China "bans airlines" from joining 'EU carbon scheme

Monday, February 6, 2012


China has "banned" all airlines of the country's accession to the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) from the emissions of carbon dioxide.
The authorities have also ruled out by the airlines increase their fares or new fees for the scheme.
The ban comes just weeks after the China Air Transport Association said its members opposed the idea of ??ETS.
This scheme, from 1 January implemented, charges a fee for flights in EU airspace based on carbon emissions.
"Serious challenges"

The scheme has come for strong criticism not only from China but also from other countries like the U.S. and Canada.
China has claimed that the plan could cost Chinese airlines € 95m ($ 124 million, CHF 79 million) in additional annual costs.
Analysts said that was the face of global economic conditions and an uncertain outlook for the travel industry, airlines carefully to hurt in controlling their profits.
"The sector is already very serious challenges," Chris de Lavigne, Frost & Sullivan, told the BBC.
"The airline industry as a whole has been hit by high fuel costs over the last few years and no one wants to come in additional cost factors"
According to EU estimates, which control the cost of air fares will rise by between 2 and € 12 per passenger to see."Very difficult"

The move by the Chinese authorities is likely the problem is too complicated, because the EU will have to decide what action it will take from here on out.
"It will be very difficult to wait. You have to react like the EU," Siva Govindasamy from Flight Global told the BBC.
"You would be able to stop the Chinese airlines from flying to the EU, but that could be retaliation by China, which see not good for both sides," he added.
Analysts said that given the differences between the various parties involved, the matter can be resolved must be of an international organization.
"It could end up on the desk of the World Trade Organization, as the countries who are against it already said it is an unfair trade practices," said Frost & Sullivan, Mr. Lavigne.
"Both sides have claimed that this is either just or unjust, it is very difficult to see how this is to get in shape."

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