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ETS moratorium (2). US Congress approves bill barring US airlines from paying UE penalties

Washington, USA - The measure sent to President Obama for his signature

On Wednesday 14 November 2012, just a day after the moratorium of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (AVIONEWS), the House of Representatives of the US Congress approved a bill barring US airlines from paying possible UE penalties for violations of the scheme, unless an international framework is negotiated. The same bill was already approved by the Senate on September 22, and therefore the...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1147341
Rome, Italy, 11/14/2012 18:15
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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