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Connie Hedegaard explains why we should pay for aircraft emissions

London, UK - Europe cannot give in to such threats

Why has Europe passed its own laws to make airlines reduce their CO2 aircraft emissions? And why don't we have international rules for the international sector? Today April 4, 2012, "The Guardian" newspaper reports the answers Connie Hedegaard gave about the concerns on the ETS (Emission Trading System) and about why this measure is necessary and economically acceptable. In 2004 ICAO (International...

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