US House of Representatives votes to keep airlines out of EU

Posted 26/10/2011

Calling the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) “costly” and “illegal,” the US House of Representatives on Monday voted overwhelmingly for the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011, which effectively forbids its carriers from participating in the EU ETS.

Originally published 26 Oct 2011 at: http://feeds.atwonline.com/~r/AtwDailyNews/~3/iz5BB3tngj4/us-house-representatives-votes-keep-airlines-out-eu-1025

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