbon tax plan. The legislation also calls for the government “to conduct international negotiations to pursue a worldwide approach to address aircraft emissions.”