EU aviation emission targets seen too low; reviewed 2013
The Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European Union has announced that aviation will be included in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) from 1 January 2012, following a meeting in Luxembourg on October 24.
The Council has set out that 85% of the allowances will be allocated free of charge, based on a simple benchmark, and the remaining 15% auctioned until 2020.
The target is to lower aviation emissions by 3% from 2004-2006 levels by 2012, rising to 5% by 2013.
The reduction target and 15% auctioning restriction have been widely criticised as setting too low an initial target, particularly in comparison with reduction targets for other industries in the scheme.
The EU’s decision to include aviation
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