Infos Transport (Patrice Salini)

Communiqué de IATA : Europe Must Abandon ‘Tunnel-Vision’ On Emissions Trading Geneva - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on the European Council, the European Commission and the European Parliament to put aside their single-minded focus on emissions trading and deliver real progress in reducing aviation emissions with a Single European Sky. “I urge the European Council, the European Parliament and the European Commission to support our successful strategy with concrete measures and to stop plans to punish airlines and travellers with an ETS that will only invite international legal battles,” said Giovanni Bisignani, Director General and CEO of IATA. “When it comes to aviation, Europe’s governments have lost the plot,” said Bisignani. “Tunnel-vision on emissions trading is no solution at all. Airlines are working hard to reduce their 2% share of global carbon emissions. Europe is fixated on punitive measures. Unilaterally bringing aviation into the European Emis